Linburn vs Yarrawonga

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Linburn, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarrawonga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Linburn tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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

Linburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 63/100)

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

Linburn

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Linburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (243 min vs 252 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (295.7 km vs 302.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Linburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Yarrawonga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Linburn Yarrawonga
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.

Linburn Yarrawonga
Walkability 5 / 8
Linburn — Walkability: 5/100 Yarrawonga — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 48 / 37
Linburn — Safety: 48/100 Yarrawonga — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 78 / 84
Linburn — Low fire risk: 78/100 Yarrawonga — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Yarrawonga has more residents (445 vs 59); Linburn has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $62,660).

Linburn Yarrawonga
Population 59 445
+654% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.8% +5.7%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $101,816/yr
+38% vs other
 $62,660/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk $320/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Linburn Yarrawonga
0-4 6.8% / 3.4%
Linburn — 0-4: 6.8% Yarrawonga — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 16.9% / 13.0%
Linburn — 5-14: 16.9% Yarrawonga — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Linburn — 15-19: not among its largest Yarrawonga — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.1% / 2.5%
Linburn — 20-24: 5.1% Yarrawonga — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 — / 12.6%
Linburn — 25-34: not among its largest Yarrawonga — 25-34: 12.6%
35-44 5.1% / 11.5%
Linburn — 35-44: 5.1% Yarrawonga — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 18.6% / 15.5%
Linburn — 45-54: 18.6% Yarrawonga — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.9% / 19.1%
Linburn — 55-64: 16.9% Yarrawonga — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 18.6% / 10.3%
Linburn — 65-74: 18.6% Yarrawonga — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 — / 6.1%
Linburn — 75-84: not among its largest Yarrawonga — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 5.1% / 0.9%
Linburn — 85+: 5.1% Yarrawonga — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Linburn 53.8% couple families
Linburn — Couple Families: 53.8% Linburn — Lone Person: 46.2% Linburn — One Parent Families: 0.0% Linburn — Other Families: 0.0% Linburn — Group Household: 0.0%
Yarrawonga 47.4% couple families
Yarrawonga — Couple Families: 47.4% Yarrawonga — Lone Person: 33.0% Yarrawonga — One Parent Families: 10.3% Yarrawonga — Other Families: 5.2% Yarrawonga — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Linburn 0.0% renting
Linburn — Owned Outright: 30.8% Linburn — Mortgage: 69.2% Linburn — Renting: 0.0%
Yarrawonga 8.1% renting
Yarrawonga — Owned Outright: 55.9% Yarrawonga — Mortgage: 36.0% Yarrawonga — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Linburn 100.0% houses
Linburn — Houses: 100.0% Linburn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarrawonga 97.3% houses
Yarrawonga — Houses: 97.3% Yarrawonga — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Linburn Yarrawonga
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 19.6%
Linburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Yarrawonga — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.9%
Linburn — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Yarrawonga — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.8%
Linburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Yarrawonga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Property market

Linburn Yarrawonga
Median house price — $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $300,000

Zoning mix

Linburn has more rural and farming land (100% vs 45%); Yarrawonga has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Linburn Yarrawonga
Rural and farming 100% 45%
Residential 0% 44%
Environmental 0% 11%
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

Linburn Yarrawonga
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Linburn Yarrawonga
House price — Higher than 24% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Linburn Yarrawonga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yarrawonga carries more crime risk (63 vs 52).

Linburn Yarrawonga
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Linburn Yarrawonga
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Linburn Yarrawonga
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Yarrawonga sits further from the CBD (302.4 km vs 295.7 km).

Linburn Yarrawonga
Walkability score 5/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 295.7 km 302.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 243 min 252 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Linburn Yarrawonga
Car (driver) 100.0% / 80.3%
Linburn — Car (driver): 100.0% Yarrawonga — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home — / 11.7%
Linburn — Worked from Home: not among its largest Yarrawonga — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Linburn — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yarrawonga — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Linburn — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarrawonga — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Linburn Yarrawonga
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 500 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Linburn Yarrawonga
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Linburn Yarrawonga
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Linburn Yarrawonga
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Linburn Yarrawonga
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Linburn Yarrawonga
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Linburn

Family Rural

Yarrawonga

Affordable Rural

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