Greenvale vs Yuroke

Greenvale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 56 in Yuroke. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greenvale, most households are couple families. In Yuroke, about half of households are couple families. Greenvale is closer to the city centre: 24.7 km, against 33.8 km. On these figures, Greenvale tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yuroke suits older residents.

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

Greenvale

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (34 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (16 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $430/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenvale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.7 km vs 33.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 37 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenvale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Yuroke has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Greenvale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (37.6% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenvale Yuroke
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.

Greenvale Yuroke
Walkability 75 / 0
Greenvale — Walkability: 75/100 Yuroke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 7
Greenvale — Safety: 49/100 Yuroke — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Greenvale — Low fire risk: 66/100 Yuroke — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 81 / 100
Greenvale — Low flood risk: 81/100 Yuroke — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenvale has more residents (21,274 vs 123); Yuroke skews older (56 vs 35).

Greenvale Yuroke
Population 21,274
+99% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +37.6% -13.4%
Median age 35 56
Median household income $117,624/yr
+17% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+35% vs other
 $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenvale Yuroke
0-4 7.2% / —
Greenvale — 0-4: 7.2% Yuroke — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.1% / 6.5%
Greenvale — 5-14: 14.1% Yuroke — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 6.6% / 2.4%
Greenvale — 15-19: 6.6% Yuroke — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 7.0% / 12.2%
Greenvale — 20-24: 7.0% Yuroke — 20-24: 12.2%
25-34 14.7% / 9.8%
Greenvale — 25-34: 14.7% Yuroke — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 14.4% / —
Greenvale — 35-44: 14.4% Yuroke — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 13.4% / 18.7%
Greenvale — 45-54: 13.4% Yuroke — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 12.1% / 21.1%
Greenvale — 55-64: 12.1% Yuroke — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 7.3% / 17.1%
Greenvale — 65-74: 7.3% Yuroke — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 2.7% / 16.3%
Greenvale — 75-84: 2.7% Yuroke — 75-84: 16.3%
85+ 0.6% / 4.9%
Greenvale — 85+: 0.6% Yuroke — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenvale 71.7% couple families
Greenvale — Couple Families: 71.7% Greenvale — One Parent Families: 14.4% Greenvale — Lone Person: 11.8% Greenvale — Other Families: 1.1% Greenvale — Group Household: 1.0%
Yuroke 54.5% couple families
Yuroke — Couple Families: 54.5% Yuroke — One Parent Families: 22.7% Yuroke — Lone Person: 22.7% Yuroke — Other Families: 0.0% Yuroke — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenvale 12.5% renting
Greenvale — Owned Outright: 32.5% Greenvale — Mortgage: 55.0% Greenvale — Renting: 12.5%
Yuroke 11.6% renting
Yuroke — Owned Outright: 60.5% Yuroke — Mortgage: 27.9% Yuroke — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenvale Yuroke
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 20.3%
Greenvale — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% Yuroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.2%
Greenvale — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Yuroke — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.3%
Greenvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Yuroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / —
Greenvale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Yuroke — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Greenvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yuroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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.

Greenvale Yuroke
Italy 3.4% / 3.3%
Greenvale — Italy: 3.4% Yuroke — Italy: 3.3%
Iraq 3.9% / —
Greenvale — Iraq: 3.9% Yuroke — Iraq: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.3%
Greenvale — New Zealand: not among its largest Yuroke — New Zealand: 3.3%
India 2.2% / —
Greenvale — India: 2.2% Yuroke — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 2.2% / —
Greenvale — Sri Lanka: 2.2% Yuroke — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Lebanon 1.8% / —
Greenvale — Lebanon: 1.8% Yuroke — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenvale 96.8% houses
Greenvale — Houses: 96.8% Greenvale — Townhouses: 3.0% Greenvale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Yuroke 102.3% houses
Yuroke — Houses: 102.3% Yuroke — Townhouses: 0.0% Yuroke — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenvale Yuroke
Median house price $871,800 —
Median unit price $525,000 —
Median land price $755,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 429 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yuroke has more rural and farming land (98% vs 11%).

Greenvale Yuroke
Rural and farming 11% 98%
Residential 41% 0%
Parks and recreation 30% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 2%
Other and special use 2% 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

Greenvale Yuroke
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Greenvale Yuroke
Houses 4.2%
$700/wk on $875K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Greenvale Yuroke
House price Higher than 58% of VIC —
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools Higher than 43% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 79% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 77% of VIC —

Liveability

Greenvale is more walkable (75 vs 0).

Greenvale Yuroke
Grade B —
Score 63/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Greenvale carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0); Greenvale carries more flood risk (19 vs 0).

Greenvale Yuroke
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
93/100
Flood Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Greenvale Yuroke
Inside the suburb 7 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Greenvale

  • St Carlo Borromeo School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Aitken College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Greenvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Greenvale Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Kolbe Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Keelonith Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Yuroke

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

Amenities in the suburb

Greenvale Yuroke
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 34 0
Childcare 16 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 24 0

Mobility

Yuroke sits further from the CBD (33.8 km vs 24.7 km).

Greenvale Yuroke
Walkability score 75/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.7 km 33.8 km
+37% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3059
 0.5%
postcode 3063
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3059
 48
postcode 3063

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.

Greenvale Yuroke
Car (driver) 67.1% / 63.8%
Greenvale — Car (driver): 67.1% Yuroke — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 23.4%
Greenvale — Worked from Home: 26.1% Yuroke — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 6.4%
Greenvale — Car (passenger): 4.1% Yuroke — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only 0.3% / 6.4%
Greenvale — Walked Only: 0.3% Yuroke — Walked Only: 6.4%
Train 1.8% / —
Greenvale — Train: 1.8% Yuroke — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.4% / —
Greenvale — Bus: 0.4% Yuroke — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Greenvale Yuroke
Elevation 175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km 29.3 km

NBN connectivity

Greenvale Yuroke
Connectivity score 90/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 77%
7,691 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Greenvale Yuroke
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenvale Yuroke
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Greenvale Yuroke
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenvale Yuroke
Division Calwell
same for both
Member Basem Abdo
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenvale Yuroke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenvale

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

Yuroke

Outer Retirees

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