Woori Yallock vs Yellingbo

Woori Yallock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Yellingbo. 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. In Yellingbo, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yellingbo: a median of $1.28 million, against $735,000 in Woori Yallock. On these figures, Woori Yallock tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Yellingbo suits couples.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Yellingbo is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 65%)

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

First-home buyers

Woori Yallock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $1,280,000)

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 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 68 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (59.4 km vs 63.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woori Yallock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Yellingbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Woori Yallock and Yellingbo 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 Yellingbo
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 Yellingbo
Walkability 57 / 0
Woori Yallock — Walkability: 57/100 Yellingbo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 66
Woori Yallock — Safety: 62/100 Yellingbo — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 1 / 2
Woori Yallock — Low fire risk: 1/100 Yellingbo — Low fire risk: 2/100
Low flood risk 25 / 78
Woori Yallock — Low flood risk: 25/100 Yellingbo — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Woori Yallock has more residents (2,964 vs 582); Yellingbo skews older (46 vs 36).

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Population 2,964
+80% vs other
 582
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +9.0%
Median age 36 46
Median household income $81,900/yr $103,532/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $346/wk
+2% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
0-4 7.6% / 4.0%
Woori Yallock — 0-4: 7.6% Yellingbo — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 13.3% / 12.0%
Woori Yallock — 5-14: 13.3% Yellingbo — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.7% / 7.0%
Woori Yallock — 15-19: 5.7% Yellingbo — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 5.3% / 5.2%
Woori Yallock — 20-24: 5.3% Yellingbo — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 15.5% / 10.3%
Woori Yallock — 25-34: 15.5% Yellingbo — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 12.7% / 10.8%
Woori Yallock — 35-44: 12.7% Yellingbo — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 12.4% / 15.3%
Woori Yallock — 45-54: 12.4% Yellingbo — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 12.5% / 18.2%
Woori Yallock — 55-64: 12.5% Yellingbo — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 9.8% / 12.7%
Woori Yallock — 65-74: 9.8% Yellingbo — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.1% / 3.8%
Woori Yallock — 75-84: 4.1% Yellingbo — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.2% / 1.5%
Woori Yallock — 85+: 1.2% Yellingbo — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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%
Yellingbo 64.8% couple families
Yellingbo — Couple Families: 64.8% Yellingbo — Lone Person: 20.0% Yellingbo — One Parent Families: 10.4% Yellingbo — Group Household: 4.8% Yellingbo — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Yellingbo 5.1% renting
Yellingbo — Owned Outright: 45.7% Yellingbo — Mortgage: 49.1% Yellingbo — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 21.1%
Woori Yallock — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Yellingbo — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.6%
Woori Yallock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Yellingbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 9.5%
Woori Yallock — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Yellingbo — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Woori Yallock — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yellingbo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.9%
Woori Yallock — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Yellingbo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

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

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 Yellingbo
England 4.3% / 5.2%
Woori Yallock — England: 4.3% Yellingbo — England: 5.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.7%
Woori Yallock — New Zealand: 1.2% Yellingbo — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.0%
Woori Yallock — Netherlands: 0.7% Yellingbo — Netherlands: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / —
Woori Yallock — Germany: 0.9% Yellingbo — Germany: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.7%
Woori Yallock — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Yellingbo — Sri Lanka: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Woori Yallock — Ireland: not among its largest Yellingbo — Ireland: 0.7%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Woori Yallock — Scotland: 0.4% Yellingbo — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woori Yallock 99.5% houses
Woori Yallock — Houses: 99.5% Woori Yallock — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Woori Yallock — Townhouses: 0.4%
Yellingbo 97.8% houses
Yellingbo — Houses: 97.8% Yellingbo — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Yellingbo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Median house price $735,000 $1,280,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 8 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Woori Yallock has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 5%).

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Rural and farming 75% 74%
Parks and recreation 2% 20%
Environmental 15% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Residential 3% 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

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
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 Yellingbo
Houses 4.2%
$590/wk on $730K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
House price Higher than 38% of VIC —
Income Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 31% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 63% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 80% of VIC —

Liveability

Woori Yallock is more walkable (57 vs 0); Yellingbo scores higher overall (42 vs 28).

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Grade D C
Score 28/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Woori Yallock carries more flood risk (75 vs 22).

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
98/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
75/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Woori Yallock

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

Schools in Yellingbo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 4 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 41

Mobility

Yellingbo sits further from the CBD (63.8 km vs 59.4 km).

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Walkability score 57/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 59.4 km 63.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 63 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
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.

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Car (driver) 78.4% / 64.9%
Woori Yallock — Car (driver): 78.4% Yellingbo — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 26.1%
Woori Yallock — Worked from Home: 14.0% Yellingbo — Worked from Home: 26.1%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.8%
Woori Yallock — Car (passenger): 5.2% Yellingbo — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.3%
Woori Yallock — Walked Only: 1.6% Yellingbo — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bus 0.5% / —
Woori Yallock — Bus: 0.5% Yellingbo — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.9 km 42.0 km

NBN connectivity

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Connectivity score 71/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,293 premises
 0%
228 premises

Climate

Woori Yallock Yellingbo
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Woori Yallock

Acreage

Yellingbo

Outer

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