Tarraville vs Yarram
Yarram is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Tarraville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tarraville tends to suit people living alone.
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
Yarram
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 20%)
- But Tarraville has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tarraville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tarraville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Yarram
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 173 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (220.6 km vs 223.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Yarram
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 28%)
- carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 84/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yarram
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -13.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tarraville and Yarram 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
Yarram rents higher ($225/wk vs $0/wk); Yarram has more residents (2,136 vs 69).
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 2,136 +2996% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.8% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 58 | 53 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr +16% vs other | $46,228/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $225/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (26.1%).
Property market
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $415,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $384,500 |
| Median land price | — | $242,000 |
Zoning mix
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 6% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% same for both | |
| Residential | 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
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.3% $340/wk on $535K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Schools | — | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of VIC | Higher than 65% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 61% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 27% of VIC |
Liveability
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 14/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yarram carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 0); Tarraville carries more crime risk (84 vs 74).
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | High 84/100 | High 74/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 59/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Tarraville
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Yarram
- Yarram Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Yarram Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Tarraville sits further from the CBD (223.8 km vs 220.6 km).
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 223.8 km +1% vs other | 220.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 173 min | 160 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3971 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3971 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 (74.2%).
Setting
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 18 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 10.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 30% 1,346 premises |
Council rates
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tarraville | Yarram | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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