Haywards Bay vs Yallah
Haywards Bay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Yallah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Haywards Bay tends to suit 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
Haywards Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 92/100)
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
Yallah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $590/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Haywards Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Haywards Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 8/100)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 92/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Haywards Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.2% vs -11.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Haywards Bay and Yallah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Haywards Bay has more residents (1,280 vs 122); Haywards Bay rents higher ($590/wk vs $165/wk).
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,280 +90% vs other | 122 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.2% | -11.6% |
| Median age | 38 | 48 |
| Median household income | $120,016/yr | $126,724/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $590/wk +72% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,237,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,900,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 32 days from 9 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Yallah has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 51% | 57% |
| Residential | 30% | 6% |
| Industrial | 0% | 16% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 3% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 3% |
| Planning zones cover 95% of Haywards Bay and 100% of Yallah. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve. | ||
| 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
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,476 across Wollongong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -31% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
Liveability
Haywards Bay is more walkable (37 vs 8).
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 67/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yallah carries more crime risk (92 vs 28).
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 92/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 101.4 km | 100.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 91 min | 94 min |
| Public transport score | 28/100 Bus | 33/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 3.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 11.5 min scheduled, not actual | 4 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2530 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2530 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.7%).
Setting
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.7 km | 6.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 86/100 | 58/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 74% 447 premises | 37% 115 premises |
Climate
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 974 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.37 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wollongong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Whitlam same for both | |
| Member | Carol Berry same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Haywards Bay | Yallah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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