Launching Place vs Woori Yallock

Comparing Launching Place and Woori Yallock, VIC: Woori Yallock is more walkable (57 vs 31); Launching Place carries more crime risk (48 vs 38); and Launching Place has higher household incomes ($95,160 vs $81,900).

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 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 48/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 31/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 68 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 64.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Woori Yallock

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 31/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Launching Place 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.

Launching Place 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.

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Walkability 31 / 57
Launching Place — Walkability: 31/100 Woori Yallock — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 52 / 62
Launching Place — Safety: 52/100 Woori Yallock — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Launching Place — Low fire risk: 2/100 Woori Yallock — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 30 / 25
Launching Place — Low flood risk: 30/100 Woori Yallock — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

Launching Place has higher household incomes ($95,160 vs $81,900); Launching Place skews older (38 vs 36).

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Population 2,495 2,964
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +1.8%
Median age 38 36
Median household income $95,160/yr
+14% vs other
 $81,900/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+1% vs other
 $346/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Launching Place Woori Yallock
0-4 7.0% / 7.6%
Launching Place — 0-4: 7.0% Woori Yallock — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 12.6% / 13.3%
Launching Place — 5-14: 12.6% Woori Yallock — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 7.1% / 5.7%
Launching Place — 15-19: 7.1% Woori Yallock — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.2% / 5.3%
Launching Place — 20-24: 6.2% Woori Yallock — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 13.9% / 15.5%
Launching Place — 25-34: 13.9% Woori Yallock — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.3% / 12.7%
Launching Place — 35-44: 11.3% Woori Yallock — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.7% / 12.4%
Launching Place — 45-54: 13.7% Woori Yallock — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 12.7% / 12.5%
Launching Place — 55-64: 12.7% Woori Yallock — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 10.9% / 9.8%
Launching Place — 65-74: 10.9% Woori Yallock — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.1%
Launching Place — 75-84: 3.8% Woori Yallock — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 0.8% / 1.2%
Launching Place — 85+: 0.8% Woori Yallock — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 52.1% couple families
Launching Place — Couple Families: 52.1% Launching Place — Lone Person: 26.1% Launching Place — One Parent Families: 16.5% Launching Place — Group Household: 3.6% Launching Place — Other Families: 1.7%
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.

Launching Place 6.3% renting
Launching Place — Owned Outright: 35.1% Launching Place — Mortgage: 58.6% Launching Place — Renting: 6.3%
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

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.

Launching Place Woori Yallock
England 5.0% / 4.3%
Launching Place — England: 5.0% Woori Yallock — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Launching Place — New Zealand: 1.0% Woori Yallock — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.7%
Launching Place — Netherlands: 0.8% Woori Yallock — Netherlands: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / 0.9%
Launching Place — Germany: 0.6% Woori Yallock — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Launching Place — Scotland: 0.4% Woori Yallock — Scotland: 0.4%

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

Qualifications

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

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 24.2%
Launching Place — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Woori Yallock — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.2%
Launching Place — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Woori Yallock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 5.9%
Launching Place — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Woori Yallock — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Launching Place — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Woori Yallock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.0%
Launching Place — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Woori Yallock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Launching Place 99.8% houses
Launching Place — Houses: 99.8% Launching Place — Townhouses: 0.0% Launching Place — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Woori Yallock 99.5% houses
Woori Yallock — Houses: 99.5% Woori Yallock — Townhouses: 0.4% Woori Yallock — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Median house price $765,000 $735,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $705,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 9 sales
 8 days
from 22 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.

Launching Place Woori Yallock
2 bed $698K / $645K
Launching Place — 2 bed: $698K (6 sales) Woori Yallock — 2 bed: $645K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

3 bed $760K / $716K
Launching Place — 3 bed: $760K (48 sales) Woori Yallock — 3 bed: $716K (52 sales)

48 vs 52 sales

4 bed $905K / $810K
Launching Place — 4 bed: $905K (12 sales) Woori Yallock — 4 bed: $810K (18 sales)

12 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Woori Yallock has more rural and farming land (75% vs 49%); Launching Place has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 15%).

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Rural and farming 49% 75%
Environmental 35% 15%
Parks and recreation 7% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Residential 3%
same for both
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

Launching Place 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Launching Place Woori Yallock
House price Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of VIC

Liveability

Woori Yallock is more walkable (57 vs 31).

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Grade D
same for both
Score 31/100 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Launching Place carries more crime risk (48 vs 38).

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
70/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Launching Place

  • Launching Place Primary School Government · Primary at peers

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

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5
same for both
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Launching Place sits further from the CBD (64.1 km vs 59.4 km).

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Walkability score 31/100 57/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.1 km
+7% vs other
 59.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 63 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Car (driver) 75.4% / 78.4%
Launching Place — Car (driver): 75.4% Woori Yallock — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 14.0%
Launching Place — Worked from Home: 18.2% Woori Yallock — Worked from Home: 14.0%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 5.2%
Launching Place — Car (passenger): 4.3% Woori Yallock — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.6%
Launching Place — Walked Only: 1.1% Woori Yallock — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train 0.8% / 0.4%
Launching Place — Train: 0.8% Woori Yallock — Train: 0.4%
Bus 0.3% / 0.5%
Launching Place — Bus: 0.3% Woori Yallock — Bus: 0.5%

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

Setting

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Connectivity score 63/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
973 premises
 51%
1,293 premises

Climate

Launching Place 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)

Launching Place Woori Yallock
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Launching Place Woori Yallock
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Launching Place

Acreage River

Woori Yallock

Acreage

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