West Footscray vs Yarraville

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Yarraville: a median of $1.2 million, against $972,000 in West Footscray, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Footscray tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Yarraville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 11)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 6)
  • But West Footscray has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

West Footscray

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($392,500 vs $546,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($972,500 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Footscray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($351/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Footscray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 28%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

West Footscray Yarraville
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.

West Footscray Yarraville
Walkability 90 / 96
West Footscray — Walkability: 90/100 Yarraville — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 26 / 29
West Footscray — Safety: 26/100 Yarraville — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Footscray — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarraville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 49
West Footscray — Low flood risk: 59/100 Yarraville — Low flood risk: 49/100

Demographics

Yarraville has more residents (15,636 vs 11,729); Yarraville rents higher ($462/wk vs $351/wk).

West Footscray Yarraville
Population 11,729 15,636
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +4.5%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $103,428/yr $129,220/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $351/wk $462/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Footscray Yarraville
0-4 6.5% / 6.7%
West Footscray — 0-4: 6.5% Yarraville — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 10.7% / 12.4%
West Footscray — 5-14: 10.7% Yarraville — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 3.6% / 4.4%
West Footscray — 15-19: 3.6% Yarraville — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 5.3% / 4.6%
West Footscray — 20-24: 5.3% Yarraville — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 22.5% / 17.0%
West Footscray — 25-34: 22.5% Yarraville — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 19.0% / 18.6%
West Footscray — 35-44: 19.0% Yarraville — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 13.1% / 15.3%
West Footscray — 45-54: 13.1% Yarraville — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 9.4% / 10.3%
West Footscray — 55-64: 9.4% Yarraville — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 5.5% / 5.6%
West Footscray — 65-74: 5.5% Yarraville — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 3.0% / 3.3%
West Footscray — 75-84: 3.0% Yarraville — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.4% / 1.9%
West Footscray — 85+: 1.4% Yarraville — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Footscray 37.0% couple families
West Footscray — Couple Families: 37.0% West Footscray — Lone Person: 38.1% West Footscray — One Parent Families: 12.4% West Footscray — Group Household: 10.6% West Footscray — Other Families: 1.9%
Yarraville 44.9% couple families
Yarraville — Couple Families: 44.9% Yarraville — Lone Person: 34.4% Yarraville — One Parent Families: 11.6% Yarraville — Group Household: 7.1% Yarraville — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Footscray 41.6% renting
West Footscray — Owned Outright: 22.4% West Footscray — Mortgage: 36.0% West Footscray — Renting: 41.6%
Yarraville 33.8% renting
Yarraville — Owned Outright: 27.1% Yarraville — Mortgage: 39.1% Yarraville — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Footscray Yarraville
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 23.4%
West Footscray — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Yarraville — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 9.8% / 9.3%
West Footscray — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8% Yarraville — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 8.2%
West Footscray — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Yarraville — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.3%
West Footscray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Yarraville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.7%
West Footscray — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Yarraville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

West Footscray Yarraville
Vietnam 6.1% / 2.1%
West Footscray — Vietnam: 6.1% Yarraville — Vietnam: 2.1%
England 2.2% / 3.7%
West Footscray — England: 2.2% Yarraville — England: 3.7%
India 3.7% / 0.8%
West Footscray — India: 3.7% Yarraville — India: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.3%
West Footscray — New Zealand: 1.9% Yarraville — New Zealand: 2.3%
Italy 1.3% / 1.1%
West Footscray — Italy: 1.3% Yarraville — Italy: 1.1%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.6%
West Footscray — Philippines: 1.7% Yarraville — Philippines: 0.6%
Greece — / 1.8%
West Footscray — Greece: not among its largest Yarraville — Greece: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Footscray 58.9% houses
West Footscray — Houses: 58.9% West Footscray — Townhouses: 19.1% West Footscray — Flats / Apartments: 22.0%
Yarraville 71.7% houses
Yarraville — Houses: 71.7% Yarraville — Townhouses: 16.2% Yarraville — Flats / Apartments: 12.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

West Footscray Yarraville
Median house price $972,500 $1,200,000
Median unit price $392,500 $546,000
Median land price — $1,070,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 94 sales
 25 days
from 180 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Footscray Yarraville
1 bed $290K / $418K
West Footscray — 1 bed: $290K (39 sales) Yarraville — 1 bed: $418K (30 sales)

39 vs 30 sales

2 bed $420K / $576K
West Footscray — 2 bed: $420K (87 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $576K (58 sales)

87 vs 58 sales

3 bed $620K / $732K
West Footscray — 3 bed: $620K (7 sales) Yarraville — 3 bed: $732K (9 sales)

7 vs 9 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Footscray Yarraville
2 bed $805K / $1.02M
West Footscray — 2 bed: $805K (48 sales) Yarraville — 2 bed: $1.02M (81 sales)

48 vs 81 sales

3 bed $985K / $1.24M
West Footscray — 3 bed: $985K (91 sales) Yarraville — 3 bed: $1.24M (176 sales)

91 vs 176 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.53M
West Footscray — 4 bed: $1.36M (23 sales) Yarraville — 4 bed: $1.53M (54 sales)

23 vs 54 sales

5 bed $1.27M / $2.02M
West Footscray — 5 bed: $1.27M (10 sales) Yarraville — 5 bed: $2.02M (11 sales)

10 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

West Footscray Yarraville
Residential 56%
same for both
Industrial 23% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 11%
Parks and recreation 6% 12%
Commercial 2% 5%
Other and special use 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

West Footscray Yarraville
New dwellings approved 774
across Maribyrnong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +198%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

West Footscray Yarraville
Houses 4.2%
$690/wk on $852K
 3.9%
$850/wk on $1.12M
Units 5.4%
$482/wk on $462K
 5.1%
$510/wk on $525K

Ranking within VIC

West Footscray Yarraville
House price Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC

Liveability

West Footscray scores higher overall (73 vs 65).

West Footscray Yarraville
Grade A B
Score 73/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Yarraville carries more flood risk (51 vs 41).

West Footscray Yarraville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
71/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
51/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 40
within 5 km
 45
within 5 km

Schools

West Footscray Yarraville
Inside the suburb 3 5
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.3 km
 3
Victoria University Footscray Park, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 2.3%

Schools in West Footscray

  • Footscray West Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Corpus Christi School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • OakTree College Independent · Secondary

Schools in Yarraville

  • Kingsville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Wembley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Augustine's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville West Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Yarraville Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

West Footscray Yarraville
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 9 27
Parks & reserves 11 20
Childcare 6 9
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 1 4
Banks & Bank@Post 2 3
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

West Footscray Yarraville
Walkability score 90/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 9 km 9.9 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 251.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 260.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3012
 2.1%
postcode 3013
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3012
 22
postcode 3013

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.

West Footscray Yarraville
Worked from Home 44.0% / 50.4%
West Footscray — Worked from Home: 44.0% Yarraville — Worked from Home: 50.4%
Car (driver) 40.7% / 36.6%
West Footscray — Car (driver): 40.7% Yarraville — Car (driver): 36.6%
Train 6.2% / 6.5%
West Footscray — Train: 6.2% Yarraville — Train: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 1.9%
West Footscray — Car (passenger): 3.0% Yarraville — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.4%
West Footscray — Walked Only: 2.1% Yarraville — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.4%).

Setting

West Footscray Yarraville
Elevation 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 3.3 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

West Footscray Yarraville
Connectivity score 90/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
6,134 premises
 76%
7,912 premises

Climate

West Footscray Yarraville
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

West Footscray Yarraville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

West Footscray Yarraville
Average residential rate $2,450/yr
same for both
Council Maribyrnong
same for both

Federal electorate

West Footscray Yarraville
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

West Footscray Yarraville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

West Footscray

Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Urban

Yarraville

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals River Transport Hub

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