Shannon Vale vs Yarrowford
Shannon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Yarrowford. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shannon Vale, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarrowford, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shannon Vale: a median of $1.2 million, against $575,000 in Yarrowford, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yarrowford tends to suit 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
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
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Shannon Vale leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 38%)
- Yarrowford has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $1,200,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Yarrowford
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Shannon Vale has a shorter drive in (447 min vs 452 min)
- Yarrowford sits closer to the CBD (583.5 km vs 586.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yarrowford
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (59.4% vs -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Shannon Vale and Yarrowford drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Shannon Vale rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Shannon Vale has more residents (143 vs 110).
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 143 +23% vs other | 110 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.9% | +59.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 51 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr +9% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,200,000 | $575,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 97% same for both | |
| Environmental | 3% same for both | |
| 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
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 38% of NSW |
Liveability
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Shannon Vale carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 36).
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 13 | 4 |
Mobility
Shannon Vale sits further from the CBD (586.9 km vs 583.5 km).
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 586.9 km | 583.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 447 min | 452 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 2370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).
Setting
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,035 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 1,041 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 70 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 817 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $966/yr same for both | |
| Council | Glen Innes Severn same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Shannon Vale | Yarrowford | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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