Suburbs Yarra Glen

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Yarra Glen VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Yarra Glen, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Yarra Glen VIC is 3,012 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Yarra Glen is $839 per week ($43,628 per year). Median rent in Yarra Glen is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Yarra Glen has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Yarra Glen has a population density of 85.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Yarra Glen is England. The most common religion is No Religion (56% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Yarra Glen is $2,000.

There were 90 recorded offences in Yarra Glen in 2025-25, a rate of 30 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (27 offences).

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📍 Yarra Glen, Victoria — 37.6499°S, 145.3784°E

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Yarra Glen Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Yarra Glen Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$839/wk
$43,628 per year
#2970 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Yarra Glen Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (1,499) Female 50.2% (1,509)

Population Density

85.6
people per km²
3,012 people · 35.2 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,117
Family income/wk

Yarra Glen Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Yarra Glen Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
45.2% 416 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
54.8% 505 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Yarra Glen Country of Birth

Australia
92.8%
England
6.1%
Germany
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
India
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Yarra Glen Religion

No Religion
56.4%
Catholic
16.6%
Anglican
10.4%
Not stated
6.9%
Christian (other)
3.8%
Uniting Church
3.0%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.6%
Baptist
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Yarra Glen Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
54.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
21.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
18.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Yarra Glen Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
31.6%
Other
31.6%
German
21.1%
Greek
15.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Yarra Glen Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.8% 900 people
⏰
Employed part-time
23.7% 522 people
🔍
Unemployed
1.7% 38 people
🏠
Not in labour force
33.8% 744 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Yarra Glen Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
44.2%
Bachelor Degree
22.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.3%
Postgraduate Degree
5.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.6%
Certificate I/II
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Yarra Glen Occupation

Professionals
22.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
22.0%
Managers
17.1%
Clerical & Administrative
13.0%
Community & Personal Service
11.3%
Sales Workers
5.5%
Labourers
4.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Yarra Glen Field of Study

Engineering
19.3%
Management & Commerce
14.9%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Health
12.4%
Architecture & Building
12.2%
Education
10.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.5%
Agriculture & Environment
4.7%
Creative Arts
2.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Information Technology
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Yarra Glen Dwelling Types

Separate house
92.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
5.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Yarra Glen Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
0.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.2%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
6.1%
$800-$999/wk
6.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.6%
$4,000+/wk
12.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Yarra Glen Marital Status

💍
Married
54.5% 1,330
↔️
Separated
3.4% 84
📋
Divorced
8.1% 198
🕊️
Widowed
4.4% 107
👤
Never married
29.5% 721

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Yarra Glen Ancestry

English
35.9%
Australian
30.4%
Irish
9.2%
Scottish
9.1%
Other
3.9%
German
3.1%
Italian
3.1%
Dutch
3.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.1%
New Zealander
0.5%
Welsh
0.4%
French
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Yarra Glen School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
29.5%
Secondary — Government
14.9%
Pre-school
13.9%
Vocational Education
12.3%
Primary — Catholic
9.8%
Secondary — Catholic
9.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Yarra Glen Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.2% 245
✅
No need for assistance
95.8% 5,529

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Yarra Glen Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.5% 405
—
Not a volunteer
82.5% 1,903

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Yarra Glen Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.4%
$300-$449/mo
3.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.7%
$800-$999/mo
2.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
30.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
11.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Yarra Glen How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.3%
Did not go to work
15.8%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Walked only
1.8%
Truck
1.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%
Train
0.3%
Bus
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Yarra Glen Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.2%
1 vehicle
22.9%
2 vehicles
46.0%
3 vehicles
15.7%
4+ vehicles
13.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Yarra Glen Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.5%
2 bedrooms
9.0%
3 bedrooms
46.7%
4 bedrooms
35.4%
5 bedrooms
5.9%
6+ bedrooms
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Yarra Glen Population Mobility

9.3%
moved in the last year
30.8%
moved in the last 5 years
2.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
64.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Yarra Glen Indigenous Population

1.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
79
Indigenous residents
5,738
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Yarra Glen Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
257
Asthma
129
Arthritis
104
Heart disease
80
Diabetes
65
Cancer
59
Lung condition
42
Stroke
38
Kidney disease
31
Dementia
11

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Yarra Glen Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.6%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
6.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
10.2%
$800-$999/wk
11.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.0%
$3,500+/wk
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Yarra Glen Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.3%
Couple — no children
27.7%
Couple — no children under 15
19.0%
One parent — no children under 15
6.0%
One parent — children under 15
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Yarra Glen Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.6% 61
👤
Never served
97.4% 2,259

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Yarra Glen Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.2% 352
—
Did not provide
84.8% 1,960

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Yarra Glen Children Ever Born

No children
26.6%
1 child
11.4%
2 children
33.3%
3 children
20.2%
4 children
6.6%
5+ children
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Yarra Glen When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
47
1961–1970
78
1971–1980
68
1981–1990
42
1991–2000
43
2001–2010
46
2011–2015
9
2016
4
2019
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Yarra Glen Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.6%
5–14 hours
31.4%
15–29 hours
15.5%
30+ hours
10.8%
Did not do domestic work
21.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Yarra Glen Household Size

1 person
19.0%
2 persons
36.7%
3 persons
16.5%
4 persons
17.8%
5 persons
7.3%
6+ persons
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Yarra Glen Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,593
Moved from VIC
196
Moved — same area (SA2)
53
Moved from NT
9
Moved from overseas
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Yarra Glen Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.0%
Step family — no other children
7.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Yarra Glen Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 90 total

Theft
27
Assault
15
Break & Enter
15
Property Damage
12
Weapons
7
Justice Procedures
5
Fraud
4
Public Order
4
Drug Offences
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Yarra Glen Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
998
avg ICSEA score
117
total students
Yarra Glen Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 117 students
998
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Yarra Glen Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,818/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 20.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Yarra Glen

≈ $7,878/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $1,438/wk
Rent share 20.9%

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Income: $674/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $140/wk

Yarra Glen vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

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Pop: 1,511 Income: $659/wk Rent: $220/wk
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Pop: 1,515 Income: $754/wk Rent: $325/wk
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Pop: 1,516 Income: $793/wk Rent: $369/wk
Ferny Creek
Pop: 1,524 Income: $875/wk Rent: $400/wk
Ripponlea
Pop: 1,532 Income: $1,190/wk Rent: $391/wk
Devon Meadows
Pop: 1,551 Income: $746/wk Rent: $392/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Yarra Glen

What is the population of Yarra Glen VIC?

The population of Yarra Glen VIC is 3,012 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 85.6 people per km².Yarra Glen is ranked #2,404 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Yarra Glen?

The median personal income in Yarra Glen VIC is $839 per week, or $43,628 per year.The median household income is $1,818 per week.Family income is $2,117 per week.Yarra Glen is ranked #2,970 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Yarra Glen?

Median rent in Yarra Glen VIC is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 20.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Yarra Glen ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Yarra Glen?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Yarra Glen VIC is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Yarra Glen?

The median age in Yarra Glen VIC is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Yarra Glen a good suburb to live in?

Yarra Glen is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 3,012.The median income is $839/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (20.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22910. All dollar figures in AUD.