Southern Cross vs Yarpturk

Southern Cross is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Yarpturk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Southern Cross, most households are couple families. On these figures, Southern Cross tends to suit families with children and 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

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarpturk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarpturk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (268.6 km vs 270.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Southern Cross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.4% vs -18.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Southern Cross Yarpturk
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.

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Walkability 0 / 0
Southern Cross — Walkability: 0/100 Yarpturk — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 85
Southern Cross — Safety: 90/100 Yarpturk — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Southern Cross — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarpturk — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Southern Cross — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yarpturk — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Southern Cross has more residents (128 vs 63); Southern Cross rents higher ($300/wk vs $190/wk).

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Population 128
+51% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% -18.2%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $81,224/yr
+28% vs other
 $58,448/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+37% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Southern Cross Yarpturk
0-4 5.5% / —
Southern Cross — 0-4: 5.5% Yarpturk — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 14.8% / 15.9%
Southern Cross — 5-14: 14.8% Yarpturk — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 5.5% / 6.3%
Southern Cross — 15-19: 5.5% Yarpturk — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 4.8%
Southern Cross — 20-24: 4.7% Yarpturk — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.0% / 7.9%
Southern Cross — 25-34: 7.0% Yarpturk — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.3% / 4.8%
Southern Cross — 35-44: 13.3% Yarpturk — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 13.3% / 30.2%
Southern Cross — 45-54: 13.3% Yarpturk — 45-54: 30.2%
55-64 12.5% / 20.6%
Southern Cross — 55-64: 12.5% Yarpturk — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 19.5% / 17.5%
Southern Cross — 65-74: 19.5% Yarpturk — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 9.4% / 6.3%
Southern Cross — 75-84: 9.4% Yarpturk — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Southern Cross — 85+: not among its largest Yarpturk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Southern Cross 59.1% couple families
Southern Cross — Couple Families: 59.1% Southern Cross — Lone Person: 40.9% Southern Cross — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Yarpturk 33.3% couple families
Yarpturk — Couple Families: 33.3% Yarpturk — Lone Person: 41.7% Yarpturk — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Southern Cross 6.8% renting
Southern Cross — Owned Outright: 56.8% Southern Cross — Mortgage: 36.4% Southern Cross — Renting: 6.8%
Yarpturk 12.5% renting
Yarpturk — Owned Outright: 58.3% Yarpturk — Mortgage: 29.2% Yarpturk — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Southern Cross 100.0% houses
Southern Cross — Houses: 100.0% Southern Cross — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarpturk 77.4% houses
Yarpturk — Houses: 77.4% Yarpturk — Flats / Apartments: 22.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 15.9%
Southern Cross — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Yarpturk — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 9.5%
Southern Cross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yarpturk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 6.3%
Southern Cross — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Yarpturk — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Southern Cross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Yarpturk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Zoning mix

Southern Cross has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%).

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Rural and farming 99% 83%
Other and special use 0% 17%
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

Southern Cross Yarpturk
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Southern Cross Yarpturk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Southern Cross Yarpturk
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

Mobility

Southern Cross sits further from the CBD (270.9 km vs 268.6 km).

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 270.9 km 268.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 201 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3283
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3283
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.

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Car (driver) 64.2% / 87.5%
Southern Cross — Car (driver): 64.2% Yarpturk — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 24.5% / 12.5%
Southern Cross — Worked from Home: 24.5% Yarpturk — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 11.3% / —
Southern Cross — Car (passenger): 11.3% Yarpturk — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Southern Cross Yarpturk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Southern Cross

Retirees Rural

Yarpturk

Rural

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