Brooklyn vs Yarraville

Brooklyn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Yarraville. In both, most households own their home. In Brooklyn, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarraville, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Yarraville: a median of $1.2 million, against $810,000 in Brooklyn, and rent is higher there too. Yarraville is closer to the city centre: 9.9 km, against 12.8 km. On these figures, Brooklyn tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Yarraville suits families with children.

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

Yarraville

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • But Brooklyn has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Brooklyn has cheaper houses ($810,000 vs $1,200,000)
  • Yarraville has cheaper units ($546,000 vs $625,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brooklyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($391/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarraville

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 57/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (16 min vs 25 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (9.9 km vs 12.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarraville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 57/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Brooklyn has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Yarraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.1% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brooklyn Yarraville
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.

Brooklyn Yarraville
Walkability 57 / 96
Brooklyn — Walkability: 57/100 Yarraville — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 6 / 29
Brooklyn — Safety: 6/100 Yarraville — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brooklyn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarraville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 49
Brooklyn — Low flood risk: 59/100 Yarraville — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Yarraville has more residents (15,636 vs 1,979); Yarraville has higher household incomes ($129,220 vs $101,816).

Brooklyn Yarraville
Population 1,979 15,636
+690% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +4.5%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $101,816/yr $129,220/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $391/wk $462/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn Yarraville
0-4 6.6% / 6.7%
Brooklyn — 0-4: 6.6% Yarraville — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 7.0% / 12.4%
Brooklyn — 5-14: 7.0% Yarraville — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.9% / 4.4%
Brooklyn — 15-19: 2.9% Yarraville — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.5% / 4.6%
Brooklyn — 20-24: 6.5% Yarraville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 29.3% / 17.0%
Brooklyn — 25-34: 29.3% Yarraville — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 15.4% / 18.6%
Brooklyn — 35-44: 15.4% Yarraville — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 11.5% / 15.3%
Brooklyn — 45-54: 11.5% Yarraville — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 10.0% / 10.3%
Brooklyn — 55-64: 10.0% Yarraville — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 6.0% / 5.6%
Brooklyn — 65-74: 6.0% Yarraville — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 3.0% / 3.3%
Brooklyn — 75-84: 3.0% Yarraville — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.4% / 1.9%
Brooklyn — 85+: 2.4% Yarraville — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 45.0% lone person
Brooklyn — Lone Person: 45.0% Brooklyn — Couple Families: 30.7% Brooklyn — One Parent Families: 14.3% Brooklyn — Group Household: 7.0% Brooklyn — Other Families: 2.9%
Yarraville 34.4% lone person
Yarraville — Lone Person: 34.4% Yarraville — Couple Families: 44.9% Yarraville — One Parent Families: 11.6% Yarraville — Group Household: 7.1% Yarraville — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 40.6% renting
Brooklyn — Owned Outright: 21.6% Brooklyn — Mortgage: 37.9% Brooklyn — Renting: 40.6%
Yarraville 33.8% renting
Yarraville — Owned Outright: 27.1% Yarraville — Mortgage: 39.1% Yarraville — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brooklyn Yarraville
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 23.4%
Brooklyn — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Yarraville — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 8.2%
Brooklyn — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Yarraville — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.3%
Brooklyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yarraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.2% / 9.3%
Brooklyn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2% Yarraville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.7%
Brooklyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Yarraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Brooklyn Yarraville
England 2.1% / 3.7%
Brooklyn — England: 2.1% Yarraville — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 3.4% / 2.3%
Brooklyn — New Zealand: 3.4% Yarraville — New Zealand: 2.3%
Vietnam 3.2% / 2.1%
Brooklyn — Vietnam: 3.2% Yarraville — Vietnam: 2.1%
India 3.5% / 0.8%
Brooklyn — India: 3.5% Yarraville — India: 0.8%
Italy 2.5% / 1.1%
Brooklyn — Italy: 2.5% Yarraville — Italy: 1.1%
Greece — / 1.8%
Brooklyn — Greece: not among its largest Yarraville — Greece: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 53.4% houses
Brooklyn — Houses: 53.4% Brooklyn — Townhouses: 41.9% Brooklyn — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Yarraville 71.7% houses
Yarraville — Houses: 71.7% Yarraville — Townhouses: 16.2% Yarraville — Flats / Apartments: 12.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brooklyn Yarraville
Median house price $810,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $625,000 $546,000
Median land price — $1,070,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 23 sales
 25 days
from 180 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brooklyn Yarraville
2 bed $730K / $1.02M
Brooklyn — 2 bed: $730K (6 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $1.02M (81 sales)

6 vs 81 sales

3 bed $786K / $1.24M
Brooklyn — 3 bed: $786K (27 sales) Yarraville — 3 bed: $1.24M (176 sales)

27 vs 176 sales

4 bed $850K / $1.53M
Brooklyn — 4 bed: $850K (11 sales) Yarraville — 4 bed: $1.53M (54 sales)

11 vs 54 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Brooklyn Yarraville
1 bed $307K / $418K
Brooklyn — 1 bed: $307K (5 sales) Yarraville — 1 bed: $418K (30 sales)

5 vs 30 sales

2 bed $604K / $576K
Brooklyn — 2 bed: $604K (24 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $576K (58 sales)

24 vs 58 sales

3 bed $786K / $732K
Brooklyn — 3 bed: $786K (8 sales) Yarraville — 3 bed: $732K (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Brooklyn has more industrially zoned land (70% vs 15%).

Brooklyn Yarraville
Industrial 70% 15%
Residential 10% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 11%
Parks and recreation 2% 12%
Commercial 4% 5%
Other and special use 0% 1%
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

Brooklyn Yarraville
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
 774
across Maribyrnong
Approvals change year on year +40% +198%

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.

Brooklyn Yarraville
Houses 4.2%
$610/wk on $755K
 3.9%
$850/wk on $1.12M
Units 3.8%
$440/wk on $600K
 5.1%
$510/wk on $525K

Ranking within VIC

Brooklyn Yarraville
House price Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 8% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Yarraville is more walkable (96 vs 57); Yarraville scores higher overall (65 vs 57).

Brooklyn Yarraville
Grade B
same for both
Score 57/100 65/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Brooklyn carries more crime risk (94 vs 71); Yarraville carries more flood risk (51 vs 41).

Brooklyn Yarraville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
94/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 46
within 5 km
 45
within 5 km

Schools

Brooklyn Yarraville
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 5.3 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 2.3%

Schools in Brooklyn

  • Annunciation School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Yarraville

  • Kingsville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wembley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Brooklyn Yarraville
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 2 27
Parks & reserves 3 20
Childcare 2 9
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 3 4
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Brooklyn sits further from the CBD (12.8 km vs 9.9 km).

Brooklyn Yarraville
Walkability score 57/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 12.8 km
+23% vs other
 9.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 112.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 260.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
 2.1%
postcode 3013
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
 22
postcode 3013

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.

Brooklyn Yarraville
Car (driver) 60.4% / 36.6%
Brooklyn — Car (driver): 60.4% Yarraville — Car (driver): 36.6%
Worked from Home 31.7% / 50.4%
Brooklyn — Worked from Home: 31.7% Yarraville — Worked from Home: 50.4%
Train 2.1% / 6.5%
Brooklyn — Train: 2.1% Yarraville — Train: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 1.9%
Brooklyn — Car (passenger): 2.3% Yarraville — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 2.4%
Brooklyn — Walked Only: 1.1% Yarraville — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bus 2.2% / 0.4%
Brooklyn — Bus: 2.2% Yarraville — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.4%).

Setting

Brooklyn Yarraville
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 3.3 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Brooklyn Yarraville
Connectivity score 84/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
1,713 premises
 76%
7,912 premises

Climate

Brooklyn Yarraville
Annual rainfall 482 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Brooklyn Yarraville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³ 18.9 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Brooklyn Yarraville
Average residential rate $1,847/yr $2,450/yr
Council Brimbank Maribyrnong

Federal electorate

Brooklyn Yarraville
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooklyn Yarraville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooklyn

Middle-Ring Quiet Townhouses

Yarraville

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

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