Myall Park vs Yenda

Yenda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Myall Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myall Park, most households are couple families. In Yenda, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Myall Park: a median of $952,000, against $475,000 in Yenda. On these figures, Myall Park tends to suit couples, while Yenda suits people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Myall Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 59%)
  • But Yenda has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yenda

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($475,000 vs $952,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yenda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yenda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (375 min vs 399 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (554.3 km vs 575.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Myall Park carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 71/100)
  • Yenda is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Myall Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.1% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Myall Park Yenda
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.

Myall Park Yenda
Walkability 0 / 10
Myall Park — Walkability: 0/100 Yenda — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 79 / 29
Myall Park — Safety: 79/100 Yenda — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 82 / 78
Myall Park — Low fire risk: 82/100 Yenda — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Yenda has more residents (1,564 vs 226); Myall Park has higher household incomes ($102,648 vs $84,916).

Myall Park Yenda
Population 226 1,564
+592% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.1% +1.8%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $102,648/yr
+17% vs other
 $84,916/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myall Park Yenda
0-4 4.9% / 6.6%
Myall Park — 0-4: 4.9% Yenda — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.3% / 13.0%
Myall Park — 5-14: 9.3% Yenda — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 10.6% / 8.3%
Myall Park — 15-19: 10.6% Yenda — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 8.0% / 5.9%
Myall Park — 20-24: 8.0% Yenda — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 6.2% / 12.5%
Myall Park — 25-34: 6.2% Yenda — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.6% / 10.8%
Myall Park — 35-44: 10.6% Yenda — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 22.6% / 13.6%
Myall Park — 45-54: 22.6% Yenda — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 16.8% / 13.0%
Myall Park — 55-64: 16.8% Yenda — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 9.3% / 9.3%
Myall Park — 65-74: 9.3% Yenda — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 6.6% / 5.6%
Myall Park — 75-84: 6.6% Yenda — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ — / 1.3%
Myall Park — 85+: not among its largest Yenda — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myall Park 69.8% couple families
Myall Park — Couple Families: 69.8% Myall Park — Lone Person: 20.8% Myall Park — One Parent Families: 9.4% Myall Park — Other Families: 0.0% Myall Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Yenda 47.3% couple families
Yenda — Couple Families: 47.3% Yenda — Lone Person: 36.2% Yenda — One Parent Families: 12.1% Yenda — Other Families: 2.7% Yenda — Group Household: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myall Park 11.6% renting
Myall Park — Owned Outright: 40.6% Myall Park — Mortgage: 47.8% Myall Park — Renting: 11.6%
Yenda 23.4% renting
Yenda — Owned Outright: 38.6% Yenda — Mortgage: 38.0% Yenda — Renting: 23.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Myall Park Yenda
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.9%
Myall Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Yenda — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 6.4%
Myall Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Yenda — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 4.6%
Myall Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Yenda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.2%
Myall Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Yenda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Myall Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yenda — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Myall Park Yenda
Philippines 4.4% / 0.2%
Myall Park — Philippines: 4.4% Yenda — Philippines: 0.2%
Netherlands 1.8% / —
Myall Park — Netherlands: 1.8% Yenda — Netherlands: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.3% / —
Myall Park — Zimbabwe: 1.3% Yenda — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.2%
Myall Park — Italy: not among its largest Yenda — Italy: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Myall Park — South Africa: not among its largest Yenda — South Africa: 1.1%
England — / 1.0%
Myall Park — England: not among its largest Yenda — England: 1.0%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Myall Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Yenda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Lebanon — / 0.3%
Myall Park — Lebanon: not among its largest Yenda — Lebanon: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myall Park 91.8% houses
Myall Park — Houses: 91.8% Myall Park — Flats / Apartments: 8.2% Myall Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yenda 93.5% houses
Yenda — Houses: 93.5% Yenda — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Yenda — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Myall Park Yenda
Median house price $952,500 $475,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $249,500

Zoning mix

Myall Park Yenda
Rural and farming 84% 81%
Environmental 15% 18%
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

Myall Park Yenda
New dwellings approved 3
across Carrathool
 92
across Griffith
Approvals change year on year -100% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Myall Park Yenda
House price Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW

Liveability

Yenda is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Myall Park Yenda
Grade — C
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Yenda carries more crime risk (71 vs 21).

Myall Park Yenda
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
71/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Myall Park Yenda
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Myall Park

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

Schools in Yenda

  • Yenda Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myall Park Yenda
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 9 19

Mobility

Myall Park sits further from the CBD (575.7 km vs 554.3 km).

Myall Park Yenda
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 575.7 km
+4% vs other
 554.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2681
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2681
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.

Myall Park Yenda
Car (driver) 71.7% / 81.5%
Myall Park — Car (driver): 71.7% Yenda — Car (driver): 81.5%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 9.0%
Myall Park — Worked from Home: 13.4% Yenda — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 5.6%
Myall Park — Car (passenger): 8.7% Yenda — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 6.3% / 3.2%
Myall Park — Walked Only: 6.3% Yenda — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Myall Park — Bicycle: not among its largest Yenda — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Myall Park Yenda
Elevation 145 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 134 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Myall Park Yenda
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 0%
713 premises

Climate

Myall Park Yenda
Annual rainfall 447 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Myall Park Yenda
Average residential rate $510/yr $1,235/yr
Council Carrathool Griffith

Federal electorate

Myall Park Yenda
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myall Park Yenda
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myall Park

Rural

Yenda

Affordable Rural

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