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Yarragon VIC 3823

1,248 addresses · 73 streets

Monash Electorate › Baw Baw LGA › Yarragon · 106 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Yarragon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,893 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,363 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $610,000.

1,893Population
43Median age
$1,363Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Trafalgar (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Yarragon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yarragon, 400 m north · Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 35.4 km east.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Yarragon.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$610,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Yarragon

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

Tree cover measures, Yarragon VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 58.6%

Population by age in Yarragon
Population by age, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4107
5-14235
15-1998
20-2496
25-34244
35-44202
45-54184
55-64291
65-74272
75-84128
85+40
Dwelling types in Yarragon
Dwelling types, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House736
Townhouse16
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Yarragon
Households by weekly income, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650155
$650-1,499220
$1,500-2,999206
$3,000+116
Top ancestries in Yarragon
Top ancestries, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian862
English856
Scottish222
Irish207
Other99
Ancestry NS88
Housing tenure in Yarragon
Housing tenure, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned320
Mortgage292
Rented110
Other9
Cars per household in Yarragon
Cars per household, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
020
1231
2303
3109
4+76
Commute to work in Yarragon
Commute to work, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car581
Train5
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle0
Home146
Top countries of birth in Yarragon
Top countries of birth, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England81
New Zealand28
Scotland15
Netherlands14
India9
Italy8
Languages used at home in Yarragon
Languages used at home, Yarragon VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Sinhalese7
French6
Thai6
Vietnamese5
German4
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,032 bird observations recorded near Yarragon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Yarragon

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

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