Kingsville vs Yarraville

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Yarraville: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.06 million in Kingsville, and rent is higher there too. Kingsville is closer to the city centre: 8.9 km, against 9.9 km.

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

Yarraville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Kingsville carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 71/100)

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

First-home buyers

Kingsville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($373,500 vs $546,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,058,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($355/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarraville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 88/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Kingsville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 28%)
  • Yarraville has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Yarraville

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -0.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsville Yarraville
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.

Kingsville Yarraville
Walkability 88 / 96
Kingsville — Walkability: 88/100 Yarraville — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 39 / 29
Kingsville — Safety: 39/100 Yarraville — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingsville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarraville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 63 / 49
Kingsville — Low flood risk: 63/100 Yarraville — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Yarraville has more residents (15,636 vs 3,920); Yarraville rents higher ($462/wk vs $355/wk).

Kingsville Yarraville
Population 3,920 15,636
+299% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +4.5%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $114,140/yr $129,220/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $355/wk $462/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsville Yarraville
0-4 7.3% / 6.7%
Kingsville — 0-4: 7.3% Yarraville — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 13.6% / 12.4%
Kingsville — 5-14: 13.6% Yarraville — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 3.5% / 4.4%
Kingsville — 15-19: 3.5% Yarraville — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 3.7% / 4.6%
Kingsville — 20-24: 3.7% Yarraville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 16.6% / 17.0%
Kingsville — 25-34: 16.6% Yarraville — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 20.5% / 18.6%
Kingsville — 35-44: 20.5% Yarraville — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 15.5% / 15.3%
Kingsville — 45-54: 15.5% Yarraville — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 8.8% / 10.3%
Kingsville — 55-64: 8.8% Yarraville — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 4.9% / 5.6%
Kingsville — 65-74: 4.9% Yarraville — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 3.6% / 3.3%
Kingsville — 75-84: 3.6% Yarraville — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 2.1% / 1.9%
Kingsville — 85+: 2.1% Yarraville — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 42.1% couple families
Kingsville — Couple Families: 42.1% Kingsville — Lone Person: 40.5% Kingsville — One Parent Families: 10.3% Kingsville — Group Household: 5.7% Kingsville — Other Families: 1.4%
Yarraville 44.9% couple families
Yarraville — Couple Families: 44.9% Yarraville — Lone Person: 34.4% Yarraville — One Parent Families: 11.6% Yarraville — Group Household: 7.1% Yarraville — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 37.9% renting
Kingsville — Owned Outright: 20.8% Kingsville — Mortgage: 41.4% Kingsville — Renting: 37.9%
Yarraville 33.8% renting
Yarraville — Owned Outright: 27.1% Yarraville — Mortgage: 39.1% Yarraville — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingsville Yarraville
Bachelor Degree 22.0% / 23.4%
Kingsville — Bachelor Degree: 22.0% Yarraville — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 9.3%
Kingsville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Yarraville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 8.2%
Kingsville — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% Yarraville — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.3%
Kingsville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Yarraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.7%
Kingsville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Yarraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Kingsville Yarraville
England 3.8% / 3.7%
Kingsville — England: 3.8% Yarraville — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 2.4% / 2.3%
Kingsville — New Zealand: 2.4% Yarraville — New Zealand: 2.3%
Vietnam 2.3% / 2.1%
Kingsville — Vietnam: 2.3% Yarraville — Vietnam: 2.1%
Greece 1.4% / 1.8%
Kingsville — Greece: 1.4% Yarraville — Greece: 1.8%
India 1.8% / 0.8%
Kingsville — India: 1.8% Yarraville — India: 0.8%
Italy 0.7% / 1.1%
Kingsville — Italy: 0.7% Yarraville — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsville 61.3% houses
Kingsville — Houses: 61.3% Kingsville — Flats / Apartments: 23.7% Kingsville — Townhouses: 15.0%
Yarraville 71.7% houses
Yarraville — Houses: 71.7% Yarraville — Flats / Apartments: 12.1% Yarraville — Townhouses: 16.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kingsville Yarraville
Median house price $1,058,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $373,500 $546,000
Median land price — $1,070,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 15 sales
 25 days
from 180 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingsville Yarraville
1 bed $282K / $418K
Kingsville — 1 bed: $282K (25 sales) Yarraville — 1 bed: $418K (30 sales)

25 vs 30 sales

2 bed $415K / $576K
Kingsville — 2 bed: $415K (33 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $576K (58 sales)

33 vs 58 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingsville Yarraville
2 bed $885K / $1.02M
Kingsville — 2 bed: $885K (19 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $1.02M (81 sales)

19 vs 81 sales

3 bed $1.15M / $1.24M
Kingsville — 3 bed: $1.15M (41 sales) Yarraville — 3 bed: $1.24M (176 sales)

41 vs 176 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.53M
Kingsville — 4 bed: $1.32M (13 sales) Yarraville — 4 bed: $1.53M (54 sales)

13 vs 54 sales

Zoning mix

Yarraville has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 0%).

Kingsville Yarraville
Residential 87% 56%
Industrial 0% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 11%
Parks and recreation 1% 12%
Commercial 0% 5%
Other and special use 0% 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

Kingsville Yarraville
New dwellings approved 774
across Maribyrnong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +198%
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.

Kingsville Yarraville
Houses 3.3%
$675/wk on $1.05M
 3.9%
$850/wk on $1.12M
Units — 5.1%
$510/wk on $525K

Ranking within VIC

Kingsville Yarraville
House price Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 8% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

Kingsville scores higher overall (85 vs 65); Yarraville is more walkable (96 vs 88).

Kingsville Yarraville
Grade A+ B
Score 85/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarraville carries more flood risk (51 vs 37); Yarraville carries more crime risk (71 vs 61).

Kingsville Yarraville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
71/100
Flood Low
37/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 41
within 5 km
 45
within 5 km

Schools

Kingsville Yarraville
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.0 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 2.3%

Schools in Kingsville

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

Schools in Yarraville

  • Kingsville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wembley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsville Yarraville
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 4 27
Parks & reserves 2 20
Childcare 3 9
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Kingsville Yarraville
Walkability score 88/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 8.9 km 9.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 16 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 31.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 260.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
 2.1%
postcode 3013
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
 22
postcode 3013

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.

Kingsville Yarraville
Worked from Home 51.0% / 50.4%
Kingsville — Worked from Home: 51.0% Yarraville — Worked from Home: 50.4%
Car (driver) 36.0% / 36.6%
Kingsville — Car (driver): 36.0% Yarraville — Car (driver): 36.6%
Train 6.2% / 6.5%
Kingsville — Train: 6.2% Yarraville — Train: 6.5%
Walked Only 2.5% / 2.4%
Kingsville — Walked Only: 2.5% Yarraville — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 1.9%
Kingsville — Car (passenger): 1.9% Yarraville — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bicycle 2.0% / 1.7%
Kingsville — Bicycle: 2.0% Yarraville — Bicycle: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.0%).

Setting

Kingsville Yarraville
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.4 km 3.3 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kingsville Yarraville
Connectivity score 99/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,963 premises
 76%
7,912 premises

Climate

Kingsville Yarraville
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingsville Yarraville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kingsville Yarraville
Average residential rate $2,450/yr
same for both
Council Maribyrnong
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsville Yarraville
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsville Yarraville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsville

Inner Parks Professionals Urban

Yarraville

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

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