Woori Yallock vs Healesville

Woori Yallock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Healesville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woori Yallock, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Healesville: a median of $806,000, against $735,000 in Woori Yallock. On these figures, Woori Yallock tends to suit families with children, while Healesville suits 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

Woori Yallock

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 56%)
  • But Healesville has more parks and reserves (17 vs 5)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Woori Yallock

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 73 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 65.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Healesville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 0%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • But Woori Yallock is more walkable (57/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woori Yallock Healesville
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.

Woori Yallock Healesville
Walkability 57 / 4
Woori Yallock — Walkability: 57/100 Healesville — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 62 / 40
Woori Yallock — Safety: 62/100 Healesville — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 1 / 4
Woori Yallock — Low fire risk: 1/100 Healesville — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 25 / 42
Woori Yallock — Low flood risk: 25/100 Healesville — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Healesville has more residents (7,589 vs 2,964); Healesville skews older (46 vs 36).

Woori Yallock Healesville
Population 2,964 7,589
+156% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +1.7%
Median age 36 46
Median household income $81,900/yr
+7% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $346/wk $350/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock Healesville
0-4 7.6% / 5.1%
Woori Yallock — 0-4: 7.6% Healesville — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.3% / 11.4%
Woori Yallock — 5-14: 13.3% Healesville — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.7% / 5.6%
Woori Yallock — 15-19: 5.7% Healesville — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.3% / 4.5%
Woori Yallock — 20-24: 5.3% Healesville — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 15.5% / 10.2%
Woori Yallock — 25-34: 15.5% Healesville — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.7% / 11.6%
Woori Yallock — 35-44: 12.7% Healesville — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.4% / 13.2%
Woori Yallock — 45-54: 12.4% Healesville — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 12.5% / 14.9%
Woori Yallock — 55-64: 12.5% Healesville — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 9.8% / 11.9%
Woori Yallock — 65-74: 9.8% Healesville — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.1% / 8.4%
Woori Yallock — 75-84: 4.1% Healesville — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.2% / 3.4%
Woori Yallock — 85+: 1.2% Healesville — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock 47.6% couple families
Woori Yallock — Couple Families: 47.6% Woori Yallock — Lone Person: 31.8% Woori Yallock — One Parent Families: 17.3% Woori Yallock — Group Household: 2.6% Woori Yallock — Other Families: 0.6%
Healesville 39.2% couple families
Healesville — Couple Families: 39.2% Healesville — Lone Person: 39.7% Healesville — One Parent Families: 17.3% Healesville — Group Household: 2.9% Healesville — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock 12.5% renting
Woori Yallock — Owned Outright: 31.6% Woori Yallock — Mortgage: 55.9% Woori Yallock — Renting: 12.5%
Healesville 17.7% renting
Healesville — Owned Outright: 41.3% Healesville — Mortgage: 41.0% Healesville — Renting: 17.7%
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.

Woori Yallock Healesville
England 4.3% / 5.4%
Woori Yallock — England: 4.3% Healesville — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.7%
Woori Yallock — New Zealand: 1.2% Healesville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 0.9% / 0.8%
Woori Yallock — Germany: 0.9% Healesville — Germany: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.9%
Woori Yallock — Netherlands: 0.7% Healesville — Netherlands: 0.9%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.8%
Woori Yallock — Scotland: 0.4% Healesville — Scotland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Woori Yallock Healesville
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 16.7%
Woori Yallock — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Healesville — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.1%
Woori Yallock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Healesville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 10.9%
Woori Yallock — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Healesville — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.1%
Woori Yallock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Healesville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.2%
Woori Yallock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Healesville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock 99.5% houses
Woori Yallock — Houses: 99.5% Woori Yallock — Townhouses: 0.4% Woori Yallock — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Healesville 89.3% houses
Healesville — Houses: 89.3% Healesville — Townhouses: 10.0% Healesville — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Woori Yallock Healesville
Median house price $735,000 $805,500
Median unit price — $610,175
Median land price — $537,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 22 sales
 30 days
from 75 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.

Woori Yallock Healesville
2 bed $645K / $650K
Woori Yallock — 2 bed: $645K (9 sales) Healesville — 2 bed: $650K (21 sales)

9 vs 21 sales

3 bed $716K / $795K
Woori Yallock — 3 bed: $716K (52 sales) Healesville — 3 bed: $795K (55 sales)

52 vs 55 sales

4 bed $810K / $915K
Woori Yallock — 4 bed: $810K (18 sales) Healesville — 4 bed: $915K (31 sales)

18 vs 31 sales

Zoning mix

Woori Yallock has more rural and farming land (75% vs 29%).

Woori Yallock Healesville
Rural and farming 75% 29%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 56%
Environmental 15% 6%
Parks and recreation 2% 5%
Residential 3%
same for both
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

Woori Yallock Healesville
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Woori Yallock Healesville
Houses 4.2%
$590/wk on $730K
 3.8%
$650/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woori Yallock Healesville
House price Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 5% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC

Liveability

Woori Yallock is more walkable (57 vs 4); Woori Yallock scores higher overall (28 vs 23).

Woori Yallock Healesville
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 23/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Healesville carries more crime risk (60 vs 38); Woori Yallock carries more flood risk (75 vs 58).

Woori Yallock Healesville
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
75/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woori Yallock Healesville
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Woori Yallock

  • Woori Yallock Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Croydon Community School-Woori Yallock Farm School Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Healesville

  • Healesville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Healesville High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Worawa Aboriginal College Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Woori Yallock Healesville
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 15
Parks & reserves 5 17
Childcare 4 8
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 4
Fuel stations 1 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 80

Mobility

Healesville sits further from the CBD (65.8 km vs 59.4 km).

Woori Yallock Healesville
Walkability score 57/100 4/100
Distance to Melbourne 59.4 km 65.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 73 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.8%
postcode 3777
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 42
postcode 3777

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.

Woori Yallock Healesville
Car (driver) 78.4% / 65.9%
Woori Yallock — Car (driver): 78.4% Healesville — Car (driver): 65.9%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 24.9%
Woori Yallock — Worked from Home: 14.0% Healesville — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.9%
Woori Yallock — Car (passenger): 5.2% Healesville — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.6%
Woori Yallock — Walked Only: 1.6% Healesville — Walked Only: 3.6%
Train 0.4% / 0.8%
Woori Yallock — Train: 0.4% Healesville — Train: 0.8%
Bus 0.5% / 0.4%
Woori Yallock — Bus: 0.5% Healesville — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Woori Yallock Healesville
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Woori Yallock Healesville
Connectivity score 71/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,293 premises
 45%
3,775 premises

Climate

Woori Yallock Healesville
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Woori Yallock Healesville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Woori Yallock Healesville
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Woori Yallock Healesville
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woori Yallock Healesville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woori Yallock

Acreage

Healesville

Acreage

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