Terip Terip vs Yarck
Yarck is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 58 in Terip Terip. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Terip Terip, most households are people living alone. In Yarck, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Terip Terip tends to suit people living alone, while Yarck suits 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
Yarck
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 44%)
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
Yarck
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Yarck
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (136 km vs 177 km)
- has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 137 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Terip Terip has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 26%)
- Yarck carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Terip Terip
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.3% vs 15.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Terip Terip and Yarck 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
Yarck has more residents (194 vs 72); Terip Terip has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $61,256).
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 194 +169% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +26.3% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 58 | 54 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +35% vs other | $61,256/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +20% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).
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 (18.1%).
Property market
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $880,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 9% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 64% of VIC | Higher than 22% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 21% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yarck carries more flood risk (33 vs 0); Terip Terip carries more crime risk (76 vs 49).
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 33/100 |
| 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
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 10 | 15 |
Mobility
Terip Terip sits further from the CBD (177 km vs 136 km).
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 177 km +23% vs other | 136 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 137 min | 121 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 3719 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 3719 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 (65.0%).
Setting
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 534 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 223 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Climate
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 865 mm | 648 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.2°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murrindindi same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi same for both | |
| Member | Helen Haines same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Terip Terip | Yarck | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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