Jeeralang vs Yinnar South

Yinnar South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Jeeralang. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jeeralang, about half of households are couple families. In Yinnar South, most households are couple families. On these figures, Jeeralang tends to suit older residents, while Yinnar South suits couples.

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

Yinnar South

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 85/100)

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

Jeeralang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Yinnar South

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 137 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (167.8 km vs 172.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yinnar South

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 85/100)
  • But Jeeralang has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Jeeralang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.6% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Jeeralang and Yinnar South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Jeeralang Yinnar South
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.

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Walkability 0 / 13
Jeeralang — Walkability: 0/100 Yinnar South — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 15 / 38
Jeeralang — Safety: 15/100 Yinnar South — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 20 / 21
Jeeralang — Low fire risk: 20/100 Yinnar South — Low fire risk: 21/100
Low flood risk 100 / 54
Jeeralang — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yinnar South — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Yinnar South rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Yinnar South has more residents (675 vs 76).

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Population 76 675
+788% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% -2.3%
Median age 55 46
Median household income $84,448/yr $93,600/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jeeralang Yinnar South
0-4 6.6% / 3.9%
Jeeralang — 0-4: 6.6% Yinnar South — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 7.9% / 11.9%
Jeeralang — 5-14: 7.9% Yinnar South — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.6% / 5.6%
Jeeralang — 15-19: 6.6% Yinnar South — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.6% / 5.5%
Jeeralang — 20-24: 6.6% Yinnar South — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 14.5% / 7.7%
Jeeralang — 25-34: 14.5% Yinnar South — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 6.6% / 12.1%
Jeeralang — 35-44: 6.6% Yinnar South — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 5.3% / 16.4%
Jeeralang — 45-54: 5.3% Yinnar South — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 28.9% / 18.5%
Jeeralang — 55-64: 28.9% Yinnar South — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 21.1% / 12.3%
Jeeralang — 65-74: 21.1% Yinnar South — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 6.6% / 4.0%
Jeeralang — 75-84: 6.6% Yinnar South — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 0.7%
Jeeralang — 85+: not among its largest Yinnar South — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jeeralang 45.0% couple families
Jeeralang — Couple Families: 45.0% Jeeralang — Lone Person: 35.0% Jeeralang — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Yinnar South 57.2% couple families
Yinnar South — Couple Families: 57.2% Yinnar South — Lone Person: 31.0% Yinnar South — One Parent Families: 11.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jeeralang 0.0% renting
Jeeralang — Owned Outright: 53.8% Jeeralang — Mortgage: 46.2% Jeeralang — Renting: 0.0%
Yinnar South 6.6% renting
Yinnar South — Owned Outright: 46.1% Yinnar South — Mortgage: 47.3% Yinnar South — Renting: 6.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 23.0%
Jeeralang — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Yinnar South — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 8.6%
Jeeralang — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Yinnar South — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 8.6%
Jeeralang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Yinnar South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.6% / 2.7%
Jeeralang — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6% Yinnar South — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 2.2%
Jeeralang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Yinnar South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Netherlands 10.5% / 0.4%
Jeeralang — Netherlands: 10.5% Yinnar South — Netherlands: 0.4%
England — / 3.4%
Jeeralang — England: not among its largest Yinnar South — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Jeeralang — New Zealand: not among its largest Yinnar South — New Zealand: 1.3%
Germany — / 0.9%
Jeeralang — Germany: not among its largest Yinnar South — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Jeeralang — South Africa: not among its largest Yinnar South — South Africa: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Jeeralang — Scotland: not among its largest Yinnar South — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jeeralang 100.0% houses
Jeeralang — Houses: 100.0%
Yinnar South 100.0% houses
Yinnar South — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Median house price — $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Rural and farming 94% 89%
Parks and recreation 6% 10%
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

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

Ranking within VIC

Jeeralang Yinnar South
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC

Liveability

Yinnar South is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yinnar South carries more flood risk (46 vs 0); Jeeralang carries more crime risk (85 vs 62).

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
79/100
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Inside the suburb 0 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, 7.6 km
 1
Federation University Gippsland, 8.2 km

Schools in Jeeralang

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

Schools in Yinnar South

  • Yinnar South Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Jeeralang sits further from the CBD (172.1 km vs 167.8 km).

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 172.1 km
+2% vs other
 167.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 123 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.

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Car (driver) 90.3% / 75.3%
Jeeralang — Car (driver): 90.3% Yinnar South — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 16.3%
Jeeralang — Worked from Home: 9.7% Yinnar South — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Jeeralang — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yinnar South — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Jeeralang — Walked Only: not among its largest Yinnar South — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.3%).

Setting

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Elevation 594 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.2 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Jeeralang Yinnar South
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
268 premises

Climate

Jeeralang Yinnar South
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)

Jeeralang Yinnar South
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Jeeralang

Retirees Rural

Yinnar South

River Rural

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