Hoddles Creek vs Woori Yallock

Woori Yallock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Hoddles Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hoddles Creek: a median of $1.46 million, against $735,000 in Woori Yallock, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Woori Yallock tends to suit families with children 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

Woori Yallock

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Hoddles Creek is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Woori Yallock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $1,455,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Woori Yallock

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 70.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 74 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Hoddles Creek has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
  • Woori Yallock is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Hoddles Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.8% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
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.

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Walkability 0 / 57
Hoddles Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Woori Yallock — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 64 / 62
Hoddles Creek — Safety: 64/100 Woori Yallock — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Hoddles Creek — Low fire risk: 2/100 Woori Yallock — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 100 / 25
Hoddles Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Woori Yallock — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Woori Yallock has more residents (2,964 vs 676); Hoddles Creek has higher household incomes ($108,784 vs $81,900).

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Population 676 2,964
+338% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.8% +1.8%
Median age 46 36
Median household income $108,784/yr
+25% vs other
 $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+5% vs other
 $346/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
0-4 3.3% / 7.6%
Hoddles Creek — 0-4: 3.3% Woori Yallock — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 12.9% / 13.3%
Hoddles Creek — 5-14: 12.9% Woori Yallock — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.9% / 5.7%
Hoddles Creek — 15-19: 5.9% Woori Yallock — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.0% / 5.3%
Hoddles Creek — 20-24: 4.0% Woori Yallock — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.4% / 15.5%
Hoddles Creek — 25-34: 10.4% Woori Yallock — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 12.0% / 12.7%
Hoddles Creek — 35-44: 12.0% Woori Yallock — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.2% / 12.4%
Hoddles Creek — 45-54: 15.2% Woori Yallock — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 15.5% / 12.5%
Hoddles Creek — 55-64: 15.5% Woori Yallock — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 13.6% / 9.8%
Hoddles Creek — 65-74: 13.6% Woori Yallock — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 6.5% / 4.1%
Hoddles Creek — 75-84: 6.5% Woori Yallock — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.0% / 1.2%
Hoddles Creek — 85+: 1.0% Woori Yallock — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek 53.8% couple families
Hoddles Creek — Couple Families: 53.8% Hoddles Creek — Lone Person: 26.9% Hoddles Creek — One Parent Families: 19.2% Hoddles Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Hoddles Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Woori Yallock 47.6% couple families
Woori Yallock — Couple Families: 47.6% Woori Yallock — Lone Person: 31.8% Woori Yallock — One Parent Families: 17.3% Woori Yallock — Group Household: 2.6% Woori Yallock — 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.

Hoddles Creek 4.1% renting
Hoddles Creek — Owned Outright: 39.8% Hoddles Creek — Mortgage: 56.1% Hoddles Creek — Renting: 4.1%
Woori Yallock 12.5% renting
Woori Yallock — Owned Outright: 31.6% Woori Yallock — Mortgage: 55.9% Woori Yallock — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 24.2%
Hoddles Creek — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Woori Yallock — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.2%
Hoddles Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Woori Yallock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 5.9%
Hoddles Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Woori Yallock — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.5%
Hoddles Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Woori Yallock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.0%
Hoddles Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Woori Yallock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
England 5.0% / 4.3%
Hoddles Creek — England: 5.0% Woori Yallock — England: 4.3%
Netherlands 2.1% / 0.7%
Hoddles Creek — Netherlands: 2.1% Woori Yallock — Netherlands: 0.7%
Germany 1.2% / 0.9%
Hoddles Creek — Germany: 1.2% Woori Yallock — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.2%
Hoddles Creek — New Zealand: 0.4% Woori Yallock — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.4%
Hoddles Creek — Scotland: 0.6% Woori Yallock — Scotland: 0.4%
Italy 0.6% / —
Hoddles Creek — Italy: 0.6% Woori Yallock — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hoddles Creek 97.8% houses
Hoddles Creek — Houses: 97.8% Hoddles Creek — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Hoddles Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Woori Yallock 99.5% houses
Woori Yallock — Houses: 99.5% Woori Yallock — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Woori Yallock — Townhouses: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Median house price $1,455,000 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 8 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Woori Yallock has more rural and farming land (75% vs 53%); Hoddles Creek has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 15%).

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Rural and farming 53% 75%
Environmental 25% 15%
Parks and recreation 21% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Houses — 4.2%
$590/wk on $730K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
House price — Higher than 38% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 63% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Woori Yallock is more walkable (57 vs 0); Hoddles Creek scores higher overall (45 vs 28).

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Grade C D
Score 45/100 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Woori Yallock carries more flood risk (75 vs 0).

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
38/100
Flood None
0/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hoddles Creek

  • Hoddles Creek Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Woori Yallock

  • Woori Yallock Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Croydon Community School-Woori Yallock Farm School Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 80 0

Mobility

Hoddles Creek sits further from the CBD (70.7 km vs 59.4 km).

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Walkability score 0/100 57/100
Distance to Melbourne 70.7 km
+16% vs other
 59.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
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.

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Car (driver) 68.0% / 78.4%
Hoddles Creek — Car (driver): 68.0% Woori Yallock — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 14.0%
Hoddles Creek — Worked from Home: 23.5% Woori Yallock — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.2%
Hoddles Creek — Car (passenger): 5.0% Woori Yallock — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 3.6% / 1.6%
Hoddles Creek — Walked Only: 3.6% Woori Yallock — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.5%
Hoddles Creek — Bus: not among its largest Woori Yallock — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.8 km 46.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Connectivity score 29/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
257 premises
 51%
1,293 premises

Climate

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hoddles Creek Woori Yallock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hoddles Creek

Rural

Woori Yallock

Acreage

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