Yering vs Christmas Hills
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Christmas Hills is closer to the city centre: 44.2 km, against 49.7 km.
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
Yering
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 67%)
- But Christmas Hills carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 55/100)
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
Yering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $353/wk)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Christmas Hills
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (44.2 km vs 49.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Christmas Hills
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yering
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yering and Christmas Hills drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Christmas Hills rents higher ($353/wk vs $0/wk); Christmas Hills has more residents (365 vs 138).
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 | 365 +164% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | +2.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 46 |
| Median household income | $147,316/yr +19% vs other | $118,820/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $353/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,115,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 84 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Yering has more rural and farming land (79% vs 0%); Christmas Hills has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 0%).
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 46% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 36% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 16% |
| Other and special use | 12% | 2% |
| 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
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 416 across Yarra Ranges | 98 across Nillumbik |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% | +8% |
Ranking within VIC
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 91% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 75% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of VIC | Higher than 32% of VIC |
Liveability
Christmas Hills is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Yering carries more flood risk (95 vs 42); Yering carries more crime risk (55 vs 38).
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | High 95/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Yering
- Yering Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Christmas Hills
- Christmas Hills Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 3 |
| Waterways | 5 | 10 |
Mobility
Yering sits further from the CBD (49.7 km vs 44.2 km).
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 49.7 km +11% vs other | 44.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 55 min | 56 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 3770 | 0.8% postcode 3775 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3770 | 48 postcode 3775 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).
Setting
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 167 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.0 km | 37.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 59 premises | 0% 120 premises |
Climate
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,215 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 15.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,161/yr | $2,696/yr |
| Council | Yarra Ranges | Nillumbik |
Federal electorate
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Casey same for both | |
| Member | Aaron Violi same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yering | Christmas Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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