Winslow vs Yarpturk

Winslow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Yarpturk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Winslow, most households are couple families. On these figures, Winslow tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yarpturk suits people living alone 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

Winslow

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

Yarpturk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winslow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Winslow is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • Yarpturk has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Winslow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.5% vs -18.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Winslow Yarpturk
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.

Winslow Yarpturk
Walkability 14 / 0
Winslow — Walkability: 14/100 Yarpturk — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 85
Winslow — Safety: 89/100 Yarpturk — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Winslow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yarpturk — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Winslow — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yarpturk — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Winslow has more residents (436 vs 63); Winslow has higher household incomes ($92,092 vs $58,448).

Winslow Yarpturk
Population 436
+86% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.5% -18.2%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $92,092/yr
+37% vs other
 $58,448/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+14% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Winslow Yarpturk
0-4 9.2% / —
Winslow — 0-4: 9.2% Yarpturk — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.6% / 15.9%
Winslow — 5-14: 15.6% Yarpturk — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 3.7% / 6.3%
Winslow — 15-19: 3.7% Yarpturk — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.0% / 4.8%
Winslow — 20-24: 3.0% Yarpturk — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 14.0% / 7.9%
Winslow — 25-34: 14.0% Yarpturk — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 14.4% / 4.8%
Winslow — 35-44: 14.4% Yarpturk — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 13.1% / 30.2%
Winslow — 45-54: 13.1% Yarpturk — 45-54: 30.2%
55-64 14.9% / 20.6%
Winslow — 55-64: 14.9% Yarpturk — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 10.1% / 17.5%
Winslow — 65-74: 10.1% Yarpturk — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 3.7% / 6.3%
Winslow — 75-84: 3.7% Yarpturk — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 0.9% / —
Winslow — 85+: 0.9% Yarpturk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Winslow 57.7% couple families
Winslow — Couple Families: 57.7% Winslow — Lone Person: 26.9% Winslow — One Parent Families: 9.6% Winslow — Other Families: 2.9% Winslow — Group Household: 2.9%
Yarpturk 33.3% couple families
Yarpturk — Couple Families: 33.3% Yarpturk — Lone Person: 41.7% Yarpturk — One Parent Families: 25.0% Yarpturk — Other Families: 0.0% Yarpturk — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Winslow 6.8% renting
Winslow — Owned Outright: 33.8% Winslow — Mortgage: 59.5% Winslow — Renting: 6.8%
Yarpturk 12.5% renting
Yarpturk — Owned Outright: 58.3% Yarpturk — Mortgage: 29.2% Yarpturk — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Winslow Yarpturk
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 15.9%
Winslow — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Yarpturk — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 9.5%
Winslow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Yarpturk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 6.3%
Winslow — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Yarpturk — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Winslow — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Yarpturk — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Winslow Yarpturk
India — / 6.3%
Winslow — India: not among its largest Yarpturk — India: 6.3%
England 2.3% / —
Winslow — England: 2.3% Yarpturk — England: not among its largest
Philippines 1.4% / —
Winslow — Philippines: 1.4% Yarpturk — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Winslow — New Zealand: 0.9% Yarpturk — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Winslow — Germany: 0.9% Yarpturk — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Winslow 100.0% houses
Winslow — Houses: 100.0% Winslow — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yarpturk 77.4% houses
Yarpturk — Houses: 77.4% Yarpturk — Flats / Apartments: 22.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Winslow Yarpturk
Median house price $673,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Winslow has more rural and farming land (98% vs 83%).

Winslow Yarpturk
Rural and farming 98% 83%
Other and special use 0% 17%
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

Winslow Yarpturk
New dwellings approved 64
across Moyne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -15%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Winslow Yarpturk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

Winslow is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Winslow Yarpturk
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Winslow Yarpturk
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
15/100
Flood None
0/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Winslow Yarpturk
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

Winslow Yarpturk
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Winslow Yarpturk
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 269.4 km 268.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 199 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3281
 0.2%
postcode 3283
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3281
 41
postcode 3283

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.

Winslow Yarpturk
Car (driver) 78.9% / 87.5%
Winslow — Car (driver): 78.9% Yarpturk — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 12.5%
Winslow — Worked from Home: 16.5% Yarpturk — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Walked Only 2.8% / —
Winslow — Walked Only: 2.8% Yarpturk — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.8% / —
Winslow — Car (passenger): 1.8% Yarpturk — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Winslow Yarpturk
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.1 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Winslow Yarpturk
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
177 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

Winslow Yarpturk
Annual rainfall 699 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Winslow Yarpturk
Average residential rate $1,613/yr
same for both
Council Moyne
same for both

Federal electorate

Winslow Yarpturk
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Winslow Yarpturk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Winslow

Family River Rural Young Families

Yarpturk

Rural

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