Hillside vs Wy Yung

Hillside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Wy Yung. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hillside, most households are couple families. In Wy Yung, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hillside: a median of $780,000, against $585,000 in Wy Yung, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hillside tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wy Yung suits people living alone and 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

Hillside

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 59%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But 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 $780,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $385/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (199 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (273.9 km vs 285.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wy Yung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Hillside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (50.3% vs 17.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hillside 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.

Hillside 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.

Hillside Wy Yung
Walkability 0 / 5
Hillside — Walkability: 0/100 Wy Yung — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 44 / 46
Hillside — Safety: 44/100 Wy Yung — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 39 / 5
Hillside — Low fire risk: 39/100 Wy Yung — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 30 / 32
Hillside — Low flood risk: 30/100 Wy Yung — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Wy Yung has more residents (1,940 vs 290); Hillside rents higher ($385/wk vs $278/wk).

Hillside Wy Yung
Population 290 1,940
+569% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +50.3% +17.1%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $97,500/yr
+20% vs other
 $78,312/yr
Median weekly rent $385/wk
+28% vs other
 $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillside Wy Yung
0-4 7.2% / 6.5%
Hillside — 0-4: 7.2% Wy Yung — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 18.3% / 12.1%
Hillside — 5-14: 18.3% Wy Yung — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 3.4% / 5.8%
Hillside — 15-19: 3.4% Wy Yung — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.4% / 3.7%
Hillside — 20-24: 2.4% Wy Yung — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 11.7% / 11.1%
Hillside — 25-34: 11.7% Wy Yung — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 10.0% / 9.8%
Hillside — 35-44: 10.0% Wy Yung — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 18.6% / 12.0%
Hillside — 45-54: 18.6% Wy Yung — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 12.1% / 15.5%
Hillside — 55-64: 12.1% Wy Yung — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 9.0% / 13.8%
Hillside — 65-74: 9.0% Wy Yung — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.9% / 7.6%
Hillside — 75-84: 6.9% Wy Yung — 75-84: 7.6%
85+ 1.0% / 2.7%
Hillside — 85+: 1.0% Wy Yung — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillside 59.2% couple families
Hillside — Couple Families: 59.2% Hillside — Lone Person: 26.8% Hillside — One Parent Families: 9.9% Hillside — Group Household: 4.2% Hillside — 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.

Hillside 9.0% renting
Hillside — Owned Outright: 45.0% Hillside — Mortgage: 46.0% Hillside — Renting: 9.0%
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

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.

Hillside Wy Yung
England — / 3.5%
Hillside — England: not among its largest Wy Yung — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.9%
Hillside — New Zealand: 1.0% Wy Yung — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Hillside — Netherlands: not among its largest Wy Yung — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Hillside — South Africa: not among its largest Wy Yung — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Hillside — Germany: not among its largest Wy Yung — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Hillside Wy Yung
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 19.1%
Hillside — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Wy Yung — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 7.9%
Hillside — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Wy Yung — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.5%
Hillside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Wy Yung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.2%
Hillside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Wy Yung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 1.6%
Hillside — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Wy Yung — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillside 100.0% houses
Hillside — Houses: 100.0% Hillside — Townhouses: 0.0% Hillside — 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

Hillside Wy Yung
Median house price $780,000 $585,000
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price — $320,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 55 days
from 17 sales

Zoning mix

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

Hillside Wy Yung
Rural and farming 96% 79%
Residential 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Hillside 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Hillside Wy Yung
House price — Higher than 24% of VIC
Income Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools Higher than 92% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 75% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 10% of VIC

Liveability

Hillside Wy Yung
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wy Yung carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 61).

Hillside Wy Yung
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hillside Wy Yung
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Hillside

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

Hillside Wy Yung
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Wy Yung sits further from the CBD (285.3 km vs 273.9 km).

Hillside Wy Yung
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 273.9 km 285.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 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.

Hillside Wy Yung
Car (driver) 71.4% / 82.9%
Hillside — Car (driver): 71.4% Wy Yung — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 23.8% / 11.8%
Hillside — Worked from Home: 23.8% Wy Yung — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.8%
Hillside — Car (passenger): 2.7% Wy Yung — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 2.0% / 0.6%
Hillside — Walked Only: 2.0% Wy Yung — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Hillside — Bicycle: not among its largest Wy Yung — Bicycle: 0.8%

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

Setting

Hillside Wy Yung
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.0 km 23.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hillside Wy Yung
Connectivity score 49/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
171 premises
 29%
982 premises

Climate

Hillside 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hillside

Family Rural

Wy Yung

Acreage

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