Driffield vs Yinnar

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Driffield, most households are couple families. On these figures, Driffield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yinnar 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

Yinnar

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Driffield is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 58%)

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

Driffield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Driffield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (112 min vs 117 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.4 km vs 162.5 km)
  • But Yinnar is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yinnar

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Driffield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.8% vs 12.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Driffield Yinnar
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.

Driffield Yinnar
Walkability 0 / 8
Driffield — Walkability: 0/100 Yinnar — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 27 / 37
Driffield — Safety: 27/100 Yinnar — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 2 / 33
Driffield — Low fire risk: 2/100 Yinnar — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 63 / 31
Driffield — Low flood risk: 63/100 Yinnar — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Yinnar has more residents (1,021 vs 101); Driffield has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $84,708).

Driffield Yinnar
Population 101 1,021
+911% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.8% +12.6%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $97,500/yr
+13% vs other
 $84,708/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $245/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Driffield Yinnar
0-4 7.9% / 6.2%
Driffield — 0-4: 7.9% Yinnar — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.9% / 12.6%
Driffield — 5-14: 14.9% Yinnar — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 3.0% / 5.1%
Driffield — 15-19: 3.0% Yinnar — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 3.0% / 5.2%
Driffield — 20-24: 3.0% Yinnar — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 6.9% / 15.5%
Driffield — 25-34: 6.9% Yinnar — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 22.8% / 10.9%
Driffield — 35-44: 22.8% Yinnar — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 18.8% / 10.1%
Driffield — 45-54: 18.8% Yinnar — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 8.9% / 15.5%
Driffield — 55-64: 8.9% Yinnar — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 10.9% / 12.5%
Driffield — 65-74: 10.9% Yinnar — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.9% / 6.2%
Driffield — 75-84: 5.9% Yinnar — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
Driffield — 85+: not among its largest Yinnar — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Driffield 57.9% couple families
Driffield — Couple Families: 57.9% Driffield — Lone Person: 21.1% Driffield — One Parent Families: 21.1% Driffield — Group Household: 0.0%
Yinnar 43.5% couple families
Yinnar — Couple Families: 43.5% Yinnar — Lone Person: 39.5% Yinnar — One Parent Families: 14.5% Yinnar — Group Household: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Driffield 12.1% renting
Driffield — Owned Outright: 51.5% Driffield — Mortgage: 36.4% Driffield — Renting: 12.1%
Yinnar 15.9% renting
Yinnar — Owned Outright: 40.4% Yinnar — Mortgage: 43.7% Yinnar — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Driffield 100.0% houses
Driffield — Houses: 100.0% Driffield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yinnar 97.8% houses
Yinnar — Houses: 97.8% Yinnar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Driffield Yinnar
Certificate III & IV 24.8% / 21.0%
Driffield — Certificate III & IV: 24.8% Yinnar — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.9% / 8.9%
Driffield — Bachelor Degree: 10.9% Yinnar — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 7.3%
Driffield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Yinnar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Driffield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yinnar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Driffield — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yinnar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Property market

Driffield Yinnar
Median house price — $525,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $191,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Yinnar has more rural and farming land (88% vs 23%).

Driffield Yinnar
Rural and farming 23% 88%
Other and special use 75% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Driffield Yinnar
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +66%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Driffield Yinnar
House price — Higher than 19% of VIC
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 89% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Yinnar is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Driffield Yinnar
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Yinnar carries more flood risk (69 vs 37); Driffield carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 67).

Driffield Yinnar
Bushfire High
98/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Low
37/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Driffield Yinnar
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Federation University Gippsland, 9.3 km

Schools in Driffield

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

Schools in Yinnar

  • Yinnar Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Driffield Yinnar
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Yinnar sits further from the CBD (162.5 km vs 156.4 km).

Driffield Yinnar
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Melbourne 156.4 km 162.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3840
 0.3%
postcode 3869
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3840
 60
postcode 3869

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.

Driffield Yinnar
Car (driver) 81.1% / 80.8%
Driffield — Car (driver): 81.1% Yinnar — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 8.1% / 11.5%
Driffield — Worked from Home: 8.1% Yinnar — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 10.8% / 4.9%
Driffield — Car (passenger): 10.8% Yinnar — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Driffield — Walked Only: not among its largest Yinnar — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 0.9%
Driffield — Bus: not among its largest Yinnar — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Driffield Yinnar
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.2 km 38.1 km

NBN connectivity

Driffield Yinnar
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
498 premises

Climate

Driffield Yinnar
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Driffield Yinnar
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Driffield Yinnar
Average residential rate $1,746/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Driffield Yinnar
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Driffield Yinnar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Driffield

Family Rural

Yinnar

Acreage Affordable

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