Utungun vs Yarranbella

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

Utungun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 72/100)

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

First-home buyers

Utungun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Utungun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Utungun

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (321 min vs 329 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (483.8 km vs 490.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Utungun

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Utungun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs 7.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Utungun Yarranbella
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.

Utungun Yarranbella
Walkability 0 / 5
Utungun — Walkability: 0/100 Yarranbella — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 71 / 28
Utungun — Safety: 71/100 Yarranbella — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 18 / 21
Utungun — Low fire risk: 18/100 Yarranbella — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Utungun has higher household incomes ($61,048 vs $47,528); Utungun skews older (49 vs 46).

Utungun Yarranbella
Population 194 207
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.5% +7.3%
Median age 49 46
Median household income $61,048/yr
+22% vs other
 $47,528/yr
Median weekly rent $262/wk
+5% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Utungun Yarranbella
0-4 4.1% / 5.3%
Utungun — 0-4: 4.1% Yarranbella — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.9% / 13.5%
Utungun — 5-14: 13.9% Yarranbella — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.7% / 6.3%
Utungun — 15-19: 5.7% Yarranbella — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 1.5% / 2.4%
Utungun — 20-24: 1.5% Yarranbella — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 4.1% / 12.1%
Utungun — 25-34: 4.1% Yarranbella — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 11.3% / 9.2%
Utungun — 35-44: 11.3% Yarranbella — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.9% / 13.5%
Utungun — 45-54: 11.9% Yarranbella — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 20.1% / 20.3%
Utungun — 55-64: 20.1% Yarranbella — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 19.6% / 15.9%
Utungun — 65-74: 19.6% Yarranbella — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 5.2% / 3.9%
Utungun — 75-84: 5.2% Yarranbella — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 2.1% / —
Utungun — 85+: 2.1% Yarranbella — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Utungun 54.1% couple families
Utungun — Couple Families: 54.1% Utungun — Lone Person: 27.0% Utungun — One Parent Families: 18.9% Utungun — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarranbella 32.6% couple families
Yarranbella — Couple Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Lone Person: 28.3% Yarranbella — One Parent Families: 32.6% Yarranbella — Other Families: 6.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Utungun 10.6% renting
Utungun — Owned Outright: 53.0% Utungun — Mortgage: 36.4% Utungun — Renting: 10.6%
Yarranbella 11.6% renting
Yarranbella — Owned Outright: 53.6% Yarranbella — Mortgage: 34.8% Yarranbella — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Utungun Yarranbella
England 2.6% / 3.4%
Utungun — England: 2.6% Yarranbella — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.6% / 2.9%
Utungun — New Zealand: 2.6% Yarranbella — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Utungun — South Africa: 1.5% Yarranbella — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Utungun Yarranbella
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 16.4%
Utungun — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Yarranbella — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 5.8%
Utungun — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Yarranbella — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 5.3%
Utungun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Yarranbella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.4%
Utungun — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Yarranbella — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Utungun 98.5% houses
Utungun — Houses: 98.5% Utungun — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Yarranbella 100.0% houses
Yarranbella — Houses: 100.0% Yarranbella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Utungun Yarranbella
Median house price — $745,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Utungun Yarranbella
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Utungun Yarranbella
New dwellings approved 109
across Nambucca Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -64%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Utungun Yarranbella
House price — Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 26% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW

Liveability

Utungun Yarranbella
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yarranbella carries more crime risk (72 vs 29).

Utungun Yarranbella
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
79/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
72/100
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

Utungun Yarranbella
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

Utungun Yarranbella
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Yarranbella sits further from the CBD (490.3 km vs 483.8 km).

Utungun Yarranbella
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 483.8 km 490.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 321 min 329 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2447
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2447
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.

Utungun Yarranbella
Car (driver) 76.1% / 72.3%
Utungun — Car (driver): 76.1% Yarranbella — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 21.5%
Utungun — Worked from Home: 14.9% Yarranbella — Worked from Home: 21.5%
Walked Only 4.5% / 6.2%
Utungun — Walked Only: 4.5% Yarranbella — Walked Only: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / —
Utungun — Car (passenger): 4.5% Yarranbella — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Utungun Yarranbella
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.4 km 21.0 km

NBN connectivity

Utungun Yarranbella
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

Utungun Yarranbella
Average residential rate $1,175/yr
same for both
Council Nambucca Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Utungun Yarranbella
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Utungun Yarranbella
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Utungun

Retirees Rural

Yarranbella

Rural

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