Yellow Pinch vs Millingandi

Yellow Pinch is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 62 in Millingandi. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Millingandi, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Yellow Pinch: a median of $1.25 million, against $996,000 in Millingandi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yellow Pinch tends to suit families with children, while Millingandi suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Yellow Pinch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Yellow Pinch leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 41%)
  • Millingandi has cheaper houses ($995,750 vs $1,250,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Millingandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $343/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Yellow Pinch

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (356 min vs 363 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (517.4 km vs 524.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millingandi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Yellow Pinch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.5% vs 16.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
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.

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Walkability 16 / 14
Yellow Pinch — Walkability: 16/100 Millingandi — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 89 / 81
Yellow Pinch — Safety: 89/100 Millingandi — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 40 / 46
Yellow Pinch — Low fire risk: 40/100 Millingandi — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Millingandi has more residents (519 vs 64); Yellow Pinch has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $44,668).

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Population 64 519
+711% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.5% +16.4%
Median age 43 62
Median household income $73,632/yr
+39% vs other
 $44,668/yr
Median weekly rent $343/wk
+39% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
0-4 6.2% / 3.7%
Yellow Pinch — 0-4: 6.2% Millingandi — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 17.2% / 7.5%
Yellow Pinch — 5-14: 17.2% Millingandi — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 6.2% / 2.9%
Yellow Pinch — 15-19: 6.2% Millingandi — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 4.7% / 1.7%
Yellow Pinch — 20-24: 4.7% Millingandi — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 9.4% / 5.6%
Yellow Pinch — 25-34: 9.4% Millingandi — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 10.9% / 7.1%
Yellow Pinch — 35-44: 10.9% Millingandi — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 6.2% / 10.2%
Yellow Pinch — 45-54: 6.2% Millingandi — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 20.3% / 14.6%
Yellow Pinch — 55-64: 20.3% Millingandi — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 20.3% / 26.8%
Yellow Pinch — 65-74: 20.3% Millingandi — 65-74: 26.8%
75-84 — / 15.6%
Yellow Pinch — 75-84: not among its largest Millingandi — 75-84: 15.6%
85+ — / 1.9%
Yellow Pinch — 85+: not among its largest Millingandi — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yellow Pinch 36.8% lone person
Yellow Pinch — Lone Person: 36.8% Yellow Pinch — Couple Families: 42.1% Yellow Pinch — One Parent Families: 21.1% Yellow Pinch — Group Household: 0.0%
Millingandi 55.4% lone person
Millingandi — Lone Person: 55.4% Millingandi — Couple Families: 27.7% Millingandi — One Parent Families: 10.8% Millingandi — Group Household: 6.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yellow Pinch 0.0% renting
Yellow Pinch — Owned Outright: 73.7% Yellow Pinch — Mortgage: 26.3% Yellow Pinch — Renting: 0.0%
Millingandi 8.7% renting
Millingandi — Owned Outright: 71.2% Millingandi — Mortgage: 20.1% Millingandi — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
England 15.6% / 6.4%
Yellow Pinch — England: 15.6% Millingandi — England: 6.4%
New Zealand — / 2.1%
Yellow Pinch — New Zealand: not among its largest Millingandi — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Yellow Pinch — South Africa: not among its largest Millingandi — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Yellow Pinch — Scotland: not among its largest Millingandi — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Yellow Pinch — Germany: not among its largest Millingandi — Germany: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Qualifications

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

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 18.7%
Yellow Pinch — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Millingandi — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 10.0%
Yellow Pinch — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Millingandi — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 5.8%
Yellow Pinch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Millingandi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 1.9%
Yellow Pinch — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Millingandi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Yellow Pinch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Millingandi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yellow Pinch 100.0% houses
Yellow Pinch — Houses: 100.0% Yellow Pinch — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Millingandi 97.8% houses
Millingandi — Houses: 97.8% Millingandi — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Median house price $1,250,000 $995,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Millingandi has more rural and farming land (37% vs 2%); Yellow Pinch has more land zoned for conservation (95% vs 62%).

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Environmental 95% 62%
Rural and farming 2% 37%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 1%
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

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
House price Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Income Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW

Liveability

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
19/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
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

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Millingandi sits further from the CBD (524.4 km vs 517.4 km).

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Walkability score 16/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 517.4 km 524.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 356 min 363 min
Public transport score 22/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2548
 0.4%
postcode 2549
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2548
 52
postcode 2549

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.

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Car (driver) 84.6% / 74.3%
Yellow Pinch — Car (driver): 84.6% Millingandi — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 15.4% / 18.6%
Yellow Pinch — Worked from Home: 15.4% Millingandi — Worked from Home: 18.6%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Yellow Pinch — Walked Only: not among its largest Millingandi — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Yellow Pinch — Car (passenger): not among its largest Millingandi — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 4.7 km

NBN connectivity

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
271 premises

Climate

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yellow Pinch Millingandi
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yellow Pinch

Family Rural

Millingandi

Acreage Retirees

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