Albion Park Rail vs Yallah

Albion Park Rail is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Yallah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yallah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Albion Park Rail tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Yallah suits couples.

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

Albion Park Rail

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Yallah is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 60%)

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

Yallah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $390/wk)
  • But Albion Park Rail has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Albion Park Rail is more walkable (72/100 vs 8/100)
  • Yallah sits closer to the CBD (100.4 km vs 103 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Albion Park Rail

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Albion Park Rail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -11.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Albion Park Rail Yallah
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.

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Walkability 72 / 8
Albion Park Rail — Walkability: 72/100 Yallah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 26 / 8
Albion Park Rail — Safety: 26/100 Yallah — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Albion Park Rail — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yallah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Albion Park Rail has more residents (6,920 vs 122); Albion Park Rail rents higher ($390/wk vs $165/wk).

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Population 6,920
+98% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -11.6%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $73,372/yr $126,724/yr
+73% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+58% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Rail Yallah
0-4 6.0% / 5.7%
Albion Park Rail — 0-4: 6.0% Yallah — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.5% / 11.5%
Albion Park Rail — 5-14: 11.5% Yallah — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.4% / 7.4%
Albion Park Rail — 15-19: 5.4% Yallah — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.6% / 9.0%
Albion Park Rail — 20-24: 6.6% Yallah — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 13.3% / 5.7%
Albion Park Rail — 25-34: 13.3% Yallah — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 11.0% / 5.7%
Albion Park Rail — 35-44: 11.0% Yallah — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 11.4% / 19.7%
Albion Park Rail — 45-54: 11.4% Yallah — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 13.4% / 23.0%
Albion Park Rail — 55-64: 13.4% Yallah — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.5% / 8.2%
Albion Park Rail — 65-74: 11.5% Yallah — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 6.6% / 4.9%
Albion Park Rail — 75-84: 6.6% Yallah — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.2% / —
Albion Park Rail — 85+: 3.2% Yallah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Rail 37.0% couple families
Albion Park Rail — Couple Families: 37.0% Albion Park Rail — Lone Person: 34.2% Albion Park Rail — One Parent Families: 22.6% Albion Park Rail — Group Household: 4.1% Albion Park Rail — Other Families: 2.0%
Yallah 69.2% couple families
Yallah — Couple Families: 69.2% Yallah — Lone Person: 15.4% Yallah — One Parent Families: 15.4% Yallah — Group Household: 0.0% Yallah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Rail 27.3% renting
Albion Park Rail — Owned Outright: 34.9% Albion Park Rail — Mortgage: 37.8% Albion Park Rail — Renting: 27.3%
Yallah 15.8% renting
Yallah — Owned Outright: 39.5% Yallah — Mortgage: 44.7% Yallah — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 22.1%
Albion Park Rail — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Yallah — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 10.7%
Albion Park Rail — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Yallah — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 4.9%
Albion Park Rail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Yallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Albion Park Rail — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Yallah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Albion Park Rail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Yallah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Albion Park Rail Yallah
England 5.1% / 3.3%
Albion Park Rail — England: 5.1% Yallah — England: 3.3%
Italy — / 2.5%
Albion Park Rail — Italy: not among its largest Yallah — Italy: 2.5%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Albion Park Rail — Scotland: 1.0% Yallah — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Albion Park Rail — New Zealand: 0.9% Yallah — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Albion Park Rail — Netherlands: 0.7% Yallah — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Albion Park Rail — Philippines: 0.7% Yallah — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Rail 78.0% houses
Albion Park Rail — Houses: 78.0% Albion Park Rail — Townhouses: 20.9% Albion Park Rail — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Yallah 100.0% houses
Yallah — Houses: 100.0% Yallah — Townhouses: 0.0% Yallah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Median house price $829,500 —
Median unit price $710,000 —
Median land price — $1,900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 55 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yallah has more land zoned for conservation (57% vs 9%); Albion Park Rail has more rural and farming land (14% vs 3%).

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Environmental 9% 57%
Residential 31% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 24% 14%
Industrial 12% 16%
Rural and farming 14% 3%
Parks and recreation 7% 3%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 0%
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

Albion Park Rail Yallah
New dwellings approved 883
across Shellharbour
 1,476
across Wollongong
Approvals change year on year +25% -31%

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.

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Houses 4.2%
$725/wk on $899K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Albion Park Rail Yallah
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of NSW —

Liveability

Albion Park Rail is more walkable (72 vs 8).

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yallah carries more crime risk (92 vs 74).

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
92/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Albion Park Rail

  • Albion Park Rail Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yallah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 17 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 7 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Albion Park Rail sits further from the CBD (103 km vs 100.4 km).

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Walkability score 72/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 103 km
+3% vs other
 100.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 92 min 94 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 33/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 170.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2527
 0.7%
postcode 2530
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2527
 54
postcode 2530

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.

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Car (driver) 76.6% / 69.2%
Albion Park Rail — Car (driver): 76.6% Yallah — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 21.2%
Albion Park Rail — Worked from Home: 16.1% Yallah — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 9.6%
Albion Park Rail — Car (passenger): 3.6% Yallah — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Train 1.7% / —
Albion Park Rail — Train: 1.7% Yallah — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.1% / —
Albion Park Rail — Walked Only: 1.1% Yallah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.7 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Connectivity score 72/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
3,349 premises
 37%
115 premises

Climate

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Albion Park Rail Yallah
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Average residential rate $1,788/yr $1,751/yr
Council Shellharbour Wollongong

Federal electorate

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albion Park Rail Yallah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albion Park Rail

Parks Townhouses

Yallah

Quiet River Rural

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