Milton vs Yatte Yattah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yatte Yattah, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yatte Yattah: a median of $2.58 million, against $1.18 million in Milton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Milton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Yatte Yattah 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

Yatte Yattah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 38/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 90%)
  • But Milton has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Milton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,175,000 vs $2,577,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Milton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($383/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Milton is more walkable (77/100 vs 8/100)
  • Yatte Yattah sits closer to the CBD (215.5 km vs 220.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Yatte Yattah carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 38/100)

Weighs 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

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

Milton Yatte Yattah
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.

Milton Yatte Yattah
Walkability 77 / 8
Milton — Walkability: 77/100 Yatte Yattah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 62 / 87
Milton — Safety: 62/100 Yatte Yattah — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 14
Milton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yatte Yattah — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Milton has more residents (1,801 vs 189); Yatte Yattah has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $68,900).

Milton Yatte Yattah
Population 1,801
+90% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.3% +5.0%
Median age 55 57
Median household income $68,900/yr $84,500/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $383/wk $450/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milton Yatte Yattah
0-4 4.7% / 3.2%
Milton — 0-4: 4.7% Yatte Yattah — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 10.5% / 7.9%
Milton — 5-14: 10.5% Yatte Yattah — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 4.6% / 2.6%
Milton — 15-19: 4.6% Yatte Yattah — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 2.9% / 4.2%
Milton — 20-24: 2.9% Yatte Yattah — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 6.6% / 6.9%
Milton — 25-34: 6.6% Yatte Yattah — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.4% / 10.1%
Milton — 35-44: 9.4% Yatte Yattah — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.4% / 7.9%
Milton — 45-54: 10.4% Yatte Yattah — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 15.2% / 19.6%
Milton — 55-64: 15.2% Yatte Yattah — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 18.5% / 27.0%
Milton — 65-74: 18.5% Yatte Yattah — 65-74: 27.0%
75-84 10.0% / 7.9%
Milton — 75-84: 10.0% Yatte Yattah — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 7.3% / 1.6%
Milton — 85+: 7.3% Yatte Yattah — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milton 40.7% couple families
Milton — Couple Families: 40.7% Milton — Lone Person: 42.2% Milton — One Parent Families: 13.0% Milton — Group Household: 2.9% Milton — Other Families: 1.2%
Yatte Yattah 53.5% couple families
Yatte Yattah — Couple Families: 53.5% Yatte Yattah — Lone Person: 34.9% Yatte Yattah — One Parent Families: 11.6% Yatte Yattah — Group Household: 0.0% Yatte Yattah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milton 17.3% renting
Milton — Owned Outright: 53.6% Milton — Mortgage: 29.1% Milton — Renting: 17.3%
Yatte Yattah 6.0% renting
Yatte Yattah — Owned Outright: 71.6% Yatte Yattah — Mortgage: 22.4% Yatte Yattah — Renting: 6.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Milton Yatte Yattah
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 22.2%
Milton — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Yatte Yattah — Certificate III & IV: 22.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 11.1%
Milton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Yatte Yattah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 7.4%
Milton — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Yatte Yattah — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 5.8%
Milton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Yatte Yattah — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 4.8%
Milton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Yatte Yattah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Milton Yatte Yattah
England 5.8% / 2.1%
Milton — England: 5.8% Yatte Yattah — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 3.2%
Milton — New Zealand: 1.4% Yatte Yattah — New Zealand: 3.2%
Netherlands — / 3.2%
Milton — Netherlands: not among its largest Yatte Yattah — Netherlands: 3.2%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Milton — Scotland: 0.6% Yatte Yattah — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Milton — Germany: 0.6% Yatte Yattah — Germany: not among its largest
Ireland 0.3% / —
Milton — Ireland: 0.3% Yatte Yattah — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milton 90.1% houses
Milton — Houses: 90.1% Milton — Flats / Apartments: 5.4% Milton — Townhouses: 4.5%
Yatte Yattah 102.8% houses
Yatte Yattah — Houses: 102.8% Yatte Yattah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Yatte Yattah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Milton Yatte Yattah
Median house price $1,175,000 $2,577,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $515,000 $591,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 98 days
from 18 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yatte Yattah has more rural and farming land (87% vs 63%); Milton has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 11%).

Milton Yatte Yattah
Rural and farming 63% 87%
Environmental 23% 11%
Residential 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Milton Yatte Yattah
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Milton Yatte Yattah
House price Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools Higher than 23% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW

Liveability

Milton is more walkable (77 vs 8).

Milton Yatte Yattah
Grade B —
Score 53/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Yatte Yattah carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 0); Milton carries more crime risk (38 vs 13).

Milton Yatte Yattah
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
13/100
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

Milton Yatte Yattah
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Milton

  • Milton Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Budawang School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Yatte Yattah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Milton Yatte Yattah
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Milton sits further from the CBD (220.5 km vs 215.5 km).

Milton Yatte Yattah
Walkability score 77/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 220.5 km
+2% vs other
 215.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 176 min
Public transport score 54/100
Bus
 22/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 4.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2538
 0.7%
postcode 2539
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 2538
 44
postcode 2539

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.

Milton Yatte Yattah
Car (driver) 64.5% / 56.4%
Milton — Car (driver): 64.5% Yatte Yattah — Car (driver): 56.4%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 35.9%
Milton — Worked from Home: 20.9% Yatte Yattah — Worked from Home: 35.9%
Walked Only 8.5% / 3.8%
Milton — Walked Only: 8.5% Yatte Yattah — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.8%
Milton — Car (passenger): 5.1% Yatte Yattah — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle 1.0% / —
Milton — Bicycle: 1.0% Yatte Yattah — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.5%).

Setting

Milton Yatte Yattah
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Milton Yatte Yattah
Connectivity score 70/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 48%
1,211 premises
 0%
97 premises

Climate

Milton Yatte Yattah
Annual rainfall 1,302 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Milton Yatte Yattah
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Milton Yatte Yattah
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milton Yatte Yattah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milton

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Yatte Yattah

Premium Retirees River Rural

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