Waaia vs Yalca

Waaia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Yalca. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Waaia tends to suit families with children.

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

Yalca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Waaia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Waaia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (229.9 km vs 256.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (165 min vs 178 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yalca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waaia Yalca
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.

Waaia Yalca
Walkability 0 / 0
Waaia — Walkability: 0/100 Yalca — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 88
Waaia — Safety: 48/100 Yalca — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
Waaia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yalca — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 22 / 9
Waaia — Low flood risk: 22/100 Yalca — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Waaia has more residents (420 vs 222); Yalca rents higher ($250/wk vs $195/wk).

Waaia Yalca
Population 420
+47% vs other
 222
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +7.8%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $70,200/yr $87,048/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $250/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waaia Yalca
0-4 8.1% / 7.2%
Waaia — 0-4: 8.1% Yalca — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 18.6% / 11.7%
Waaia — 5-14: 18.6% Yalca — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.0% / 8.6%
Waaia — 15-19: 5.0% Yalca — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.6% / 6.3%
Waaia — 20-24: 3.6% Yalca — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.9% / 7.2%
Waaia — 25-34: 11.9% Yalca — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.9% / 12.2%
Waaia — 35-44: 11.9% Yalca — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 12.4% / 20.3%
Waaia — 45-54: 12.4% Yalca — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 14.0% / 13.5%
Waaia — 55-64: 14.0% Yalca — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 10.2% / 11.3%
Waaia — 65-74: 10.2% Yalca — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 3.3% / 1.4%
Waaia — 75-84: 3.3% Yalca — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 1.7% / —
Waaia — 85+: 1.7% Yalca — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waaia 61.4% couple families
Waaia — Couple Families: 61.4% Waaia — Lone Person: 23.9% Waaia — One Parent Families: 14.8%
Yalca 60.0% couple families
Yalca — Couple Families: 60.0% Yalca — Lone Person: 31.1% Yalca — One Parent Families: 8.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waaia 10.6% renting
Waaia — Owned Outright: 47.2% Waaia — Mortgage: 42.3% Waaia — Renting: 10.6%
Yalca 15.9% renting
Yalca — Owned Outright: 57.1% Yalca — Mortgage: 27.0% Yalca — Renting: 15.9%
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.

Waaia Yalca
Netherlands 2.1% / —
Waaia — Netherlands: 2.1% Yalca — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Waaia — New Zealand: 1.9% Yalca — New Zealand: not among its largest
Nepal — / 1.8%
Waaia — Nepal: not among its largest Yalca — Nepal: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

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

Waaia Yalca
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 13.5%
Waaia — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Yalca — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 8.1%
Waaia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Yalca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 4.1%
Waaia — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Yalca — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Waaia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Yalca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Waaia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Yalca — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waaia 94.2% houses
Waaia — Houses: 94.2% Waaia — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Waaia — Townhouses: 2.9%
Yalca 100.0% houses
Yalca — Houses: 100.0% Yalca — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Yalca — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Waaia Yalca
Median house price $422,000 $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Waaia has more rural and farming land (96% vs 79%).

Waaia Yalca
Rural and farming 96% 79%
Parks and recreation 3% 20%
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

Waaia Yalca
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Waaia Yalca
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Waaia Yalca
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Yalca carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Waaia carries more crime risk (52 vs 12).

Waaia Yalca
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
12/100
Flood High
78/100
 High
91/100
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

Waaia Yalca
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Waaia

  • Waaia Yalca South Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Yalca

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

Amenities in the suburb

Waaia Yalca
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

Yalca sits further from the CBD (256.8 km vs 229.9 km).

Waaia Yalca
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 229.9 km 256.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 165 min 178 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3637
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 3637
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.

Waaia Yalca
Car (driver) 72.7% / 56.9%
Waaia — Car (driver): 72.7% Yalca — Car (driver): 56.9%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 25.5%
Waaia — Worked from Home: 20.0% Yalca — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 12.7%
Waaia — Walked Only: 1.8% Yalca — Walked Only: 12.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.9%
Waaia — Car (passenger): 5.5% Yalca — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Waaia Yalca
Elevation 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waaia Yalca
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Waaia Yalca
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Waaia Yalca
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Waaia Yalca
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waaia Yalca
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waaia

Family Rural

Yalca

Rural

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