Oaklands Junction vs Yuroke

Oaklands Junction is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 56 in Yuroke. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Oaklands Junction, most households are couple families. In Yuroke, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Oaklands Junction tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yuroke suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oaklands Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (31.3 km vs 33.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Oaklands Junction

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.4% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
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.

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Walkability 0 / 0
Oaklands Junction — Walkability: 0/100 Yuroke — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 7
Oaklands Junction — Safety: 14/100 Yuroke — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oaklands Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yuroke — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Oaklands Junction — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yuroke — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oaklands Junction has more residents (439 vs 123); Oaklands Junction rents higher ($462/wk vs $278/wk).

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Population 439
+72% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% -13.4%
Median age 42 56
Median household income $132,600/yr
+26% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+40% vs other
 $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
0-4 4.1% / —
Oaklands Junction — 0-4: 4.1% Yuroke — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.1% / 6.5%
Oaklands Junction — 5-14: 14.1% Yuroke — 5-14: 6.5%
15-19 10.3% / 2.4%
Oaklands Junction — 15-19: 10.3% Yuroke — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 7.3% / 12.2%
Oaklands Junction — 20-24: 7.3% Yuroke — 20-24: 12.2%
25-34 6.8% / 9.8%
Oaklands Junction — 25-34: 6.8% Yuroke — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.8% / —
Oaklands Junction — 35-44: 11.8% Yuroke — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 17.5% / 18.7%
Oaklands Junction — 45-54: 17.5% Yuroke — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 15.5% / 21.1%
Oaklands Junction — 55-64: 15.5% Yuroke — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 7.7% / 17.1%
Oaklands Junction — 65-74: 7.7% Yuroke — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 2.7% / 16.3%
Oaklands Junction — 75-84: 2.7% Yuroke — 75-84: 16.3%
85+ 0.9% / 4.9%
Oaklands Junction — 85+: 0.9% Yuroke — 85+: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 71.0% couple families
Oaklands Junction — Couple Families: 71.0% Oaklands Junction — Lone Person: 14.0% Oaklands Junction — One Parent Families: 10.8% Oaklands Junction — Other Families: 4.3%
Yuroke 54.5% couple families
Yuroke — Couple Families: 54.5% Yuroke — Lone Person: 22.7% Yuroke — One Parent Families: 22.7% Yuroke — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 11.5% renting
Oaklands Junction — Owned Outright: 41.0% Oaklands Junction — Mortgage: 47.5% Oaklands Junction — Renting: 11.5%
Yuroke 11.6% renting
Yuroke — Owned Outright: 60.5% Yuroke — Mortgage: 27.9% Yuroke — Renting: 11.6%
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.

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Italy 1.6% / 3.3%
Oaklands Junction — Italy: 1.6% Yuroke — Italy: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 3.3%
Oaklands Junction — New Zealand: 1.1% Yuroke — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — England: 1.4% Yuroke — England: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — Zimbabwe: 1.4% Yuroke — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Oaklands Junction — South Africa: 1.1% Yuroke — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 20.3%
Oaklands Junction — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Yuroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 12.2%
Oaklands Junction — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Yuroke — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.3%
Oaklands Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Yuroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / —
Oaklands Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Yuroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Oaklands Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Yuroke — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 100.0% houses
Oaklands Junction — Houses: 100.0%
Yuroke 102.3% houses
Yuroke — Houses: 102.3%
Houses

Property market

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Median house price $1,545,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Other and special use 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC

Liveability

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 High
93/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
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

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Yuroke sits further from the CBD (33.8 km vs 31.3 km).

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 31.3 km 33.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3063
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3063
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.

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Car (driver) 71.9% / 63.8%
Oaklands Junction — Car (driver): 71.9% Yuroke — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 23.4%
Oaklands Junction — Worked from Home: 25.9% Yuroke — Worked from Home: 23.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 6.4%
Oaklands Junction — Car (passenger): 2.2% Yuroke — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 6.4%
Oaklands Junction — Walked Only: not among its largest Yuroke — Walked Only: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.9%).

Setting

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 29.3 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
PM2.5 — 3.9 µg/m³
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Division Calwell
same for both
Member Basem Abdo
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oaklands Junction Yuroke
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oaklands Junction

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Yuroke

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