Wy Yung VIC 3875
Wy Yung sits 285 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 30 minutes by car. Census data records 1,940 residents with a median age of 46 and a median household income of $78,312 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 17.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $278 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. The area shows high bushfire risk and high flood risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Wy Yung a good suburb?
Wy Yung scores a D (21/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 5/100 · 285.3 km · 210 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $585K · More affordable than 75% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 95/100 · Crime 54/100 · Flood 68/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 46 · 1,940 residents
Liveability Rating
21 / 100 · Ranked #823 in VICEach bar is Wy Yung's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
21 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWy Yung's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $585,000, about 8% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$585,000
12% above its 3 neighbours (median $520,000)
Based on 67 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 55 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 30 sales $521K
- 4 bed 26 sales $772K
- 5 bed 6 sales $880K
Land
$320,000
Based on 39 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 97 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wy Yung are currently listed at around $887,000 on average. Based on 28 houses listed in the past six months.
$887K
28 houses listed in the last 6 months.
29 of the suburb's 764 dwellings (3.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Wy Yung rent for around $498 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$498/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
4 rentals advertised against an estimated 125 rented homes (3.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025104 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3875.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$498/week ($26,000 a year) on a $887,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Wy Yung safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Wy Yung sits in the moderate band, with 72 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 44% on the prior year.
72 offences
44.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serves Wy Yung, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
Combined
Walkability
Wy Yung is very car-dependent on foot — at 5/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Wy Yung.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 29%
- Premises covered
- 982
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
East Gippsland: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Wy Yung is home to about 1,900 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $78,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,940
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$78,312/yr
Census Median Rent
$278/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$37,596/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.5%
Total Dwellings
764
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.7%
Houses
87.8%
Rental Stress
18.5%
Mortgage Stress
23.2%
Work From Home
11.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
5 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 19 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 119 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.2%
- Employment Rate
- 57.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
17 residents (0.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
8.8% of residents (160) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (139).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,814 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (6 of 916).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,807 a year through East Gippsland based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 79%
- Residential 16%
- Parks and recreation 4%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Farming Zone → Rural Living Zone · C165egip, Aug 2026 1.5 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: East Gippsland
In the year to August 2026, 386 new dwellings were approved across East Gippsland. That mix is 362 houses and 24 units. Approvals are up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Bairnsdale Airport, 10.7 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 73 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 23.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 620 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.5°C
- 8 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.5°C
- 7 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane
EV adoption
In postcode 3875, 95 of 19,447 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (298 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3875, 4,072 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,719 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 258 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
16 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3875 in 2025-26, rank 59 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 191, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3875.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $585,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Darren Chester The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Darren Chester | 30.6% | 69.4% | +1.2 |
| 2022 | Darren Chester | 29.4% | 70.6% | +3.9 |
| 2019 | Darren Chester | 33.3% | 66.7% | -1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tim Bull The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Bull NP | 63.3% | 26.1% | 73.9% |
| 2018 | Tim Bull NP | 56.7% | 32.4% | 67.6% |
| 2014 | Tim Bull NP | 60.4% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Wy Yung
Is Wy Yung a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wy Yung is moderate (54/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Wy Yung?
Wy Yung has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (68/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wy Yung a good place to live?
Wy Yung has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (21/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Wy Yung?
Wy Yung, VIC had a population of 1,940 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wy Yung, VIC?
The postcode for Wy Yung, VIC is 3875.
How far is Wy Yung from Melbourne?
Wy Yung is 285 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 210 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wy Yung?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wy Yung was $78,312 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Wy Yung?
The median advertised rent in Wy Yung is $498 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Wy Yung?
The median age of residents in Wy Yung was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Wy Yung at risk of bushfire?
Wy Yung has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Wy Yung?
There is 1 school inside the Wy Yung boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Wy Yung walkable?
Wy Yung scores 5/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Wy Yung?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wy Yung, Bairnsdale Airport (10.7 km away), summer days average 25.5°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 620 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days, and 8 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wy Yung?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Wy Yung belong to?
Wy Yung sits within the East Gippsland local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Wy Yung?
The average residential rates bill through East Gippsland is $1,807 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Wy Yung?
Across East Gippsland, 386 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 50.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Wy Yung in?
Wy Yung sits within the federal Division of Gippsland, currently held by Darren Chester (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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