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Yarraville VIC 3013

9,339 addresses · 186 streets

Gellibrand Electorate › Maribyrnong LGA › Yarraville · 7 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A sought-after inner-western Melbourne suburb with a village shopping strip and period homes, Yarraville is family-friendly and increasingly affluent. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is high at $2,485 a week, with rent around $462.

Yarraville is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 15,636 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,485 a week, with median rent near $462 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,146,500.

15,636Population
37Median age
$2,485Median household income / wk
$462Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Yarraville, 600 m east · Tram stop: Stop 64: Footscray Station, 2.3 km north-east · Bus interchange: Yarraville Railway Station/Birmingham St, 550 m east · Ferry wharf: Spotswood, 2 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 10.3 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Yarraville.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,146,500House · 2024
$640,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Yarraville

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

Tree cover measures, Yarraville VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 74%

Population by age in Yarraville
Population by age, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,050
5-141,946
15-19682
20-24727
25-342,654
35-442,901
45-542,386
55-641,611
65-74870
75-84511
85+300
Dwelling types in Yarraville
Dwelling types, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House4,346
Townhouse981
Apartment661
Other74
Households by weekly income in Yarraville
Households by weekly income, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650666
$650-1,499994
$1,500-2,9991,684
$3,000+2,445
Top ancestries in Yarraville
Top ancestries, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English5,165
Australian4,545
Irish2,222
Other1,794
Scottish1,649
Italian1,031
Housing tenure in Yarraville
Housing tenure, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,608
Mortgage2,323
Rented2,011
Other72
Cars per household in Yarraville
Cars per household, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0569
12,732
22,134
3430
4+142
Commute to work in Yarraville
Commute to work, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,999
Train383
Bus31
Tram/ferry4
Walked190
Bicycle134
Home3,920
Top countries of birth in Yarraville
Top countries of birth, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England572
New Zealand359
Vietnam332
Greece285
Italy170
North Macedonia147
Languages used at home in Yarraville
Languages used at home, Yarraville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek652
Vietnamese460
Italian247
Spanish197
Macedonian194
Cantonese144

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

288,052 bird observations recorded near Yarraville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Yarraville

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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