Hazelwood vs Yinnar

Yinnar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Hazelwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazelwood, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hazelwood tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hazelwood has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • Yinnar has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yinnar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hazelwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($203/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yinnar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hazelwood carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 63/100)
  • Yinnar is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Yinnar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.6% vs 2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hazelwood 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.

Hazelwood 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.

Hazelwood Yinnar
Walkability 0 / 8
Hazelwood — Walkability: 0/100 Yinnar — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 68 / 37
Hazelwood — Safety: 68/100 Yinnar — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 2 / 33
Hazelwood — Low fire risk: 2/100 Yinnar — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 25 / 31
Hazelwood — Low flood risk: 25/100 Yinnar — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Yinnar has more residents (1,021 vs 189); Hazelwood skews older (51 vs 40).

Hazelwood Yinnar
Population 189 1,021
+440% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +12.6%
Median age 51 40
Median household income $76,336/yr $84,708/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $203/wk $245/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood Yinnar
0-4 4.8% / 6.2%
Hazelwood — 0-4: 4.8% Yinnar — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.1% / 12.6%
Hazelwood — 5-14: 11.1% Yinnar — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 2.1% / 5.1%
Hazelwood — 15-19: 2.1% Yinnar — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 1.6% / 5.2%
Hazelwood — 20-24: 1.6% Yinnar — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 10.6% / 15.5%
Hazelwood — 25-34: 10.6% Yinnar — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.6% / 10.9%
Hazelwood — 35-44: 11.6% Yinnar — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 10.1% / 10.1%
Hazelwood — 45-54: 10.1% Yinnar — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 19.6% / 15.5%
Hazelwood — 55-64: 19.6% Yinnar — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 13.2% / 12.5%
Hazelwood — 65-74: 13.2% Yinnar — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 12.2% / 6.2%
Hazelwood — 75-84: 12.2% Yinnar — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.2% / 1.7%
Hazelwood — 85+: 4.2% Yinnar — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 45.9% lone person
Hazelwood — Lone Person: 45.9% Hazelwood — Couple Families: 37.8% Hazelwood — One Parent Families: 16.2% Hazelwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Yinnar 39.5% lone person
Yinnar — Lone Person: 39.5% Yinnar — Couple Families: 43.5% Yinnar — One Parent Families: 14.5% Yinnar — Group Household: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 14.5% renting
Hazelwood — Owned Outright: 52.6% Hazelwood — Mortgage: 32.9% Hazelwood — Renting: 14.5%
Yinnar 15.9% renting
Yinnar — Owned Outright: 40.4% Yinnar — Mortgage: 43.7% Yinnar — Renting: 15.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hazelwood Yinnar
England 3.2% / 3.1%
Hazelwood — England: 3.2% Yinnar — England: 3.1%
Netherlands 2.1% / 0.9%
Hazelwood — Netherlands: 2.1% Yinnar — Netherlands: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 1.9%
Hazelwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Yinnar — New Zealand: 1.9%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Hazelwood — Philippines: not among its largest Yinnar — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.6%
Hazelwood — Germany: not among its largest Yinnar — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

Qualifications

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

Hazelwood Yinnar
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 21.0%
Hazelwood — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Yinnar — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 8.9%
Hazelwood — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Yinnar — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 7.3%
Hazelwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Yinnar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.7%
Hazelwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Yinnar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Hazelwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yinnar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazelwood 102.8% houses
Hazelwood — Houses: 102.8% Hazelwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yinnar 97.8% houses
Yinnar — Houses: 97.8% Yinnar — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hazelwood 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 31%).

Hazelwood Yinnar
Rural and farming 31% 88%
Other and special use 54% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 14% 1%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
Residential 0% 5%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Hazelwood Yinnar
House price — Higher than 19% of VIC
Income Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Schools Higher than 7% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 19% 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 55% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC

Liveability

Yinnar is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Hazelwood 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 crime risk (63 vs 32); Hazelwood carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 67).

Hazelwood Yinnar
Bushfire High
98/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
75/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hazelwood Yinnar
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Gippsland, 5.2 km
 1
Federation University Gippsland, 9.3 km

Schools in Hazelwood

  • Churchill Primary School-Hazelwood Estate Government · Primary
  • Traralgon College Hazelwood Estate Government · Secondary
  • Ashwood School-Garfield North Outdoor Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Yinnar

  • Yinnar Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hazelwood 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

Hazelwood Yinnar
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Melbourne 161.1 km 162.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 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.

Hazelwood Yinnar
Car (driver) 73.8% / 80.8%
Hazelwood — Car (driver): 73.8% Yinnar — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 11.5%
Hazelwood — Worked from Home: 26.2% Yinnar — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Hazelwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yinnar — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Hazelwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Yinnar — Walked Only: 1.9%
Bus — / 0.9%
Hazelwood — Bus: not among its largest Yinnar — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Hazelwood Yinnar
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.0 km 38.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Hazelwood 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)

Hazelwood 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hazelwood

Retirees River Rural

Yinnar

Acreage Affordable

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