Launching Place vs Yarra Junction

Launching Place is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Yarra Junction. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Launching Place, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Launching Place tends to suit couples, while Yarra Junction suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Launching Place has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 80%)
  • Yarra Junction has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Launching Place leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
  • Yarra Junction has cheaper land ($333,000 vs $705,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarra Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Launching Place

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 74 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.1 km vs 69.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarra Junction

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Yarra Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.8% vs 4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Launching Place and Yarra Junction 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 Yarra Junction
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 Yarra Junction
Walkability 31 / 26
Launching Place — Walkability: 31/100 Yarra Junction — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 52 / 46
Launching Place — Safety: 52/100 Yarra Junction — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Launching Place — Low fire risk: 2/100 Yarra Junction — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 30 / 32
Launching Place — Low flood risk: 30/100 Yarra Junction — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Launching Place has higher household incomes ($95,160 vs $67,704); Launching Place rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Population 2,495 2,875
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +12.8%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $95,160/yr
+29% vs other
 $67,704/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Launching Place Yarra Junction
0-4 7.0% / 5.7%
Launching Place — 0-4: 7.0% Yarra Junction — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.6% / 13.2%
Launching Place — 5-14: 12.6% Yarra Junction — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 7.1% / 5.4%
Launching Place — 15-19: 7.1% Yarra Junction — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.2% / 5.0%
Launching Place — 20-24: 6.2% Yarra Junction — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.9% / 10.9%
Launching Place — 25-34: 13.9% Yarra Junction — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.3% / 11.5%
Launching Place — 35-44: 11.3% Yarra Junction — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 13.7% / 12.9%
Launching Place — 45-54: 13.7% Yarra Junction — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.7% / 11.7%
Launching Place — 55-64: 12.7% Yarra Junction — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 10.9% / 12.5%
Launching Place — 65-74: 10.9% Yarra Junction — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.8% / 7.5%
Launching Place — 75-84: 3.8% Yarra Junction — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.8% / 3.4%
Launching Place — 85+: 0.8% Yarra Junction — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

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%
Yarra Junction 39.9% couple families
Yarra Junction — Couple Families: 39.9% Yarra Junction — Lone Person: 40.2% Yarra Junction — One Parent Families: 16.1% Yarra Junction — Group Household: 2.9% Yarra Junction — Other Families: 0.9%
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%
Yarra Junction 18.7% renting
Yarra Junction — Owned Outright: 38.4% Yarra Junction — Mortgage: 42.9% Yarra Junction — Renting: 18.7%
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 Yarra Junction
England 5.0% / 5.5%
Launching Place — England: 5.0% Yarra Junction — England: 5.5%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Launching Place — New Zealand: 1.0% Yarra Junction — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.8% / 0.8%
Launching Place — Netherlands: 0.8% Yarra Junction — Netherlands: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / 0.5%
Launching Place — Germany: 0.6% Yarra Junction — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Launching Place — Scotland: 0.4% Yarra Junction — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 19.5%
Launching Place — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Yarra Junction — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.4%
Launching Place — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yarra Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 6.6%
Launching Place — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Yarra Junction — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.6%
Launching Place — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Yarra Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.5%
Launching Place — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Yarra Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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%
Yarra Junction 79.6% houses
Yarra Junction — Houses: 79.6% Yarra Junction — Townhouses: 11.6% Yarra Junction — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Median house price $765,000 $748,000
Median unit price — $675,000
Median land price $705,000 $333,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 7 days
from 9 sales
 35 days
from 34 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 Yarra Junction
2 bed $698K / $594K
Launching Place — 2 bed: $698K (6 sales) Yarra Junction — 2 bed: $594K (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

3 bed $760K / $744K
Launching Place — 3 bed: $760K (48 sales) Yarra Junction — 3 bed: $744K (45 sales)

48 vs 45 sales

4 bed $905K / $815K
Launching Place — 4 bed: $905K (12 sales) Yarra Junction — 4 bed: $815K (27 sales)

12 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Launching Place has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 11%); Yarra Junction has more rural and farming land (67% vs 49%).

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Rural and farming 49% 67%
Environmental 35% 11%
Residential 3% 10%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 4%
Other and special use 1%
same for both
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 Yarra Junction
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 Yarra Junction
Houses — 4.8%
$685/wk on $748K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Launching Place Yarra Junction
House price Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Income Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 44% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of VIC

Liveability

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Grade D
same for both
Score 31/100 29/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
68/100
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 Yarra Junction
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Launching Place

  • Launching Place Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Yarra Junction

  • Yarra Junction Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Upper Yarra Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Little Yarra Steiner School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Caulfield Grammar School - Yarra Junction Campus Independent · Combined
  • Cire Community School - Yarra Junction Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 1 6
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 13 9

Mobility

Yarra Junction sits further from the CBD (69.3 km vs 64.1 km).

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Walkability score 31/100 26/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.1 km 69.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 74 min
Public transport score 63/100
Bus
 72/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 18.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.4%
postcode 3797
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 41
postcode 3797

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 Yarra Junction
Car (driver) 75.4% / 72.3%
Launching Place — Car (driver): 75.4% Yarra Junction — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 19.7%
Launching Place — Worked from Home: 18.2% Yarra Junction — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.0%
Launching Place — Car (passenger): 4.3% Yarra Junction — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.1% / 3.2%
Launching Place — Walked Only: 1.1% Yarra Junction — Walked Only: 3.2%
Train 0.8% / —
Launching Place — Train: 0.8% Yarra Junction — Train: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Launching Place — Bicycle: not among its largest Yarra Junction — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Elevation 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Connectivity score 63/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
973 premises
 36%
1,372 premises

Climate

Launching Place Yarra Junction
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 Yarra Junction
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Launching Place Yarra Junction
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Launching Place Yarra Junction
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

Yarra Junction

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