Yan Yean VIC 3755

Living Here

Yan Yean is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 246 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,520 a week, with median rent near $388 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Whittlesea statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Yan Yean itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 7 schools

  • Laurimar Primary School
  • Whittlesea Secondary College
  • Whittlesea Primary School
  • St Paul the Apostle Primary School
  • Mernda Primary School
  • Hazel Glen College
  • St Joseph's Primary School
• 11 parks

  • T.H. Hurrey Recreation Reserve
  • Yan Yean Reservoir Park
  • Culverden Tree Reserve
  • Yangoora Wells Wetland
  • Saltia Walkway
  • Merredin Park
  • Ghan Tree Reserve
  • Mac Knight Park
  • Mollison Tree Reserve
  • Marley Park

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• 1 dentist

  • SmileWorks Dental
• 5 hospitals

  • Mernda Community Hospital
  • Epping Private Hospital
  • The Northern Hospital
  • Abulatory Care Centre
  • Northern Private Hospital
• 1 vet

  • The Vet Practice
• 1 library

  • Mernda Library
• 1 service station

  • EG Australia
• 3 golf clubs

  • Growling Frog Golf Course
  • Whittlesea Golf Club
  • Yarrambat Park Public Golf Course
• 1 dog park

  • Mernda Off-lead Dog Park
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 1 mechanic

  • Luscombe Automotive
• 1 place to stay

  • Whittlesea Motel

Getting around. Train station: Mernda, 5.4 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 26.9 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Yan Yean.

• T.H Hurrey Reserve Tennis (Outdoor)

Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 48.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

41,490 bird observations recorded near Yan Yean — most often seen:

• Common Myna (1,973)
• Little Raven (1,921)
• Australian Magpie (1,910)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,882)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,691)
• Eurasian Coot (1,632)
• Magpie-lark (1,632)
• Noisy Miner (1,514)
• Common Starling (1,508)
• Hardhead (1,499)
• Chestnut Teal (1,480)
• Welcome Swallow (1,418)
• White-faced Heron (1,415)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Yan Yean:

• Doreen (4.8 km)
• Mernda (5.6 km)
• Whittlesea (5.6 km)
• Eden Park (7.7 km)
• Arthurs Creek (8 km)
• Nutfield (8.1 km)
• Woodstock (8.1 km)
• Humevale (8.6 km)

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