Avondale vs Yallah

Avondale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Yallah. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Yallah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Avondale tends to suit people living alone, 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

Yallah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)
  • But Avondale carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 92/100)

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 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Avondale has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yallah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Avondale carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 92/100)
  • Yallah is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Avondale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.5% vs -11.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Avondale 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.

Avondale 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.

Avondale Yallah
Walkability 0 / 8
Avondale — Walkability: 0/100 Yallah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 38 / 8
Avondale — Safety: 38/100 Yallah — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Avondale — Low fire risk: 70/100 Yallah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Avondale has more residents (1,695 vs 122); Avondale rents higher ($300/wk vs $165/wk).

Avondale Yallah
Population 1,695
+93% vs other
 122
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% -11.6%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $79,248/yr $126,724/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+45% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avondale Yallah
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Avondale — 0-4: 7.0% Yallah — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 11.2% / 11.5%
Avondale — 5-14: 11.2% Yallah — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.7% / 7.4%
Avondale — 15-19: 4.7% Yallah — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.7% / 9.0%
Avondale — 20-24: 5.7% Yallah — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 15.1% / 5.7%
Avondale — 25-34: 15.1% Yallah — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 11.1% / 5.7%
Avondale — 35-44: 11.1% Yallah — 35-44: 5.7%
45-54 11.3% / 19.7%
Avondale — 45-54: 11.3% Yallah — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 16.3% / 23.0%
Avondale — 55-64: 16.3% Yallah — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 11.3% / 8.2%
Avondale — 65-74: 11.3% Yallah — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 5.8% / 4.9%
Avondale — 75-84: 5.8% Yallah — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.9% / —
Avondale — 85+: 0.9% Yallah — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avondale 39.9% couple families
Avondale — Couple Families: 39.9% Avondale — Lone Person: 35.5% Avondale — One Parent Families: 19.8% Avondale — Group Household: 2.9% Avondale — Other Families: 1.9%
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.

Avondale 26.5% renting
Avondale — Owned Outright: 34.5% Avondale — Mortgage: 39.0% Avondale — Renting: 26.5%
Yallah 15.8% renting
Yallah — Owned Outright: 39.5% Yallah — Mortgage: 44.7% Yallah — Renting: 15.8%
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.

Avondale Yallah
England 5.4% / 3.3%
Avondale — England: 5.4% Yallah — England: 3.3%
Italy 1.0% / 2.5%
Avondale — Italy: 1.0% Yallah — Italy: 2.5%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Avondale — Scotland: 0.9% Yallah — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Avondale — New Zealand: 0.8% Yallah — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / —
Avondale — Philippines: 0.8% Yallah — Philippines: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Avondale Yallah
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 22.1%
Avondale — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Yallah — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.7%
Avondale — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Yallah — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 4.9%
Avondale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yallah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Avondale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yallah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Avondale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Yallah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avondale 71.8% houses
Avondale — Houses: 71.8% Avondale — Townhouses: 28.7%
Yallah 100.0% houses
Yallah — Houses: 100.0% Yallah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Avondale Yallah
Median house price $842,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Avondale has more rural and farming land (34% vs 3%); Yallah has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Avondale Yallah
Environmental 48% 57%
Rural and farming 34% 3%
Industrial 0% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 14%
Residential 10% 6%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
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

Avondale Yallah
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Avondale Yallah
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW

Liveability

Yallah is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Avondale Yallah
Grade C —
Score 31/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Avondale carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Yallah carries more crime risk (92 vs 62).

Avondale Yallah
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Avondale Yallah
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Avondale Yallah
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Avondale Yallah
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 101.6 km
+1% vs other
 100.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 94 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 33/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2530
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.

Avondale Yallah
Car (driver) 69.4% / 69.2%
Avondale — Car (driver): 69.4% Yallah — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 21.2%
Avondale — Worked from Home: 24.1% Yallah — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 9.6%
Avondale — Car (passenger): 4.0% Yallah — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Bus 1.5% / —
Avondale — Bus: 1.5% Yallah — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.9% / —
Avondale — Walked Only: 0.9% Yallah — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Avondale Yallah
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Avondale Yallah
Connectivity score 93/100 58/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
772 premises
 37%
115 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Avondale 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

Avondale Yallah
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Avondale Yallah
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Avondale

Townhouses

Yallah

Quiet River Rural

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