Yuroke vs Craigieburn

Craigieburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 56 in Yuroke. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yuroke, about half of households are couple families. In Craigieburn, most households are couple families. On these figures, Yuroke tends to suit older residents, while Craigieburn suits families with children.

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

Craigieburn

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (76 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (51 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 0)
  • But Yuroke has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Yuroke

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yuroke

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Craigieburn has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Yuroke sits closer to the CBD (33.8 km vs 36 km)
  • Craigieburn is more walkable (74/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Craigieburn

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Yuroke has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Craigieburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.5% vs -13.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yuroke Craigieburn
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.

Yuroke Craigieburn
Walkability 0 / 74
Yuroke — Walkability: 0/100 Craigieburn — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 7 / 34
Yuroke — Safety: 7/100 Craigieburn — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 22
Yuroke — Low fire risk: 100/100 Craigieburn — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 100 / 64
Yuroke — Low flood risk: 100/100 Craigieburn — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Craigieburn has more residents (65,178 vs 123); Yuroke skews older (56 vs 32).

Yuroke Craigieburn
Population 123 65,178
+52890% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.4% +29.5%
Median age 56 32
Median household income $97,500/yr
+4% vs other
 $93,496/yr
Median weekly rent $278/wk $380/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yuroke Craigieburn
0-4 — / 8.7%
Yuroke — 0-4: not among its largest Craigieburn — 0-4: 8.7%
5-14 6.5% / 17.0%
Yuroke — 5-14: 6.5% Craigieburn — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 2.4% / 6.2%
Yuroke — 15-19: 2.4% Craigieburn — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 12.2% / 6.9%
Yuroke — 20-24: 12.2% Craigieburn — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 9.8% / 17.0%
Yuroke — 25-34: 9.8% Craigieburn — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 — / 18.3%
Yuroke — 35-44: not among its largest Craigieburn — 35-44: 18.3%
45-54 18.7% / 10.9%
Yuroke — 45-54: 18.7% Craigieburn — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 21.1% / 8.2%
Yuroke — 55-64: 21.1% Craigieburn — 55-64: 8.2%
65-74 17.1% / 4.6%
Yuroke — 65-74: 17.1% Craigieburn — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 16.3% / 1.7%
Yuroke — 75-84: 16.3% Craigieburn — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 4.9% / 0.5%
Yuroke — 85+: 4.9% Craigieburn — 85+: 0.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yuroke 54.5% couple families
Yuroke — Couple Families: 54.5% Yuroke — Lone Person: 22.7% Yuroke — One Parent Families: 22.7% Yuroke — Group Household: 0.0% Yuroke — Other Families: 0.0%
Craigieburn 64.2% couple families
Craigieburn — Couple Families: 64.2% Craigieburn — Lone Person: 15.8% Craigieburn — One Parent Families: 15.7% Craigieburn — Group Household: 2.8% Craigieburn — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yuroke 11.6% renting
Yuroke — Owned Outright: 60.5% Yuroke — Mortgage: 27.9% Yuroke — Renting: 11.6%
Craigieburn 29.2% renting
Craigieburn — Owned Outright: 15.5% Craigieburn — Mortgage: 55.2% Craigieburn — Renting: 29.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yuroke Craigieburn
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 9.7%
Yuroke — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Craigieburn — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 11.2%
Yuroke — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Craigieburn — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 8.1%
Yuroke — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Craigieburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.2%
Yuroke — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Craigieburn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Yuroke — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Craigieburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Yuroke Craigieburn
India — / 13.5%
Yuroke — India: not among its largest Craigieburn — India: 13.5%
Iraq — / 9.5%
Yuroke — Iraq: not among its largest Craigieburn — Iraq: 9.5%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.0%
Yuroke — New Zealand: 3.3% Craigieburn — New Zealand: 2.0%
Italy 3.3% / 0.9%
Yuroke — Italy: 3.3% Craigieburn — Italy: 0.9%
Sri Lanka — / 2.7%
Yuroke — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Craigieburn — Sri Lanka: 2.7%
Pakistan — / 1.9%
Yuroke — Pakistan: not among its largest Craigieburn — Pakistan: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yuroke 102.3% houses
Yuroke — Houses: 102.3% Yuroke — Townhouses: 0.0% Yuroke — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Craigieburn 89.2% houses
Craigieburn — Houses: 89.2% Craigieburn — Townhouses: 9.6% Craigieburn — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yuroke Craigieburn
Median house price — $706,350
Median unit price — $470,000
Median land price — $724,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 1,042 sales

Zoning mix

Yuroke has more rural and farming land (98% vs 1%).

Yuroke Craigieburn
Rural and farming 98% 1%
Residential 0% 44%
Other and special use 0% 34%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
Industrial 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 0% 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

Yuroke Craigieburn
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Yuroke Craigieburn
Houses — 4.3%
$560/wk on $680K
Units — 6.0%
$500/wk on $432K

Ranking within VIC

Yuroke Craigieburn
House price — Higher than 42% of VIC
Income Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 41% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 74% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 93% of VIC

Liveability

Craigieburn is more walkable (74 vs 0).

Yuroke Craigieburn
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Craigieburn carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 0); Craigieburn carries more flood risk (36 vs 0).

Yuroke Craigieburn
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
93/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Yuroke Craigieburn
Inside the suburb 0 15
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 8

Schools in Yuroke

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

Schools in Craigieburn

  • Craigieburn South Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Newbury Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Aitken Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Aitken Hill Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yuroke Craigieburn
Supermarkets 0 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 13
Parks & reserves 0 76
Childcare 0 51
GPs 0 20
Pharmacies 0 9
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 11
Waterways 0 44

Mobility

Craigieburn sits further from the CBD (36 km vs 33.8 km).

Yuroke Craigieburn
Walkability score 0/100 74/100
Distance to Melbourne 33.8 km 36 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3063
 0.8%
postcode 3064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3063
 60
postcode 3064

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.

Yuroke Craigieburn
Car (driver) 63.8% / 69.3%
Yuroke — Car (driver): 63.8% Craigieburn — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 23.4% / 19.2%
Yuroke — Worked from Home: 23.4% Craigieburn — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.6%
Yuroke — Car (passenger): 6.4% Craigieburn — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 6.4% / 0.7%
Yuroke — Walked Only: 6.4% Craigieburn — Walked Only: 0.7%
Train — / 4.2%
Yuroke — Train: not among its largest Craigieburn — Train: 4.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Yuroke — Bus: not among its largest Craigieburn — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Yuroke Craigieburn
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.3 km 28.2 km

NBN connectivity

Yuroke Craigieburn
Connectivity score 29/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 70%
23,112 premises

Climate

Yuroke Craigieburn
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yuroke Craigieburn
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Yuroke Craigieburn
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Yuroke Craigieburn
Division Calwell
same for both
Member Basem Abdo
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yuroke Craigieburn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yuroke

Outer Retirees

Craigieburn

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Transport Hub Young Families

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