Alberton vs Yarram

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alberton, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarram, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Yarram tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Alberton is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 40%)
  • Yarram has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

Yarram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $255/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Alberton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (36/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 220.6 km)
  • But Yarram has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 166 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Alberton is more walkable (36/100 vs 4/100)
  • Yarram has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Alberton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alberton Yarram
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.

Alberton Yarram
Walkability 36 / 4
Alberton — Walkability: 36/100 Yarram — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 24 / 26
Alberton — Safety: 24/100 Yarram — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 52
Alberton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarram — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 17 / 44
Alberton — Low flood risk: 17/100 Yarram — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Yarram has more residents (2,136 vs 297); Alberton rents higher ($255/wk vs $225/wk).

Alberton Yarram
Population 297 2,136
+619% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.4% +0.0%
Median age 51 53
Median household income $49,712/yr
+7% vs other
 $46,228/yr
Median weekly rent $255/wk
+12% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alberton Yarram
0-4 5.4% / 4.0%
Alberton — 0-4: 5.4% Yarram — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.8% / 10.1%
Alberton — 5-14: 11.8% Yarram — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 3.4% / 5.5%
Alberton — 15-19: 3.4% Yarram — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.4% / 4.6%
Alberton — 20-24: 2.4% Yarram — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.1% / 8.6%
Alberton — 25-34: 9.1% Yarram — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 7.1% / 8.9%
Alberton — 35-44: 7.1% Yarram — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 12.5% / 10.9%
Alberton — 45-54: 12.5% Yarram — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 17.2% / 15.1%
Alberton — 55-64: 17.2% Yarram — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 19.5% / 16.5%
Alberton — 65-74: 19.5% Yarram — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 7.4% / 10.9%
Alberton — 75-84: 7.4% Yarram — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 2.7% / 5.5%
Alberton — 85+: 2.7% Yarram — 85+: 5.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alberton 45.8% lone person
Alberton — Lone Person: 45.8% Alberton — Couple Families: 36.1% Alberton — One Parent Families: 18.1% Alberton — Group Household: 0.0% Alberton — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarram 55.2% lone person
Yarram — Lone Person: 55.2% Yarram — Couple Families: 24.4% Yarram — One Parent Families: 15.5% Yarram — Group Household: 3.2% Yarram — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alberton 12.6% renting
Alberton — Owned Outright: 54.6% Alberton — Mortgage: 32.8% Alberton — Renting: 12.6%
Yarram 23.0% renting
Yarram — Owned Outright: 53.6% Yarram — Mortgage: 23.4% Yarram — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alberton Yarram
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 17.7%
Alberton — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Yarram — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.1%
Alberton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Yarram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 5.6%
Alberton — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Yarram — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 1.2%
Alberton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Yarram — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Alberton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Yarram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

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

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.

Alberton Yarram
England 5.4% / 3.2%
Alberton — England: 5.4% Yarram — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.0% / 1.5%
Alberton — New Zealand: 2.0% Yarram — New Zealand: 1.5%
Netherlands 1.3% / 1.0%
Alberton — Netherlands: 1.3% Yarram — Netherlands: 1.0%
Greece 1.3% / —
Alberton — Greece: 1.3% Yarram — Greece: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
Alberton — Italy: not among its largest Yarram — Italy: 0.8%
India — / 0.7%
Alberton — India: not among its largest Yarram — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alberton 95.9% houses
Alberton — Houses: 95.9% Alberton — Flats / Apartments: 4.1% Alberton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yarram 85.5% houses
Yarram — Houses: 85.5% Yarram — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Yarram — Townhouses: 7.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Alberton Yarram
Median house price — $415,000
Median unit price — $384,500
Median land price — $242,000

Zoning mix

Alberton Yarram
Rural and farming 90% 89%
Parks and recreation 6%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 2%
same for both
Residential 1% 2%
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

Alberton Yarram
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alberton Yarram
Houses — 3.3%
$340/wk on $535K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Alberton Yarram
House price — Higher than 7% of VIC
Income Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 1% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Alberton is more walkable (36 vs 4).

Alberton Yarram
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yarram carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Alberton carries more flood risk (83 vs 56).

Alberton Yarram
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
74/100
Flood High
83/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Alberton Yarram
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Alberton

  • Alberton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yarram

  • Yarram Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarram Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alberton Yarram
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Yarram sits further from the CBD (220.6 km vs 215.8 km).

Alberton Yarram
Walkability score 36/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 215.8 km 220.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 166 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3971
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3971
same for both

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.

Alberton Yarram
Car (driver) 69.2% / 71.3%
Alberton — Car (driver): 69.2% Yarram — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 10.7%
Alberton — Worked from Home: 20.9% Yarram — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Walked Only 9.9% / 10.3%
Alberton — Walked Only: 9.9% Yarram — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Alberton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarram — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Alberton — Bicycle: not among its largest Yarram — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Alberton Yarram
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.2 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Alberton Yarram
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
157 premises
 30%
1,346 premises

Climate

Alberton Yarram
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Alberton Yarram
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Alberton Yarram
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alberton Yarram
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alberton

Quiet Retirees Rural

Yarram

Affordable Retirees Rural

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