Yathella vs Old Junee

Yathella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 52 in Old Junee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yathella, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yathella tends to suit families with children and couples, while Old Junee suits people living alone and 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

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Old Junee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (446.8 km vs 455.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (295 min vs 300 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Old Junee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Yathella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.8% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yathella Old Junee
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.

Yathella Old Junee
Walkability 0 / 0
Yathella — Walkability: 0/100 Old Junee — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 61
Yathella — Safety: 65/100 Old Junee — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Yathella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Old Junee — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Yathella has higher household incomes ($153,764 vs $68,224); Old Junee skews older (52 vs 37).

Yathella Old Junee
Population 182 254
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.8% -3.4%
Median age 37 52
Median household income $153,764/yr
+56% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+6% vs other
 $258/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yathella Old Junee
0-4 9.3% / 3.1%
Yathella — 0-4: 9.3% Old Junee — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 17.6% / 14.6%
Yathella — 5-14: 17.6% Old Junee — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 7.1% / 2.8%
Yathella — 15-19: 7.1% Old Junee — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 4.4% / 5.1%
Yathella — 20-24: 4.4% Old Junee — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 8.2% / 5.9%
Yathella — 25-34: 8.2% Old Junee — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 11.0% / 7.9%
Yathella — 35-44: 11.0% Old Junee — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 19.2% / 12.2%
Yathella — 45-54: 19.2% Old Junee — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.8% / 17.7%
Yathella — 55-64: 14.8% Old Junee — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 8.2% / 17.3%
Yathella — 65-74: 8.2% Old Junee — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 1.6% / 10.2%
Yathella — 75-84: 1.6% Old Junee — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 2.0%
Yathella — 85+: not among its largest Old Junee — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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.

Yathella Old Junee
England — / 4.3%
Yathella — England: not among its largest Old Junee — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Yathella — New Zealand: 1.6% Old Junee — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yathella 68.8% couple families
Yathella — Couple Families: 68.8% Yathella — Lone Person: 18.8% Yathella — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yathella — Group Household: 12.5%
Old Junee 41.5% couple families
Old Junee — Couple Families: 41.5% Old Junee — Lone Person: 41.5% Old Junee — One Parent Families: 16.9% Old Junee — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yathella 100.0% houses
Yathella — Houses: 100.0%
Old Junee 100.0% houses
Old Junee — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Yathella Old Junee
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 16.5%
Yathella — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Old Junee — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 7.9%
Yathella — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Old Junee — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 3.9%
Yathella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Old Junee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.0%
Yathella — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Old Junee — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / —
Yathella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Old Junee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yathella 10.0% renting
Yathella — Owned Outright: 40.0% Yathella — Mortgage: 50.0% Yathella — Renting: 10.0%
Old Junee 10.4% renting
Old Junee — Owned Outright: 56.2% Old Junee — Mortgage: 33.3% Old Junee — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Yathella Old Junee
Median house price — $776,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yathella Old Junee
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Yathella Old Junee
New dwellings approved 12
across Junee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yathella Old Junee
House price — Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Yathella Old Junee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Old Junee carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

Yathella Old Junee
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yathella Old Junee
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

Amenities in the suburb

Yathella Old Junee
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Yathella sits further from the CBD (455.9 km vs 446.8 km).

Yathella Old Junee
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 455.9 km
+2% vs other
 446.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 300 min 295 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Yathella Old Junee
Car (driver) 63.9% / 56.0%
Yathella — Car (driver): 63.9% Old Junee — Car (driver): 56.0%
Worked from Home 32.0% / 30.2%
Yathella — Worked from Home: 32.0% Old Junee — Worked from Home: 30.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 6.9%
Yathella — Car (passenger): 4.1% Old Junee — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only — / 6.9%
Yathella — Walked Only: not among its largest Old Junee — Walked Only: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Yathella Old Junee
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yathella Old Junee
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
117 premises

Climate

Yathella Old Junee
Annual rainfall 559 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Yathella Old Junee
Average residential rate $997/yr
same for both
Council Junee
same for both

Federal electorate

Yathella Old Junee
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yathella Old Junee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yathella

Family Rural Young Families

Old Junee

Retirees Rural

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