Yangery vs Yarpturk

Yangery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Yarpturk. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Yarpturk tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Yangery has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
  • Yarpturk carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)

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

Yangery

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $190/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yangery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (265.6 km vs 268.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yarpturk

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Yangery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -18.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yangery 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.

Yangery 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.

Yangery Yarpturk
Walkability 0 / 0
Yangery — Walkability: 0/100 Yarpturk — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 85
Yangery — Safety: 69/100 Yarpturk — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Yangery — Low fire risk: 72/100 Yarpturk — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Yangery — Low flood risk: 79/100 Yarpturk — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yangery has more residents (113 vs 63); Yangery has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $58,448).

Yangery Yarpturk
Population 113
+44% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% -18.2%
Median age 45 49
Median household income $87,724/yr
+33% vs other
 $58,448/yr
Median weekly rent $170/wk $190/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yangery Yarpturk
0-4 — / —
Yangery — 0-4: not among its largest Yarpturk — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 15.9%
Yangery — 5-14: 11.5% Yarpturk — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.2% / 6.3%
Yangery — 15-19: 6.2% Yarpturk — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 8.0% / 4.8%
Yangery — 20-24: 8.0% Yarpturk — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 8.8% / 7.9%
Yangery — 25-34: 8.8% Yarpturk — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 8.0% / 4.8%
Yangery — 35-44: 8.0% Yarpturk — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 17.7% / 30.2%
Yangery — 45-54: 17.7% Yarpturk — 45-54: 30.2%
55-64 17.7% / 20.6%
Yangery — 55-64: 17.7% Yarpturk — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 9.7% / 17.5%
Yangery — 65-74: 9.7% Yarpturk — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 — / 6.3%
Yangery — 75-84: not among its largest Yarpturk — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Yangery — 85+: not among its largest Yarpturk — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Yangery Yarpturk
India — / 6.3%
Yangery — India: not among its largest Yarpturk — India: 6.3%
New Zealand 3.5% / —
Yangery — New Zealand: 3.5% Yarpturk — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yangery 42.9% couple families
Yangery — Couple Families: 42.9% Yangery — Lone Person: 34.3% Yangery — One Parent Families: 22.9%
Yarpturk 33.3% couple families
Yarpturk — Couple Families: 33.3% Yarpturk — Lone Person: 41.7% Yarpturk — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Yangery Yarpturk
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 15.9%
Yangery — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Yarpturk — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 6.3%
Yangery — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Yarpturk — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 9.5%
Yangery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Yarpturk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yangery 0.0% renting
Yangery — Owned Outright: 53.1% Yangery — Mortgage: 46.9% Yangery — Renting: 0.0%
Yarpturk 12.5% renting
Yarpturk — Owned Outright: 58.3% Yarpturk — Mortgage: 29.2% Yarpturk — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Yangery has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).

Yangery Yarpturk
Rural and farming 100% 83%
Other and special use 0% 17%
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

Yangery Yarpturk
New dwellings approved 388
across Warrnambool
 64
across Moyne
Approvals change year on year -22% -15%

Ranking within VIC

Yangery Yarpturk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Yangery carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Yangery carries more flood risk (21 vs 0).

Yangery Yarpturk
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Yangery 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

Mobility

Yarpturk sits further from the CBD (268.6 km vs 265.6 km).

Yangery Yarpturk
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 265.6 km 268.6 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 198 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3283
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3283
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.

Yangery Yarpturk
Car (driver) 81.5% / 87.5%
Yangery — Car (driver): 81.5% Yarpturk — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 12.5%
Yangery — Worked from Home: 5.6% Yarpturk — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / —
Yangery — Car (passenger): 7.4% Yarpturk — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Yangery — Walked Only: 5.6% Yarpturk — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Yangery Yarpturk
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.8 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Yangery 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

Yangery Yarpturk
Average residential rate $2,162/yr $1,613/yr
Council Warrnambool Moyne

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yangery

Rural

Yarpturk

Rural

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