Woodside vs Yarram

Yarram is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Woodside. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woodside, about half of households are people living alone. In Yarram, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Woodside: a median of $722,000, against $415,000 in Yarram, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yarram 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Woodside has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Yarram has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Woodside leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)
  • Yarram has cheaper houses ($415,000 vs $722,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yarram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Woodside is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
  • Yarram sits closer to the CBD (220.6 km vs 222.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Woodside is more walkable (13/100 vs 4/100)
  • Yarram carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 93/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Woodside Yarram
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.

Woodside Yarram
Walkability 13 / 4
Woodside — Walkability: 13/100 Yarram — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 7 / 26
Woodside — Safety: 7/100 Yarram — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 38 / 52
Woodside — Low fire risk: 38/100 Yarram — Low fire risk: 52/100
Low flood risk 56 / 44
Woodside — Low flood risk: 56/100 Yarram — Low flood risk: 44/100

Demographics

Yarram has more residents (2,136 vs 374); Woodside has higher household incomes ($62,972 vs $46,228).

Woodside Yarram
Population 374 2,136
+471% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +0.0%
Median age 56 53
Median household income $62,972/yr
+27% vs other
 $46,228/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+13% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woodside Yarram
0-4 2.7% / 4.0%
Woodside — 0-4: 2.7% Yarram — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 8.8% / 10.1%
Woodside — 5-14: 8.8% Yarram — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 6.7% / 5.5%
Woodside — 15-19: 6.7% Yarram — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.5% / 4.6%
Woodside — 20-24: 3.5% Yarram — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 4.8% / 8.6%
Woodside — 25-34: 4.8% Yarram — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.1% / 8.9%
Woodside — 35-44: 9.1% Yarram — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 12.8% / 10.9%
Woodside — 45-54: 12.8% Yarram — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 19.5% / 15.1%
Woodside — 55-64: 19.5% Yarram — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 22.2% / 16.5%
Woodside — 65-74: 22.2% Yarram — 65-74: 16.5%
75-84 8.3% / 10.9%
Woodside — 75-84: 8.3% Yarram — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 1.9% / 5.5%
Woodside — 85+: 1.9% Yarram — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woodside 48.2% lone person
Woodside — Lone Person: 48.2% Woodside — Couple Families: 32.5% Woodside — One Parent Families: 15.7% Woodside — Group Household: 3.6% Woodside — Other Families: 0.0%
Yarram 55.2% lone person
Yarram — Lone Person: 55.2% Yarram — Couple Families: 24.4% Yarram — One Parent Families: 15.5% Yarram — Group Household: 3.2% Yarram — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woodside 12.7% renting
Woodside — Owned Outright: 57.7% Woodside — Mortgage: 29.6% Woodside — Renting: 12.7%
Yarram 23.0% renting
Yarram — Owned Outright: 53.6% Yarram — Mortgage: 23.4% Yarram — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woodside Yarram
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 17.7%
Woodside — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Yarram — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 6.1%
Woodside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Yarram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.6%
Woodside — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Yarram — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.5%
Woodside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Yarram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.2%
Woodside — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Yarram — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Woodside Yarram
England 1.6% / 3.2%
Woodside — England: 1.6% Yarram — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.5%
Woodside — New Zealand: 1.3% Yarram — New Zealand: 1.5%
Pakistan 1.6% / —
Woodside — Pakistan: 1.6% Yarram — Pakistan: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / 0.3%
Woodside — Germany: 1.1% Yarram — Germany: 0.3%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Woodside — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarram — Netherlands: 1.0%
Italy — / 0.8%
Woodside — Italy: not among its largest Yarram — Italy: 0.8%
India — / 0.7%
Woodside — India: not among its largest Yarram — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woodside 94.3% houses
Woodside — Houses: 94.3% Woodside — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Woodside — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yarram 85.5% houses
Yarram — Houses: 85.5% Yarram — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Yarram — Townhouses: 7.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Woodside Yarram
Median house price $722,500 $415,000
Median unit price — $384,500
Median land price — $242,000

Zoning mix

Yarram has more rural and farming land (89% vs 74%).

Woodside Yarram
Rural and farming 74% 89%
Parks and recreation 25% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Woodside Yarram
New dwellings approved 209
across Wellington
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Woodside Yarram
Houses — 3.3%
$340/wk on $535K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woodside Yarram
House price — Higher than 7% of VIC
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 1% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Woodside is more walkable (13 vs 4).

Woodside Yarram
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Woodside carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 48); Yarram carries more flood risk (56 vs 44).

Woodside Yarram
Bushfire Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
74/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
56/100
Coastal erosion High
86/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woodside Yarram
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Woodside

  • Woodside Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yarram

  • Yarram Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarram Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Woodside Yarram
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 7
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Woodside sits further from the CBD (222.7 km vs 220.6 km).

Woodside Yarram
Walkability score 13/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 222.7 km 220.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3874
 0.3%
postcode 3971
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3874
 42
postcode 3971

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.

Woodside Yarram
Car (driver) 56.9% / 71.3%
Woodside — Car (driver): 56.9% Yarram — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 30.6% / 10.7%
Woodside — Worked from Home: 30.6% Yarram — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Walked Only 5.6% / 10.3%
Woodside — Walked Only: 5.6% Yarram — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 4.5%
Woodside — Car (passenger): 6.9% Yarram — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle — / 1.9%
Woodside — Bicycle: not among its largest Yarram — Bicycle: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Woodside Yarram
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.3 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Woodside Yarram
Connectivity score 29/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
180 premises
 30%
1,346 premises

Council rates

Woodside Yarram
Average residential rate $1,960/yr
same for both
Council Wellington
same for both

Federal electorate

Woodside Yarram
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woodside Yarram
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woodside

Retirees Rural

Yarram

Affordable Retirees Rural

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