Hargraves vs Yarrabin

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Yarrabin: a median of $830,000, against $260,000 in Hargraves, though rent is higher in Hargraves. On these figures, Hargraves tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yarrabin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Hargraves

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($260,000 vs $830,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarrabin

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($37/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yarrabin

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (308.5 km vs 322.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (279 min vs 284 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hargraves 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.

Hargraves Yarrabin
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.

Hargraves Yarrabin
Walkability 0 / 0
Hargraves — Walkability: 0/100 Yarrabin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 57
Hargraves — Safety: 48/100 Yarrabin — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 52 / 78
Hargraves — Low fire risk: 52/100 Yarrabin — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Hargraves rents higher ($220/wk vs $37/wk); Hargraves has more residents (300 vs 96).

Hargraves Yarrabin
Population 300
+68% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.1% +10.3%
Median age 50
same for both
Median household income $45,344/yr $67,132/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+83% vs other
 $37/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hargraves Yarrabin
0-4 4.3% / 9.4%
Hargraves — 0-4: 4.3% Yarrabin — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 13.3% / 10.4%
Hargraves — 5-14: 13.3% Yarrabin — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 4.3% / 4.2%
Hargraves — 15-19: 4.3% Yarrabin — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 2.3% / —
Hargraves — 20-24: 2.3% Yarrabin — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.7% / 13.5%
Hargraves — 25-34: 8.7% Yarrabin — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 9.7% / 12.5%
Hargraves — 35-44: 9.7% Yarrabin — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.3% / 10.4%
Hargraves — 45-54: 13.3% Yarrabin — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 24.3% / 15.6%
Hargraves — 55-64: 24.3% Yarrabin — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 10.3% / 17.7%
Hargraves — 65-74: 10.3% Yarrabin — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 7.0% / 5.2%
Hargraves — 75-84: 7.0% Yarrabin — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.0% / —
Hargraves — 85+: 1.0% Yarrabin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Hargraves Yarrabin
England 1.7% / 5.2%
Hargraves — England: 1.7% Yarrabin — England: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hargraves 43.9% lone person
Hargraves — Lone Person: 43.9% Hargraves — Couple Families: 32.9% Hargraves — One Parent Families: 13.4% Hargraves — Other Families: 4.9% Hargraves — Group Household: 4.9%
Yarrabin 44.0% lone person
Yarrabin — Lone Person: 44.0% Yarrabin — Couple Families: 24.0% Yarrabin — One Parent Families: 32.0% Yarrabin — Other Families: 0.0% Yarrabin — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hargraves 100.0% houses
Hargraves — Houses: 100.0% Hargraves — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarrabin 96.9% houses
Yarrabin — Houses: 96.9% Yarrabin — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hargraves Yarrabin
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.7%
Hargraves — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Yarrabin — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 8.3%
Hargraves — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Yarrabin — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 7.3%
Hargraves — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Yarrabin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.2%
Hargraves — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yarrabin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Hargraves — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Yarrabin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hargraves 7.3% renting
Hargraves — Owned Outright: 63.3% Hargraves — Mortgage: 29.4% Hargraves — Renting: 7.3%
Yarrabin 0.0% renting
Yarrabin — Owned Outright: 59.5% Yarrabin — Mortgage: 40.5% Yarrabin — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Hargraves Yarrabin
Median house price $260,000 $830,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $480,000

Zoning mix

Hargraves has more rural and farming land (73% vs 61%).

Hargraves Yarrabin
Rural and farming 73% 61%
Environmental 25% 33%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Residential 1% 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

Hargraves Yarrabin
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Hargraves Yarrabin
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW

Liveability

Hargraves Yarrabin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hargraves carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 22).

Hargraves Yarrabin
Bushfire Moderate
48/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 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

Hargraves Yarrabin
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hargraves

  • Hargraves Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Yarrabin

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hargraves Yarrabin
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 76 41

Mobility

Hargraves sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 308.5 km).

Hargraves Yarrabin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 322.6 km
+4% vs other
 308.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 284 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.

Hargraves Yarrabin
Car (driver) 62.6% / 58.3%
Hargraves — Car (driver): 62.6% Yarrabin — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 30.6%
Hargraves — Worked from Home: 34.1% Yarrabin — Worked from Home: 30.6%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 11.1%
Hargraves — Car (passenger): 3.3% Yarrabin — Car (passenger): 11.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.6%).

Setting

Hargraves Yarrabin
Elevation 895 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 429 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hargraves Yarrabin
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
44 premises

Climate

Hargraves Yarrabin
Annual rainfall 687 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hargraves Yarrabin
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Hargraves Yarrabin
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hargraves Yarrabin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hargraves

Rural

Yarrabin

Rural Young Families

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