Yarra Junction VIC 3797

Living Here

Yarra Junction is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,875 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,302 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $715,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Yarra Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Yarra Junction itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • Cire Community School Yarra Junction Campus
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Upper Yarra Secondary College
  • Little Yarra Steiner School
  • Yarra Junction Primary School
  • Wesburn Primary School
  • Don Valley Primary School
  • Launching Place Primary School
  • Millwarra Primary School Millgrove Campus
  • Gladysdale Primary School
• 5 cafés & restaurants

  • Red Relish
  • Nancy’s Of The Valley
  • Indian Tandoori
  • River View
  • Mary Rose
• 1 supermarket

  • Woolworths
• 1 park

  • Blue Lotus Garden
• 1 pharmacy

  • Soul Pattison
• 1 medical clinic

  • Yarra Junction Medical Centre
• 1 optometrist

  • Yarra Junction Optical
• 3 libraries

  • Yarra Junction Library
  • Yarra Junction public library
  • Street Library
• 1 post office

  • Yarra Junction Post Office
• 1 service station

  • Local Fuel
• 1 golf club

  • Warburton Golf Club
• 1 bakery

  • Bakehouse
• 2 butchers

  • Quality Meats
  • Meadow Valley
• 1 hardware store

  • Yarra Junction Hacdware
• 3 hairdressers

  • Jambo Hair Salon
  • Altitude Hair Studio
  • Pink'n'Shears
• 5 places to stay

  • ADANAC CYC
  • Doon Reserve Caravan Park
  • Britannia Ridge Caravan Park
  • Brittania Ridge Caravan Park
  • Launching Place Craft Retreat

Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 50.4 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Yarra Junction.

• Yarra Junction Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)

Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 63.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 54.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,284 bird observations recorded near Yarra Junction — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (2,256)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,954)
• Eurasian Blackbird (1,893)
• Common Myna (1,892)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,785)
• Red Wattlebird (1,703)
• Little Raven (1,648)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,556)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,537)
• Magpie-lark (1,462)
• Australian White Ibis (1,450)
• Crimson Rosella (1,292)
• Grey Fantail (1,245)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Yarra Junction:

• Wesburn (2.7 km)
• Launching Place (4.2 km)
• Millgrove (5.2 km)
• Don Valley (5.4 km)
• Gladysdale (5.6 km)
• Hoddles Creek (6.7 km)
• Woori Yallock (7.2 km)
• Warburton (7.5 km)

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