Yulecart vs Branxholme

Yulecart is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Branxholme. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yulecart, most households are couple families. In Branxholme, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yulecart tends to suit couples, while Branxholme suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Yulecart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Branxholme

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Yulecart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (324.7 km vs 335.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 232 min)
  • But Branxholme is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Branxholme

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Yulecart

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.8% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yulecart and Branxholme drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Yulecart Branxholme
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Yulecart Branxholme
Walkability 0 / 13
Yulecart — Walkability: 0/100 Branxholme — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 64 / 72
Yulecart — Safety: 64/100 Branxholme — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 18
Yulecart — Low fire risk: 100/100 Branxholme — Low fire risk: 18/100
Low flood risk 100 / 71
Yulecart — Low flood risk: 100/100 Branxholme — Low flood risk: 71/100

Demographics

Branxholme has more residents (304 vs 128); Yulecart rents higher ($300/wk vs $170/wk).

Yulecart Branxholme
Population 128 304
+138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% -13.4%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $98,540/yr
+28% vs other
 $70,824/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+43% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yulecart Branxholme
0-4 7.0% / 1.6%
Yulecart — 0-4: 7.0% Branxholme — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 8.6% / 11.2%
Yulecart — 5-14: 8.6% Branxholme — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 6.2% / 6.2%
Yulecart — 15-19: 6.2% Branxholme — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 2.6%
Yulecart — 20-24: not among its largest Branxholme — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 9.4% / 9.9%
Yulecart — 25-34: 9.4% Branxholme — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 7.8% / 11.8%
Yulecart — 35-44: 7.8% Branxholme — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 14.8% / 17.4%
Yulecart — 45-54: 14.8% Branxholme — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 19.5% / 17.1%
Yulecart — 55-64: 19.5% Branxholme — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 14.1% / 14.8%
Yulecart — 65-74: 14.1% Branxholme — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 3.9% / 6.6%
Yulecart — 75-84: 3.9% Branxholme — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / —
Yulecart — 85+: not among its largest Branxholme — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yulecart 62.1% couple families
Yulecart — Couple Families: 62.1% Yulecart — Lone Person: 13.8% Yulecart — One Parent Families: 13.8% Yulecart — Group Household: 10.3%
Branxholme 45.3% couple families
Branxholme — Couple Families: 45.3% Branxholme — Lone Person: 37.3% Branxholme — One Parent Families: 17.3% Branxholme — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yulecart 7.1% renting
Yulecart — Owned Outright: 57.1% Yulecart — Mortgage: 35.7% Yulecart — Renting: 7.1%
Branxholme 12.9% renting
Branxholme — Owned Outright: 49.1% Branxholme — Mortgage: 37.9% Branxholme — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Yulecart Branxholme
England 2.3% / 2.6%
Yulecart — England: 2.3% Branxholme — England: 2.6%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Yulecart — New Zealand: not among its largest Branxholme — New Zealand: 2.0%
Canada — / 1.0%
Yulecart — Canada: not among its largest Branxholme — Canada: 1.0%
France — / 1.0%
Yulecart — France: not among its largest Branxholme — France: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Yulecart Branxholme
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 18.4%
Yulecart — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Branxholme — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 8.6%
Yulecart — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Branxholme — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 9.2%
Yulecart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Branxholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 3.0%
Yulecart — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Branxholme — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.3%
Yulecart — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Branxholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yulecart 100.0% houses
Yulecart — Houses: 100.0%
Branxholme 100.0% houses
Branxholme — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Yulecart Branxholme
Median house price — $450,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $115,000

Zoning mix

Yulecart Branxholme
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Yulecart Branxholme
New dwellings approved 43
across Southern Grampians
same for both
Approvals change year on year +200%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yulecart Branxholme
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 16% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC

Liveability

Branxholme is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Yulecart Branxholme
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Branxholme carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 0); Branxholme carries more flood risk (29 vs 0).

Yulecart Branxholme
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
82/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
28/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
29/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yulecart Branxholme
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Yulecart

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Branxholme

  • Branxholme-Wallacedale Community School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yulecart Branxholme
Parks & reserves 1 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 4 9

Mobility

Branxholme sits further from the CBD (335.2 km vs 324.7 km).

Yulecart Branxholme
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 324.7 km 335.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 232 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3301
 0.0%
postcode 3302
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 3301
 30
postcode 3302

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Yulecart Branxholme
Car (driver) 63.8% / 63.4%
Yulecart — Car (driver): 63.8% Branxholme — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 31.9% / 34.3%
Yulecart — Worked from Home: 31.9% Branxholme — Worked from Home: 34.3%
Walked Only 4.3% / —
Yulecart — Walked Only: 4.3% Branxholme — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 2.2%
Yulecart — Car (passenger): not among its largest Branxholme — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Yulecart Branxholme
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yulecart Branxholme
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
177 premises

Climate

Yulecart Branxholme
Annual rainfall 604 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Yulecart Branxholme
Average residential rate $1,892/yr
same for both
Council Southern Grampians
same for both

Federal electorate

Yulecart Branxholme
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yulecart Branxholme
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yulecart

Rural

Branxholme

River Rural

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