Wargan vs Yelta

Wargan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Yelta. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wargan, most households are people living alone. In Yelta, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wargan tends to suit people living alone, while Yelta suits families with children, couples, and older residents.

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

Yelta

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 42%)

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

Yelta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yelta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (381 min vs 401 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (561.6 km vs 577.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yelta

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Yelta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.9% vs -25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wargan Yelta
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.

Wargan Yelta
Walkability 0 / 0
Wargan — Walkability: 0/100 Yelta — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 47
Wargan — Safety: 3/100 Yelta — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 89 / 81
Wargan — Low fire risk: 89/100 Yelta — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 3 / 10
Wargan — Low flood risk: 3/100 Yelta — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Yelta has more residents (325 vs 53); Wargan rents higher ($231/wk vs $185/wk).

Wargan Yelta
Population 53 325
+513% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -25.4% +0.9%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $84,500/yr
+12% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $231/wk
+20% vs other
 $185/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wargan Yelta
0-4 — / 4.6%
Wargan — 0-4: not among its largest Yelta — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.1% / 17.8%
Wargan — 5-14: 15.1% Yelta — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 9.4% / 5.2%
Wargan — 15-19: 9.4% Yelta — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 13.2% / 3.7%
Wargan — 20-24: 13.2% Yelta — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.5% / 7.7%
Wargan — 25-34: 7.5% Yelta — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 5.7% / 8.9%
Wargan — 35-44: 5.7% Yelta — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 22.6% / 15.1%
Wargan — 45-54: 22.6% Yelta — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 5.7% / 13.5%
Wargan — 55-64: 5.7% Yelta — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 5.7% / 16.9%
Wargan — 65-74: 5.7% Yelta — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 5.7% / 4.6%
Wargan — 75-84: 5.7% Yelta — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / —
Wargan — 85+: not among its largest Yelta — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wargan 41.7% couple families
Wargan — Couple Families: 41.7% Wargan — Lone Person: 58.3% Wargan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Yelta 60.3% couple families
Yelta — Couple Families: 60.3% Yelta — Lone Person: 29.3% Yelta — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wargan 0.0% renting
Wargan — Owned Outright: 61.5% Wargan — Mortgage: 38.5% Wargan — Renting: 0.0%
Yelta 6.2% renting
Yelta — Owned Outright: 44.3% Yelta — Mortgage: 49.5% Yelta — Renting: 6.2%
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.

Wargan Yelta
Malaysia 11.3% / —
Wargan — Malaysia: 11.3% Yelta — Malaysia: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Wargan — England: not among its largest Yelta — England: 1.8%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Wargan — Philippines: not among its largest Yelta — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Wargan — New Zealand: not among its largest Yelta — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

Qualifications

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

Wargan Yelta
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 15.7%
Wargan — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Yelta — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 8.6%
Wargan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Yelta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Wargan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Yelta — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Wargan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yelta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wargan 100.0% houses
Wargan — Houses: 100.0% Wargan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yelta 94.7% houses
Yelta — Houses: 94.7% Yelta — Flats / Apartments: 5.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wargan Yelta
Median house price — $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wargan Yelta
Rural and farming 63% 65%
Parks and recreation 37% 30%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Wargan Yelta
New dwellings approved 446
across Mildura
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Wargan Yelta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Wargan Yelta
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Wargan carries more crime risk (97 vs 53).

Wargan Yelta
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
19/100
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Wargan Yelta
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

Wargan Yelta
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 17 0

Mobility

Wargan sits further from the CBD (577.5 km vs 561.6 km).

Wargan Yelta
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 577.5 km
+3% vs other
 561.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 401 min 381 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3505
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 3505
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.

Wargan Yelta
Car (driver) 48.4% / 74.8%
Wargan — Car (driver): 48.4% Yelta — Car (driver): 74.8%
Worked from Home 41.9% / 13.7%
Wargan — Worked from Home: 41.9% Yelta — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 9.7% / 6.9%
Wargan — Car (passenger): 9.7% Yelta — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 4.6%
Wargan — Walked Only: not among its largest Yelta — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).

Setting

Wargan Yelta
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wargan Yelta
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
136 premises

Climate

Wargan Yelta
Annual rainfall 257 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wargan Yelta
Average residential rate $2,340/yr
same for both
Council Mildura
same for both

Federal electorate

Wargan Yelta
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wargan Yelta
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wargan

Rural Students

Yelta

Acreage Family

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