Yarragon VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Yarragon VIC is 1,893 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Yarragon is $712 per week ($37,024 per year). Median rent in Yarragon is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Yarragon has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. Yarragon has a population density of 27.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Yarragon is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Yarragon is $1,500.

There were 197 recorded offences in Yarragon in 2025-25, a rate of 104 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (64 offences).

Yarragon Map

📍
Loading map…

Yarragon Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Yarragon Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$712/wk
$37,024 per year
#5262 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$320/wk
$1,387 per month
#4051 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.7 per bedroom

Yarragon Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (943) Female 50.2% (951)

Population Density

27.8
people per km²
1,893 people · 68.0 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,757
Family income/wk

Yarragon 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)

Yarragon Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.3% 320 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.7% 292 dwellings

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

Yarragon Country of Birth

Australia
94.3%
England
4.2%
Canada
0.6%
Germany
0.5%
India
0.5%

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

Yarragon Religion

No Religion
52.4%
Catholic
16.5%
Anglican
11.6%
Not stated
6.7%
Uniting Church
5.3%
Christian (other)
3.6%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.1%
Buddhism
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Yarragon Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
46.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
18.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.7%

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

Yarragon Languages Spoken at Home

Other
29.4%
French
17.6%
IAL Sinhal
17.6%
Italian
17.6%
Hindi
17.6%

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

Yarragon Employment

💼
Employed full-time
34.7% 490 people
Employed part-time
23.0% 325 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.0% 28 people
🏠
Not in labour force
40.4% 571 people

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

Yarragon Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
48.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.2%
Bachelor Degree
19.0%
Postgraduate Degree
5.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.9%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

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

Yarragon Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
20.8%
Professionals
20.6%
Community & Personal Service
17.4%
Managers
15.2%
Clerical & Administrative
8.6%
Labourers
8.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.7%
Sales Workers
3.8%

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

Yarragon Field of Study

Engineering
19.5%
Society & Culture
14.8%
Management & Commerce
14.4%
Health
12.3%
Architecture & Building
9.2%
Education
9.2%
Agriculture & Environment
8.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.7%
Creative Arts
1.1%
Information Technology
0.7%

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

Yarragon Dwelling Types

Separate house
97.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Yarragon Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
1.1%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.4%
$400-$499/wk
9.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.9%
$650-$799/wk
8.3%
$800-$999/wk
9.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.2%
$4,000+/wk
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Yarragon Marital Status

💍
Married
49.8% 769
↔️
Separated
3.8% 59
📋
Divorced
8.5% 132
🕊️
Widowed
6.5% 101
👤
Never married
31.3% 484

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Yarragon Ancestry

Australian
34.7%
English
34.5%
Scottish
8.9%
Irish
8.3%
Other
4.0%
Italian
2.6%
Dutch
2.5%
German
2.0%
Maltese
0.7%
Welsh
0.6%
Polish
0.6%
Chinese
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Yarragon School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
42.9%
Secondary — Government
20.7%
Pre-school
10.7%
Vocational Education
10.4%
Secondary — Catholic
6.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Primary — Catholic
1.4%

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

Yarragon Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
6.3% 226
No need for assistance
93.7% 3,377

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

Yarragon Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.9% 280
Not a volunteer
81.1% 1,200

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Yarragon Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.9%
$300-$449/mo
1.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.1%
$600-$799/mo
5.2%
$800-$999/mo
6.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
22.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
33.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
18.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Yarragon How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.4%
Did not go to work
13.3%
Walked only
3.5%
Car (passenger)
3.3%
Truck
1.8%
Train
0.7%

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

Yarragon Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.7%
1 vehicle
31.3%
2 vehicles
41.0%
3 vehicles
14.7%
4+ vehicles
10.3%

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

Yarragon Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
11.6%
3 bedrooms
50.8%
4 bedrooms
32.8%
5 bedrooms
2.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Yarragon Population Mobility

12.4%
moved in the last year
39.8%
moved in the last 5 years
3.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
58.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Yarragon Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
15
Indigenous residents
3,594
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Yarragon Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
210
Arthritis
87
Asthma
83
Heart disease
78
Diabetes
68
Lung condition
52
Cancer
33
Stroke
29
Kidney disease
28
Dementia
3

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

Yarragon Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.4%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
6.0%
$400-$499/wk
4.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.7%
$800-$999/wk
10.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Yarragon Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.0%
Couple — no children
37.2%
Couple — no children under 15
11.7%
One parent — children under 15
7.8%
One parent — no children under 15
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Yarragon Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.2% 32
👤
Never served
97.8% 1,446

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Yarragon Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.2% 224
Did not provide
84.8% 1,249

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Yarragon Children Ever Born

No children
29.6%
1 child
9.6%
2 children
29.2%
3 children
20.4%
4 children
8.7%
5+ children
2.4%

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

Yarragon When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
8
1951–1960
26
1961–1970
56
1971–1980
30
1981–1990
36
1991–2000
18
2001–2010
32
2011–2015
14
2017
6
2019
3

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

Yarragon Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.3%
5–14 hours
31.2%
15–29 hours
14.5%
30+ hours
12.3%
Did not do domestic work
21.6%

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

Yarragon Household Size

1 person
27.8%
2 persons
39.2%
3 persons
11.3%
4 persons
13.0%
5 persons
6.1%
6+ persons
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Yarragon Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,548
Moved from VIC
150
Moved — same area (SA2)
53
Moved from QLD
7
Moved from NT
4

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

Yarragon Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.5%
Blended family — no other children
9.3%
Step family — no other children
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Yarragon Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 197 total

Theft
64
Justice Procedures
36
Assault
34
Break & Enter
21
Property Damage
17
Drug Offences
9
Weapons
6
Fraud
5
Robbery
3
Public Order
2

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Yarragon Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
994
avg ICSEA score
202
total students
Yarragon Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 202 students
994
ICSEA

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

View all schools in Yarragon with map →

Yarragon Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,363/wk
Median Rent $320/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.5%

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

If you earn X in Yarragon

≈ $5,906/month
Median rent $320/wk
Left after rent $1,043/wk
Rent share 23.5%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Yarragon vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Frequently Asked Questions About Yarragon

What is the population of Yarragon VIC?

The population of Yarragon VIC is 1,893 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 27.8 people per km².Yarragon is ranked #3,109 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Yarragon?

The median personal income in Yarragon VIC is $712 per week, or $37,024 per year.The median household income is $1,363 per week.Family income is $1,757 per week.Yarragon is ranked #5,262 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Yarragon?

Median rent in Yarragon VIC is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 23.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Yarragon ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Yarragon?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Yarragon VIC is $1,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Yarragon?

The median age in Yarragon VIC is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Yarragon a good suburb to live in?

Yarragon is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 1,893.The median income is $712/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Looking for schools, childcare centres, and playgrounds in this area? See kid.com.au for family facilities data.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22913. All dollar figures in AUD.