Collingwood vs Yarrabin
Collingwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Yarrabin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingwood, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Collingwood tends to suit couples, while Yarrabin suits people living alone and 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
Collingwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 56%)
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
Yarrabin
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($37/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Collingwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 279 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (289.1 km vs 308.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Collingwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Collingwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 10.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Collingwood and Yarrabin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Collingwood rents higher ($400/wk vs $37/wk); Yarrabin has more residents (96 vs 51).
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 96 +88% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | +10.3% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 |
| Median household income | $110,500/yr +39% vs other | $67,132/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +91% vs other | $37/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $830,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $480,000 |
Zoning mix
Yarrabin has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 0%); Collingwood has more rural and farming land (90% vs 61%).
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 61% |
| Environmental | 0% | 33% |
| Residential | 10% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 36% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
Liveability
Collingwood is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Yarrabin carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 16 | 41 |
Mobility
Yarrabin sits further from the CBD (308.5 km vs 289.1 km).
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 289.1 km | 308.5 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 241 min | 279 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).
Setting
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 580 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 429 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Collingwood | Yarrabin | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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