Yellingbo vs Gembrook

Gembrook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Yellingbo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Yellingbo: a median of $1.28 million, against $930,000 in Gembrook, though rent is higher in Gembrook. On these figures, Gembrook tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gembrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Yellingbo carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

Gembrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($930,000 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

Yellingbo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (63.8 km vs 77.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yellingbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 87/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Yellingbo Gembrook
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.

Yellingbo Gembrook
Walkability 0 / 0
Yellingbo — Walkability: 0/100 Gembrook — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 13
Yellingbo — Safety: 66/100 Gembrook — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 2 / 5
Yellingbo — Low fire risk: 2/100 Gembrook — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 78 / 64
Yellingbo — Low flood risk: 78/100 Gembrook — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Gembrook has more residents (2,559 vs 582); Yellingbo skews older (46 vs 41).

Yellingbo Gembrook
Population 582 2,559
+340% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +8.9%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $103,532/yr $104,104/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $360/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo Gembrook
0-4 4.0% / 5.3%
Yellingbo — 0-4: 4.0% Gembrook — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.0% / 15.1%
Yellingbo — 5-14: 12.0% Gembrook — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 7.0% / 6.3%
Yellingbo — 15-19: 7.0% Gembrook — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.8%
Yellingbo — 20-24: 5.2% Gembrook — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 10.3% / 10.4%
Yellingbo — 25-34: 10.3% Gembrook — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 10.8% / 11.5%
Yellingbo — 35-44: 10.8% Gembrook — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.3% / 15.0%
Yellingbo — 45-54: 15.3% Gembrook — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 18.2% / 15.0%
Yellingbo — 55-64: 18.2% Gembrook — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 12.7% / 9.8%
Yellingbo — 65-74: 12.7% Gembrook — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.8% / 4.9%
Yellingbo — 75-84: 3.8% Gembrook — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.5% / 1.1%
Yellingbo — 85+: 1.5% Gembrook — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Gembrook 58.2% couple families
Gembrook — Couple Families: 58.2% Gembrook — Lone Person: 25.6% Gembrook — One Parent Families: 12.6% Gembrook — Group Household: 2.4% Gembrook — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo 5.1% renting
Yellingbo — Owned Outright: 45.7% Yellingbo — Mortgage: 49.1% Yellingbo — Renting: 5.1%
Gembrook 12.4% renting
Gembrook — Owned Outright: 33.6% Gembrook — Mortgage: 54.1% Gembrook — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yellingbo Gembrook
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 17.0%
Yellingbo — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Gembrook — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 10.3%
Yellingbo — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Gembrook — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.6%
Yellingbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Gembrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.6%
Yellingbo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Gembrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.6%
Yellingbo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Gembrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Yellingbo Gembrook
England 5.2% / 4.6%
Yellingbo — England: 5.2% Gembrook — England: 4.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Yellingbo — New Zealand: 0.7% Gembrook — New Zealand: 1.1%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.4%
Yellingbo — Netherlands: 1.0% Gembrook — Netherlands: 0.4%
Ireland 0.7% / 0.3%
Yellingbo — Ireland: 0.7% Gembrook — Ireland: 0.3%
Italy 0.5% / 0.5%
Yellingbo — Italy: 0.5% Gembrook — Italy: 0.5%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / —
Yellingbo — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Gembrook — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Yellingbo — Germany: not among its largest Gembrook — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Yellingbo — South Africa: not among its largest Gembrook — South Africa: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo 97.8% houses
Yellingbo — Houses: 97.8% Yellingbo — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Gembrook 97.5% houses
Gembrook — Houses: 97.5% Gembrook — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yellingbo Gembrook
Median house price $1,280,000 $930,000
Median unit price — $570,000
Median land price — $1,160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Yellingbo has more rural and farming land (74% vs 13%); Gembrook has more land zoned for conservation (18% vs 5%).

Yellingbo Gembrook
Rural and farming 74% 13%
Parks and recreation 20% 68%
Environmental 5% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Yellingbo Gembrook
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
 1,323
across Cardinia
Approvals change year on year -57% +13%

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.

Yellingbo Gembrook
Houses — 3.3%
$650/wk on $1.04M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yellingbo Gembrook
House price — Higher than 70% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 44% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of VIC

Liveability

Yellingbo scores higher overall (42 vs 28).

Yellingbo Gembrook
Grade C D
Score 42/100 28/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Gembrook carries more crime risk (87 vs 34); Gembrook carries more flood risk (36 vs 22).

Yellingbo Gembrook
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
87/100
Flood Low
22/100
 Low
36/100
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

Yellingbo Gembrook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yellingbo

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

Schools in Gembrook

  • Gembrook Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yellingbo Gembrook
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 3 18
Childcare 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 41 436

Mobility

Gembrook sits further from the CBD (77.9 km vs 63.8 km).

Yellingbo Gembrook
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 63.8 km 77.9 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.4%
postcode 3783
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 48
postcode 3783

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.

Yellingbo Gembrook
Car (driver) 64.9% / 70.1%
Yellingbo — Car (driver): 64.9% Gembrook — Car (driver): 70.1%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 24.6%
Yellingbo — Worked from Home: 26.1% Gembrook — Worked from Home: 24.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 2.5%
Yellingbo — Car (passenger): 5.8% Gembrook — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.9%
Yellingbo — Walked Only: 3.3% Gembrook — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train — / 0.7%
Yellingbo — Train: not among its largest Gembrook — Train: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Yellingbo Gembrook
Elevation 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.0 km 34.6 km

NBN connectivity

Yellingbo Gembrook
Connectivity score 30/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
228 premises
 35%
896 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Yellingbo Gembrook
Average residential rate $2,161/yr $1,880/yr
Council Yarra Ranges Cardinia

Federal electorate

Yellingbo Gembrook
Division Casey La Trobe
Member Aaron Violi Jason Wood
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yellingbo

Outer

Gembrook

River Rural

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