Yelverton vs Yallingup

Yelverton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Yallingup. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yallingup 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

Yallingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Yallingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yelverton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($246/wk vs $400/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yelverton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 183 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (249.9 km vs 259.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yallingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Yallingup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.1% vs -4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yelverton Yallingup
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.

Yelverton Yallingup
Walkability 0 / 0
Yelverton — Walkability: 0/100 Yallingup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 73
Yelverton — Safety: 80/100 Yallingup — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 55 / 58
Yelverton — Low fire risk: 55/100 Yallingup — Low fire risk: 58/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Yelverton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Yallingup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yallingup has more residents (1,195 vs 72); Yallingup rents higher ($400/wk vs $246/wk).

Yelverton Yallingup
Population 72 1,195
+1560% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.0% +16.1%
Median age 42 48
Median household income $101,816/yr $111,644/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $246/wk $400/wk
+63% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yelverton Yallingup
0-4 5.6% / 4.5%
Yelverton — 0-4: 5.6% Yallingup — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.9% / 13.7%
Yelverton — 5-14: 13.9% Yallingup — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.9% / 5.4%
Yelverton — 15-19: 6.9% Yallingup — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.2% / 1.8%
Yelverton — 20-24: 4.2% Yallingup — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 13.9% / 7.3%
Yelverton — 25-34: 13.9% Yallingup — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 13.9% / 10.9%
Yelverton — 35-44: 13.9% Yallingup — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.7% / 17.9%
Yelverton — 45-54: 16.7% Yallingup — 45-54: 17.9%
55-64 20.8% / 17.7%
Yelverton — 55-64: 20.8% Yallingup — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 5.6% / 16.6%
Yelverton — 65-74: 5.6% Yallingup — 65-74: 16.6%
75-84 5.6% / 3.8%
Yelverton — 75-84: 5.6% Yallingup — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.3%
Yelverton — 85+: not among its largest Yallingup — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yelverton 66.7% couple families
Yelverton — Couple Families: 66.7% Yelverton — Lone Person: 33.3% Yelverton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yelverton — Group Household: 0.0%
Yallingup 58.3% couple families
Yallingup — Couple Families: 58.3% Yallingup — Lone Person: 30.0% Yallingup — One Parent Families: 8.8% Yallingup — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yelverton 17.6% renting
Yelverton — Owned Outright: 29.4% Yelverton — Mortgage: 52.9% Yelverton — Renting: 17.6%
Yallingup 13.9% renting
Yallingup — Owned Outright: 45.9% Yallingup — Mortgage: 40.2% Yallingup — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yelverton Yallingup
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 12.9%
Yelverton — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Yallingup — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 19.3%
Yelverton — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Yallingup — Bachelor Degree: 19.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 10.6%
Yelverton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yallingup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.3%
Yelverton — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yallingup — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Yelverton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yallingup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Yelverton Yallingup
England 23.6% / 6.6%
Yelverton — England: 23.6% Yallingup — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 5.6% / 2.5%
Yelverton — New Zealand: 5.6% Yallingup — New Zealand: 2.5%
Germany 4.2% / 0.3%
Yelverton — Germany: 4.2% Yallingup — Germany: 0.3%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Yelverton — South Africa: not among its largest Yallingup — South Africa: 1.4%
Canada — / 0.7%
Yelverton — Canada: not among its largest Yallingup — Canada: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Yelverton — Netherlands: not among its largest Yallingup — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yelverton 100.0% houses
Yelverton — Houses: 100.0% Yelverton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Yelverton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yallingup 93.1% houses
Yallingup — Houses: 93.1% Yallingup — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Yallingup — Townhouses: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yelverton Yallingup
Median house price — $2,750,000
Median unit price — $525,000
Median land price — $1,795,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 25 sales

Development activity

Yelverton Yallingup
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

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.

Yelverton Yallingup
Houses — 3.2%
$1,300/wk on $2.11M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Yelverton Yallingup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 8% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of WA

Liveability

Yelverton Yallingup
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Yelverton Yallingup
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
27/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Yelverton Yallingup
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yelverton

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

Schools in Yallingup

  • Yallingup Steiner School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Yelverton Yallingup
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 1 7
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Yallingup sits further from the CBD (259.8 km vs 249.9 km).

Yelverton Yallingup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 249.9 km 259.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 167 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
 1.5%
postcode 6282
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
 64
postcode 6282

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.

Yelverton Yallingup
Car (driver) 70.6% / 63.2%
Yelverton — Car (driver): 70.6% Yallingup — Car (driver): 63.2%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 26.4%
Yelverton — Worked from Home: 20.6% Yallingup — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 8.8% / 6.4%
Yelverton — Walked Only: 8.8% Yallingup — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Yelverton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yallingup — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Yelverton Yallingup
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 3.6 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Yelverton Yallingup
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
990 premises

Climate

Yelverton Yallingup
Annual rainfall 624 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 11.1°C

Council rates

Yelverton Yallingup
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Yelverton Yallingup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yelverton Yallingup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yelverton

Rural

Yallingup

Luxury Quiet Rural

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