Granite Rock vs Wy Yung

Wy Yung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Granite Rock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Granite Rock, most households are couple families. In Wy Yung, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Granite Rock: a median of $740,000, against $585,000 in Wy Yung, though rent is higher in Wy Yung. On these figures, Granite Rock tends to suit couples, while Wy Yung suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Granite Rock is a very small, quiet community of 261 people, while Wy Yung is considerably larger at 1940 residents. House prices are notably higher in Granite Rock at $740,000 compared to $650,000 in Wy Yung, though both areas have similar median household incomes around $77,000–$78,000. Granite Rock carries higher bushfire and flood risks, whereas Wy Yung has a rental market ($278 per week) and slightly lower environmental hazards. Granite Rock may suit those seeking a remote, established community with stronger socio-economic indicators, while Wy Yung offers more amenities and a larger population base closer to the CBD.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

  • Granite Rock is already more of a family suburb (72% 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

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($585,000 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Granite Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $278/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wy Yung

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 216 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.3 km vs 292.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 67/100)

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 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Granite Rock 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.

Granite Rock 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.

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Walkability 0 / 5
Granite Rock — Walkability: 0/100 Wy Yung — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 33 / 46
Granite Rock — Safety: 33/100 Wy Yung — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Granite Rock — Low fire risk: 2/100 Wy Yung — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 100 / 32
Granite Rock — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wy Yung — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Wy Yung rents higher ($278/wk vs $0/wk); Wy Yung has more residents (1,940 vs 261).

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Population 261 1,940
+643% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +17.1%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $77,012/yr $78,312/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent — $278/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock Wy Yung
0-4 3.4% / 6.5%
Granite Rock — 0-4: 3.4% Wy Yung — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 12.3% / 12.1%
Granite Rock — 5-14: 12.3% Wy Yung — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 8.4% / 5.8%
Granite Rock — 15-19: 8.4% Wy Yung — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.8% / 3.7%
Granite Rock — 20-24: 3.8% Wy Yung — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.3% / 11.1%
Granite Rock — 25-34: 7.3% Wy Yung — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 9.6% / 9.8%
Granite Rock — 35-44: 9.6% Wy Yung — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 14.2% / 12.0%
Granite Rock — 45-54: 14.2% Wy Yung — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.0% / 15.5%
Granite Rock — 55-64: 18.0% Wy Yung — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 14.6% / 13.8%
Granite Rock — 65-74: 14.6% Wy Yung — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 9.2% / 7.6%
Granite Rock — 75-84: 9.2% Wy Yung — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 1.1% / 2.7%
Granite Rock — 85+: 1.1% Wy Yung — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock 57.8% couple families
Granite Rock — Couple Families: 57.8% Granite Rock — Lone Person: 28.1% Granite Rock — One Parent Families: 14.1% Granite Rock — Group Household: 0.0% Granite Rock — 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.

Granite Rock 0.0% renting
Granite Rock — Owned Outright: 65.2% Granite Rock — Mortgage: 34.8% Granite Rock — Renting: 0.0%
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

Qualifications

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

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 19.1%
Granite Rock — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Wy Yung — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.5%
Granite Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Wy Yung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 7.9%
Granite Rock — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wy Yung — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.2%
Granite Rock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wy Yung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.6%
Granite Rock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Wy Yung — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Granite Rock Wy Yung
England 3.8% / 3.5%
Granite Rock — England: 3.8% Wy Yung — England: 3.5%
Netherlands 2.3% / 0.7%
Granite Rock — Netherlands: 2.3% Wy Yung — Netherlands: 0.7%
Canada 1.1% / —
Granite Rock — Canada: 1.1% Wy Yung — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Granite Rock — New Zealand: not among its largest Wy Yung — New Zealand: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Granite Rock — South Africa: not among its largest Wy Yung — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Granite Rock — Germany: not among its largest Wy Yung — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Granite Rock 102.2% houses
Granite Rock — Houses: 102.2% Granite Rock — Townhouses: 0.0% Granite Rock — 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

Property market

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Median house price $740,000 $585,000
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price — $320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 115 days
from 3 sales
 55 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

Granite Rock has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Rural and farming 96% 79%
Residential 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
Other and special use 3% 0%
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

Granite Rock 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Granite Rock Wy Yung
House price — Higher than 24% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% 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 44% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 10% of VIC

Liveability

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wy Yung carries more flood risk (68 vs 0); Granite Rock carries more crime risk (67 vs 54).

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood None
0/100
 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

Granite Rock 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 Granite Rock

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

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Granite Rock sits further from the CBD (292.6 km vs 285.3 km).

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 292.6 km
+2% vs other
 285.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 216 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.

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Car (driver) 66.7% / 82.9%
Granite Rock — Car (driver): 66.7% Wy Yung — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 21.7% / 11.8%
Granite Rock — Worked from Home: 21.7% Wy Yung — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 8.3% / 3.8%
Granite Rock — Car (passenger): 8.3% Wy Yung — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 3.3% / 0.6%
Granite Rock — Walked Only: 3.3% Wy Yung — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Granite Rock — Bicycle: not among its largest Wy Yung — Bicycle: 0.8%

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

Setting

Granite Rock Wy Yung
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 23.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Granite Rock 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Granite Rock

Rural

Wy Yung

Acreage

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