Yackandandah, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Yackandandah is a historic gold-rush town in north-east Victoria, about 28 kilometres south of Wodonga and 22 kilometres east of Beechworth, in the Shire of Indigo. It lies on the country of the Dhudhuroa people, and its name comes from the Dhudhuroa language, said to describe 'one boulder on top of another' at the junction of two creeks. James Osborne took up land nearby in 1837, and the discovery of gold in 1852 turned the settlement into a busy mining centre, with a post office following in 1856. Today its well-preserved nineteenth-century streetscape, antique shops and the long-running Yackandandah Folk Festival, held each year since 1998, make it a popular tourist destination.
More advantaged than the national average
Yackandandah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1032, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Yackandandah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,008
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $1,674
- SEIFA score
- 1032
- Coordinates
- -36.3172, 146.8735
Yackandandah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Yackandandah using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 16% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 362 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 157 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 339 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 627 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 515 | 26% |
Share of the 2,000 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 330 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 257 | 34% |
| Rented | 121 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 695 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 32 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 7 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 748 occupied private dwellings in Yackandandah.
- Median weekly rent
- $306
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,099
- Median weekly personal income
- $813
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 205 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 31 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 35 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 879 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Employed full-time
- 499
- Employed part-time
- 390
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Yackandandah
Where is Yackandandah?
Yackandandah is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Yackandandah?
At the 2021 Census, Yackandandah had a population of about 2,008.
Is Yackandandah an advantaged area?
Yackandandah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1032, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 75 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 75% of Australian suburbs.
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