Yallourn North vs Yallourn

Yallourn North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Yallourn. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yallourn, about half of households are couple families.

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

Yallourn North

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Yallourn North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yallourn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 121 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (145 km vs 153.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yallourn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)

Weighs 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

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

Yallourn North Yallourn
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.

Yallourn North Yallourn
Walkability 0 / 0
Yallourn North — Walkability: 0/100 Yallourn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 17
Yallourn North — Safety: 20/100 Yallourn — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 3 / 1
Yallourn North — Low fire risk: 3/100 Yallourn — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 50 / 41
Yallourn North — Low flood risk: 50/100 Yallourn — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Yallourn North has more residents (1,511 vs 143); Yallourn rents higher ($295/wk vs $220/wk).

Yallourn North Yallourn
Population 1,511
+91% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -0.7%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $66,352/yr $75,348/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $295/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yallourn North Yallourn
0-4 6.4% / 3.5%
Yallourn North — 0-4: 6.4% Yallourn — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.3% / 11.2%
Yallourn North — 5-14: 11.3% Yallourn — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.0% / 8.4%
Yallourn North — 15-19: 5.0% Yallourn — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 6.4% / 6.3%
Yallourn North — 20-24: 6.4% Yallourn — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.3% / 6.3%
Yallourn North — 25-34: 13.3% Yallourn — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 10.5% / 11.9%
Yallourn North — 35-44: 10.5% Yallourn — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.4% / 14.0%
Yallourn North — 45-54: 13.4% Yallourn — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 16.5% / 14.7%
Yallourn North — 55-64: 16.5% Yallourn — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.5% / 12.6%
Yallourn North — 65-74: 11.5% Yallourn — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 4.2% / 9.1%
Yallourn North — 75-84: 4.2% Yallourn — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ 1.7% / 2.8%
Yallourn North — 85+: 1.7% Yallourn — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yallourn North 36.7% couple families
Yallourn North — Couple Families: 36.7% Yallourn North — Lone Person: 41.2% Yallourn North — One Parent Families: 17.2% Yallourn North — Group Household: 4.2% Yallourn North — Other Families: 0.7%
Yallourn 45.0% couple families
Yallourn — Couple Families: 45.0% Yallourn — Lone Person: 40.0% Yallourn — One Parent Families: 15.0% Yallourn — Group Household: 0.0% Yallourn — 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.

Yallourn North 13.8% renting
Yallourn North — Owned Outright: 42.1% Yallourn North — Mortgage: 44.2% Yallourn North — Renting: 13.8%
Yallourn 8.5% renting
Yallourn — Owned Outright: 48.9% Yallourn — Mortgage: 42.6% Yallourn — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yallourn North Yallourn
Certificate III & IV 24.0% / 24.5%
Yallourn North — Certificate III & IV: 24.0% Yallourn — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 8.4%
Yallourn North — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Yallourn — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.9%
Yallourn North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Yallourn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.1%
Yallourn North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Yallourn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Yallourn North — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Yallourn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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.

Yallourn North Yallourn
England 1.8% / 4.2%
Yallourn North — England: 1.8% Yallourn — England: 4.2%
Scotland — / 4.9%
Yallourn North — Scotland: not among its largest Yallourn — Scotland: 4.9%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Yallourn North — Philippines: 0.8% Yallourn — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Yallourn North — Germany: 0.5% Yallourn — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Yallourn North — Netherlands: 0.5% Yallourn — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.3% / —
Yallourn North — New Zealand: 0.3% Yallourn — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yallourn North 99.8% houses
Yallourn North — Houses: 99.8% Yallourn North — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Yallourn 100.0% houses
Yallourn — Houses: 100.0% Yallourn — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yallourn North Yallourn
Median house price $385,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $518,045 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 13 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Yallourn North has more rural and farming land (41% vs 0%).

Yallourn North Yallourn
Other and special use 30% 92%
Rural and farming 41% 0%
Parks and recreation 26% 2%
Residential 1% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Yallourn North Yallourn
New dwellings approved 529
across Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +66%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yallourn North Yallourn
House price Higher than 4% of VIC —
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 97% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 22% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC

Liveability

Yallourn North Yallourn
Grade D —
Score 8/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yallourn North Yallourn
Bushfire High
97/100
 High
99/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
83/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Yallourn North Yallourn
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 Yallourn North

  • Yallourn North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Somers School Camp-Woorabinda Campus Government · Primary

Schools in Yallourn

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yallourn North Yallourn
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 16 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 4 5

Mobility

Yallourn North sits further from the CBD (153.7 km vs 145 km).

Yallourn North Yallourn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 153.7 km
+6% vs other
 145 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3825
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 3825
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.

Yallourn North Yallourn
Car (driver) 82.8% / 79.2%
Yallourn North — Car (driver): 82.8% Yallourn — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 11.3%
Yallourn North — Worked from Home: 10.8% Yallourn — Worked from Home: 11.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 9.4%
Yallourn North — Car (passenger): 4.5% Yallourn — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 2.0% / —
Yallourn North — Walked Only: 2.0% Yallourn — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Yallourn North Yallourn
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 -16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yallourn North Yallourn
Connectivity score 64/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
735 premises
 94%
62 premises

Climate

Yallourn North Yallourn
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yallourn North Yallourn
PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.56 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Yallourn North Yallourn
Average residential rate $1,746/yr
same for both
Council Latrobe (Vic.)
same for both

Federal electorate

Yallourn North Yallourn
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yallourn North Yallourn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yallourn North

Affordable Rural

Yallourn

Rural

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