Calulu vs Wy Yung

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Calulu, most households are couple families. In Wy Yung, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Calulu tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wy Yung suits 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

  • Calulu is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 59%)
  • Wy Yung has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Calulu

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (279.7 km vs 285.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wy Yung

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 66/100)

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

Investors

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 2.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Calulu Wy Yung
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.

Calulu Wy Yung
Walkability 0 / 5
Calulu — Walkability: 0/100 Wy Yung — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 34 / 46
Calulu — Safety: 34/100 Wy Yung — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 5 / 5
Calulu — Low fire risk: 5/100 Wy Yung — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 42 / 32
Calulu — Low flood risk: 42/100 Wy Yung — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Wy Yung has more residents (1,940 vs 186); Calulu has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $78,312).

Calulu Wy Yung
Population 186 1,940
+943% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +17.1%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $94,224/yr
+17% vs other
 $78,312/yr
Median weekly rent $263/wk $278/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Calulu Wy Yung
0-4 5.9% / 6.5%
Calulu — 0-4: 5.9% Wy Yung — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 20.4% / 12.1%
Calulu — 5-14: 20.4% Wy Yung — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 8.1% / 5.8%
Calulu — 15-19: 8.1% Wy Yung — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 1.6% / 3.7%
Calulu — 20-24: 1.6% Wy Yung — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 1.6% / 11.1%
Calulu — 25-34: 1.6% Wy Yung — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 11.8% / 9.8%
Calulu — 35-44: 11.8% Wy Yung — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 11.8% / 12.0%
Calulu — 45-54: 11.8% Wy Yung — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 16.7% / 15.5%
Calulu — 55-64: 16.7% Wy Yung — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 12.9% / 13.8%
Calulu — 65-74: 12.9% Wy Yung — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 5.4% / 7.6%
Calulu — 75-84: 5.4% Wy Yung — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ — / 2.7%
Calulu — 85+: not among its largest Wy Yung — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Calulu 67.6% couple families
Calulu — Couple Families: 67.6% Calulu — Lone Person: 11.8% Calulu — One Parent Families: 20.6% Calulu — Group Household: 0.0% Calulu — Other Families: 0.0%
Wy Yung 46.7% couple families
Wy Yung — Couple Families: 46.7% Wy Yung — Lone Person: 38.2% Wy Yung — One Parent Families: 12.3% Wy Yung — Group Household: 2.2% Wy Yung — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Calulu 5.8% renting
Calulu — Owned Outright: 48.1% Calulu — Mortgage: 46.2% Calulu — Renting: 5.8%
Wy Yung 16.3% renting
Wy Yung — Owned Outright: 47.3% Wy Yung — Mortgage: 36.4% Wy Yung — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Calulu 100.0% houses
Calulu — Houses: 100.0% Calulu — Townhouses: 0.0% Calulu — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wy Yung 87.8% houses
Wy Yung — Houses: 87.8% Wy Yung — Townhouses: 9.6% Wy Yung — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Calulu Wy Yung
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.1%
Calulu — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Wy Yung — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.5%
Calulu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Wy Yung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 7.9%
Calulu — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Wy Yung — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.6%
Calulu — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wy Yung — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Calulu — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wy Yung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Property market

Calulu Wy Yung
Median house price — $585,000
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price — $320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Calulu has more rural and farming land (94% vs 79%).

Calulu Wy Yung
Rural and farming 94% 79%
Residential 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 6% 4%
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

Calulu Wy Yung
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
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.

Calulu Wy Yung
Houses — 2.9%
$498/wk on $887K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Calulu Wy Yung
House price — Higher than 24% of VIC
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 48% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 10% of VIC

Liveability

Calulu Wy Yung
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Calulu carries more crime risk (66 vs 54); Wy Yung carries more flood risk (68 vs 58).

Calulu Wy Yung
Bushfire High
95/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Calulu Wy Yung
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Calulu

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

Schools in Wy Yung

  • Gippsland Grammar - Bairnsdale Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Calulu Wy Yung
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Wy Yung sits further from the CBD (285.3 km vs 279.7 km).

Calulu Wy Yung
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 279.7 km 285.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 210 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3875
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3875
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.

Calulu Wy Yung
Car (driver) 77.9% / 82.9%
Calulu — Car (driver): 77.9% Wy Yung — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 11.8%
Calulu — Worked from Home: 13.2% Wy Yung — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 3.8%
Calulu — Car (passenger): 8.8% Wy Yung — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Calulu — Bicycle: not among its largest Wy Yung — Bicycle: 0.8%
Walked Only — / 0.6%
Calulu — Walked Only: not among its largest Wy Yung — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Calulu Wy Yung
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 23.9 km

NBN connectivity

Calulu Wy Yung
Connectivity score 30/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 29%
982 premises

Climate

Calulu Wy Yung
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Calulu Wy Yung
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Calulu Wy Yung
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Calulu Wy Yung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Calulu

Family Rural

Wy Yung

Acreage

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