Yarraville
VICYarraville is a stable suburb in VIC with 15,636 residents.
- SAL code
- 22917
- SA2
- 213031352
- Population
- 15,636
- LGA
- Maribyrnong
Yarraville, VIC had 15,636 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 0.6% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 35-44 years, and the median age sits at 37. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,500 a month. Around 64.8% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being owned with a mortgage at 38.3%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 72.6% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 27 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Yarraville, VIC at a glance
Yarraville is an inner-west Melbourne village ~6-7 km from the CBD in the City of Maribyrnong. Victorian and Edwardian workers' cottages dominate, gentrified over two decades into a tightly-held cafe + cinema village with the Art Deco Sun Theatre as its landmark. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle, and council context.
For homebuyers
Yarraville is a walk-up village suburb wrapped around the Sun Theatre (1938) and Anderson Street's cafe + bar strip. Housing is dominated by restored Victorian workers' cottages and Edwardian terraces on small lots — character stock, not big-block stock. Yarraville train station puts Southern Cross around 15 minutes door-to-door on the Williamstown line, and the new West Gate Tunnel (open since 2025) has materially shortened the inner-west driving commute. Yarraville Gardens, Cruickshank Park and Beaton Reserve carry the green space; Pipemakers Park is a short walk away. Local primaries — Yarraville West, Wembley, Kingsville and St Augustine's — pull strong reputations and feed Footscray's secondary network. Truck movements on Williamstown Road remain a long-running local liveability issue worth checking street by street. In short: an inner-west village with cottage-scale housing, a real cafe + cinema centre, and a 15-minute train into the city.
For investors
Yarraville is a low-yield, capital-growth play with thin recent momentum. Median house sale $1,158,500 against $700/wk rent gives a ~3.09% gross yield (Your Investment Property Jan 2026); units sit at $686,000 / $600/wk for 4.59%. House growth has flattened — +0.74% over 12 months and +1.40% in the latest quarter — though units ran +4.73% YoY. Days on market 40 (houses), 36 (units); 234 house and 98 unit sales in 12 months.
Strengths
- Established gentrified village with the Sun Theatre + Anderson Street strip as a durable amenity moat.
- 15-minute train ride to Southern Cross via the Williamstown line — true inner-west location, not a fringe play.
- Solid annual house turnover (234 sales in 12 months, YIP Jan 2026) for a village-scale suburb makes entry and exit straightforward.
- Heritage cottage stock with renovation + extension upside on small lots.
Trade-offs
- Yields are thin — 3.09% gross on houses (YIP Jan 2026); this is a growth bet, not a cashflow one.
- 12-month house growth +0.74% and 40 days on market signal a flat, slow-clearance market right now.
- Heritage controls and small lots cap subdivision and value-add plays compared with bigger-lot western suburbs.
- Persistent truck-route + air-quality concerns on Williamstown Road sit alongside an otherwise strong amenity profile.
What's coming
Maribyrnong Council's 2025/26 budget commits ~$64 million to capital works, including $4 million for master planning across Pipemakers Park, Yarraville Gardens and Footscray Park, $5 million for a new pavilion at Hansen Reserve, and ~$6 million for streetscape works across the LGA. The recently opened West Gate Tunnel continues to reshape inner-west traffic patterns through 2026.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a character village suburb with a real centre and a fast train to the CBD. For investors: a long-horizon growth + amenity play, not a yield or near-term momentum one.
Population
?15,636
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+0.6%
3yr: +3.5% · 10yr: +5.4%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$2,485/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
37
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?9/10
SA2 · least disadvantaged
Unemployment
?2.5%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
5
4 primary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?9
3 long day, 4 OSHC
Parks & green space
?27
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?67
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
?84
Maribyrnong · Feb 2026
Median Weekly Rent
Based on rental bond lodgements recorded by the state government.
Median House Sale Price
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from VIC police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Yarraville (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Yarraville suburb alone is ~15,636 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 12,573 to 16,159 over 24 years, averaging 1.1% per year.
Schools
5 in suburbSector
4 public · 1 private
Type
4 primary · 1 special
Total enrolment
2,135
Avg per school
427
Government school catchment
Catchment data is not yet available for VIC.
Source when available: Victorian Department of Education / Vicmap School Zones.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 1.6%Predominantly detached houses (72.6%), mixed tenure (64.8% own or mortgage), built for families (46% are 3 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
VIC 29%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
This suburb falls outside every bushfire polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: Vicmap Planning — Bushfire Prone Area + Vicmap flood overlays.
Flood risk
Source: VIC DTP Vicmap Planning Overlay (flood codes)
As of Apr 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Planning zones
19 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRZ1 | General Residential Zone Schedule 1Residential | 41.4% | 2.34 km² |
| NRZ1 | Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 1Residential | 12.4% | 0.70 km² |
| PPRZ | Public Park and Recreation ZoneRecreation | 11.8% | 0.67 km² |
| IN1Z | Industrial 1 ZoneIndustrial | 10.9% | 0.61 km² |
| TRZ2 | TRZ2Special use | 4.2% | 0.24 km² |
| IN3Z | Industrial 3 ZoneIndustrial | 3.7% | 0.21 km² |
| PZ | PZOther | 2.4% | 0.14 km² |
| PUZ5 | Public Use Zone Schedule 5Special use | 1.9% | 0.11 km² |
| MUZ | Mixed Use ZoneResidential | 1.7% | 0.10 km² |
| C1Z | Commercial 1 ZoneBusiness | 1.6% | 0.09 km² |
| TRZ3 | TRZ3Special use | 1.6% | 0.09 km² |
| SUZ2 | Special Use Zone Schedule 2Special use | 1.4% | 0.08 km² |
| TRZ1 | TRZ1Special use | 1.3% | 0.07 km² |
| UFZ | Urban Floodway ZoneWaterway | 1.1% | 0.06 km² |
| PUZ2 | Public Use Zone Schedule 2Special use | 0.9% | 0.05 km² |
| RGZ1 | Residential Growth Zone Schedule 1Residential | 0.8% | 0.04 km² |
| C2Z | Commercial 2 ZoneBusiness | 0.5% | 0.03 km² |
| HCTZ2 | HCTZ2Other | 0.3% | 0.02 km² |
| PUZ1 | Public Use Zone Schedule 1Special use | 0.1% | 7,712 m² |
Source: VIC DTP Vicmap Planning Zones (ZONE_VIC/2026-04-29/08783d2926383881) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.