Steels Creek vs Yarra Glen

Yarra Glen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Steels Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Steels Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Yarra Glen, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Steels Creek: a median of $1.61 million, against $948,000 in Yarra Glen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Steels Creek tends to suit couples, while Yarra Glen 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

Steels Creek

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 70%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (104% vs 92%)
  • But Yarra Glen has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yarra Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($948,500 vs $1,610,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarra Glen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $509/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yarra Glen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (56 km vs 63.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 68 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarra Glen

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (31/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Steels Creek carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Steels Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Steels Creek and Yarra Glen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
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.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Walkability 0 / 31
Steels Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Yarra Glen — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 77 / 61
Steels Creek — Safety: 77/100 Yarra Glen — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 11 / 11
Steels Creek — Low fire risk: 11/100 Yarra Glen — Low fire risk: 11/100
Low flood risk 100 / 39
Steels Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yarra Glen — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Yarra Glen has more residents (3,012 vs 276); Steels Creek rents higher ($509/wk vs $380/wk).

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Population 276 3,012
+991% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% +5.0%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $108,316/yr
+13% vs other
 $94,536/yr
Median weekly rent $509/wk
+25% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
0-4 4.0% / 6.3%
Steels Creek — 0-4: 4.0% Yarra Glen — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.6% / 12.8%
Steels Creek — 5-14: 11.6% Yarra Glen — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.8% / 5.5%
Steels Creek — 15-19: 5.8% Yarra Glen — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.4% / 5.0%
Steels Creek — 20-24: 5.4% Yarra Glen — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.6% / 11.6%
Steels Creek — 25-34: 7.6% Yarra Glen — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 10.1% / 11.4%
Steels Creek — 35-44: 10.1% Yarra Glen — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 16.3% / 13.7%
Steels Creek — 45-54: 16.3% Yarra Glen — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 17.0% / 12.7%
Steels Creek — 55-64: 17.0% Yarra Glen — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 11.6% / 13.0%
Steels Creek — 65-74: 11.6% Yarra Glen — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 8.3% / 6.1%
Steels Creek — 75-84: 8.3% Yarra Glen — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.4% / 1.7%
Steels Creek — 85+: 1.4% Yarra Glen — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Steels Creek 75.0% couple families
Steels Creek — Couple Families: 75.0% Steels Creek — Lone Person: 16.7% Steels Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3% Steels Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Steels Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarra Glen 54.6% couple families
Yarra Glen — Couple Families: 54.6% Yarra Glen — Lone Person: 27.4% Yarra Glen — One Parent Families: 14.9% Yarra Glen — Group Household: 2.0% Yarra Glen — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Steels Creek 3.6% renting
Steels Creek — Owned Outright: 50.0% Steels Creek — Mortgage: 46.4% Steels Creek — Renting: 3.6%
Yarra Glen 12.3% renting
Yarra Glen — Owned Outright: 39.6% Yarra Glen — Mortgage: 48.1% Yarra Glen — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 18.9%
Steels Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Yarra Glen — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 9.5%
Steels Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Yarra Glen — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 9.1%
Steels Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Yarra Glen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 2.4%
Steels Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Yarra Glen — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.0%
Steels Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Yarra Glen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
England 6.2% / 5.4%
Steels Creek — England: 6.2% Yarra Glen — England: 5.4%
Germany 2.2% / 0.4%
Steels Creek — Germany: 2.2% Yarra Glen — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.7%
Steels Creek — Scotland: 1.1% Yarra Glen — Scotland: 0.7%
Ireland 1.1% / 0.4%
Steels Creek — Ireland: 1.1% Yarra Glen — Ireland: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Steels Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Yarra Glen — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Steels Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarra Glen — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Steels Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Yarra Glen — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Steels Creek 103.5% houses
Steels Creek — Houses: 103.5% Steels Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Steels Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarra Glen 92.4% houses
Yarra Glen — Houses: 92.4% Yarra Glen — Townhouses: 7.5% Yarra Glen — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Median house price $1,610,000 $948,500
Median unit price — $641,000
Median land price — $807,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 19 sales

Zoning mix

Yarra Glen has more rural and farming land (85% vs 54%).

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Rural and farming 54% 85%
Parks and recreation 30% 1%
Environmental 16% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Houses — 3.4%
$700/wk on $1.07M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
House price — Higher than 66% of VIC
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 43% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 67% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Yarra Glen is more walkable (31 vs 0).

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Yarra Glen carries more flood risk (61 vs 0); Yarra Glen carries more crime risk (39 vs 23).

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Bushfire High
89/100
same for both
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
39/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Steels Creek

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

Schools in Yarra Glen

  • Yarra Glen Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 17

Mobility

Steels Creek sits further from the CBD (63.6 km vs 56 km).

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Walkability score 0/100 31/100
Distance to Melbourne 63.6 km
+12% vs other
 56 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3775
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3775
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.

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Car (driver) 59.0% / 69.5%
Steels Creek — Car (driver): 59.0% Yarra Glen — Car (driver): 69.5%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 23.9%
Steels Creek — Worked from Home: 38.1% Yarra Glen — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 3.8%
Steels Creek — Car (passenger): 2.9% Yarra Glen — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Steels Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Yarra Glen — Walked Only: 1.7%
Train — / 0.5%
Steels Creek — Train: not among its largest Yarra Glen — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Elevation 137 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.8 km 43.3 km

NBN connectivity

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Connectivity score 29/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
95 premises
 42%
1,338 premises

Climate

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Steels Creek Yarra Glen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Steels Creek

Outer

Yarra Glen

Acreage Outer

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