Run-O-Waters vs Yarra

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Run-O-Waters: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.07 million in Yarra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Run-O-Waters tends to suit older residents, while Yarra suits 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

They split

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

  • Run-O-Waters carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 62/100)
  • Yarra is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Yarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,075,000 vs $1,532,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $475/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Run-O-Waters

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (201.9 km vs 208.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Run-O-Waters

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Run-O-Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (28.5% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Run-O-Waters and Yarra drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Run-O-Waters Yarra
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.

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Walkability 21 / 0
Run-O-Waters — Walkability: 21/100 Yarra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 38
Run-O-Waters — Safety: 87/100 Yarra — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 80 / 84
Run-O-Waters — Low fire risk: 80/100 Yarra — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Run-O-Waters has more residents (605 vs 138); Run-O-Waters rents higher ($475/wk vs $230/wk).

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Population 605
+77% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +28.5% -20.2%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $115,908/yr
+6% vs other
 $108,888/yr
Median weekly rent $475/wk
+52% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters Yarra
0-4 4.3% / 7.2%
Run-O-Waters — 0-4: 4.3% Yarra — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 14.4% / 15.2%
Run-O-Waters — 5-14: 14.4% Yarra — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 6.8% / 5.8%
Run-O-Waters — 15-19: 6.8% Yarra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.0% / 5.1%
Run-O-Waters — 20-24: 3.0% Yarra — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.3% / 5.8%
Run-O-Waters — 25-34: 7.3% Yarra — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 13.2% / 13.0%
Run-O-Waters — 35-44: 13.2% Yarra — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.9% / 15.2%
Run-O-Waters — 45-54: 11.9% Yarra — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 15.0% / 21.0%
Run-O-Waters — 55-64: 15.0% Yarra — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 17.7% / 15.2%
Run-O-Waters — 65-74: 17.7% Yarra — 65-74: 15.2%
75-84 5.1% / —
Run-O-Waters — 75-84: 5.1% Yarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.8% / —
Run-O-Waters — 85+: 1.8% Yarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 64.6% couple families
Run-O-Waters — Couple Families: 64.6% Run-O-Waters — One Parent Families: 11.5% Run-O-Waters — Lone Person: 21.5% Run-O-Waters — Group Household: 2.3%
Yarra 58.6% couple families
Yarra — Couple Families: 58.6% Yarra — One Parent Families: 27.6% Yarra — Lone Person: 13.8% Yarra — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 7.4% renting
Run-O-Waters — Owned Outright: 46.5% Run-O-Waters — Mortgage: 46.0% Run-O-Waters — Renting: 7.4%
Yarra 18.4% renting
Yarra — Owned Outright: 55.1% Yarra — Mortgage: 26.5% Yarra — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Run-O-Waters 100.0% houses
Run-O-Waters — Houses: 100.0%
Yarra 100.0% houses
Yarra — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 27.5%
Run-O-Waters — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Yarra — Certificate III & IV: 27.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.9% / 10.1%
Run-O-Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9% Yarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.2%
Run-O-Waters — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Yarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.2%
Run-O-Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Yarra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Run-O-Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Property market

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Median house price $1,532,500 $1,075,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $540,000 —

Zoning mix

Yarra has more rural and farming land (81% vs 55%); Yarra has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%).

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Rural and farming 55% 81%
Residential 44% 0%
Environmental 0% 19%
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

Run-O-Waters Yarra
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Run-O-Waters Yarra
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Run-O-Waters is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Grade B —
Score 60/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarra carries more crime risk (62 vs 13).

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
62/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Run-O-Waters Yarra
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

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Waterways 1 10

Mobility

Yarra sits further from the CBD (208.4 km vs 201.9 km).

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 201.9 km 208.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 136 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2580
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2580
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.

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Car (driver) 79.4% / 86.3%
Run-O-Waters — Car (driver): 79.4% Yarra — Car (driver): 86.3%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 13.7%
Run-O-Waters — Worked from Home: 10.7% Yarra — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Run-O-Waters — Car (passenger): 7.5% Yarra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.4% / —
Run-O-Waters — Walked Only: 2.4% Yarra — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Elevation 693 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 703 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Connectivity score 44/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
211 premises
 0%
18 premises

Climate

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Annual rainfall 658 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Run-O-Waters Yarra
PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Run-O-Waters Yarra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Run-O-Waters

Acreage

Yarra

Family Rural

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