Currawang vs Yarra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Currawang, about half of households are couple families. In Yarra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yarra: a median of $1.07 million, against $870,000 in Currawang, though rent is higher in Currawang. On these figures, Currawang tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Yarra 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Currawang carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 62/100)
  • Yarra is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Currawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($870,000 vs $1,075,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $420/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (136 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208.4 km vs 231.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currawang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Currawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.2% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Currawang Yarra
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.

Currawang Yarra
Walkability 5 / 0
Currawang — Walkability: 5/100 Yarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 38
Currawang — Safety: 85/100 Yarra — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 74 / 84
Currawang — Low fire risk: 74/100 Yarra — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Currawang rents higher ($420/wk vs $230/wk); Currawang has higher household incomes ($127,348 vs $108,888).

Currawang Yarra
Population 167
+17% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.2% -20.2%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $127,348/yr
+14% vs other
 $108,888/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+45% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currawang Yarra
0-4 4.8% / 7.2%
Currawang — 0-4: 4.8% Yarra — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 9.0% / 15.2%
Currawang — 5-14: 9.0% Yarra — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 4.8% / 5.8%
Currawang — 15-19: 4.8% Yarra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.2% / 5.1%
Currawang — 20-24: 4.2% Yarra — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 13.8% / 5.8%
Currawang — 25-34: 13.8% Yarra — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 14.4% / 13.0%
Currawang — 35-44: 14.4% Yarra — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 17.4% / 15.2%
Currawang — 45-54: 17.4% Yarra — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 16.8% / 21.0%
Currawang — 55-64: 16.8% Yarra — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 11.4% / 15.2%
Currawang — 65-74: 11.4% Yarra — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 7.8% / —
Currawang — 75-84: 7.8% Yarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.0% / —
Currawang — 85+: 3.0% Yarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currawang 52.8% couple families
Currawang — Couple Families: 52.8% Currawang — One Parent Families: 19.4% Currawang — Lone Person: 27.8%
Yarra 58.6% couple families
Yarra — Couple Families: 58.6% Yarra — One Parent Families: 27.6% Yarra — Lone Person: 13.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currawang 6.3% renting
Currawang — Owned Outright: 50.8% Currawang — Mortgage: 42.9% Currawang — Renting: 6.3%
Yarra 18.4% renting
Yarra — Owned Outright: 55.1% Yarra — Mortgage: 26.5% Yarra — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currawang 100.0% houses
Currawang — Houses: 100.0%
Yarra 100.0% houses
Yarra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Currawang Yarra
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 27.5%
Currawang — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Yarra — Certificate III & IV: 27.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 7.2%
Currawang — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Yarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 10.1%
Currawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Yarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 2.2%
Currawang — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Yarra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / —
Currawang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Yarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Property market

Currawang Yarra
Median house price $870,000 $1,075,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yarra has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 9%); Currawang has more rural and farming land (91% vs 81%).

Currawang Yarra
Rural and farming 91% 81%
Environmental 9% 19%
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

Currawang Yarra
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Currawang Yarra
House price Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Currawang Yarra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Yarra carries more crime risk (62 vs 15); Currawang carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 16).

Currawang Yarra
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
62/100
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

Currawang Yarra
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

Currawang Yarra
GPs 1 0
Waterways 20 10

Mobility

Currawang sits further from the CBD (231.9 km vs 208.4 km).

Currawang Yarra
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 231.9 km
+10% vs other
 208.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 136 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Currawang Yarra
Car (driver) 64.0% / 86.3%
Currawang — Car (driver): 64.0% Yarra — Car (driver): 86.3%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 13.7%
Currawang — Worked from Home: 26.7% Yarra — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / —
Currawang — Car (passenger): 4.7% Yarra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.7% / —
Currawang — Walked Only: 4.7% Yarra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Currawang Yarra
Elevation 825 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 703 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Currawang Yarra
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Currawang Yarra
Annual rainfall 620 mm 658 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C 2.7°C

Council rates

Currawang Yarra
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Currawang Yarra
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currawang Yarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currawang

Rural

Yarra

Family Rural

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