Median price trend for houses
Based on 49 sales in the preceding 12 months
$770,000
Up 6.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $598k
- 3 bed
- $748k
- 4 bed
- $820k
- 5+ bed
- $790k
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The quick read on
Yarra Junction
VIC 3797 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $770,000
- Median unit
- $685,000
- Population
- 2,875
- Postcode
- 3797
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ABS 2021
Yarra Junction, Victoria
Property market insights for Yarra Junction
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yarra Junction VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 7 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 14.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yarra Junction, VIC is currently $770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yarra Junction has a 12-month growth rate of 6.9% for houses and 11.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $598,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $748,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $820,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $790,000 in Yarra Junction.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yarra Junction is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 14.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Yarra Junction is $685,000, which has increased 11.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $600,000 in Yarra Junction. The median rent for units and apartments in Yarra Junction is $412 per week and has decreased 13.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Yarra Junction safe?
The overall rate for Yarra Junction is 2,083 offences per 100,000 residents — 48% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Yarra Junction.
Overall crime rate
2,083
offences per 100,000 residents
48% belowGreater Melbourne
Yarra JunctionGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Yarra Junction?
Yarra Junction VIC 3797 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,875 people call Yarra Junction home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,302 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,875
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.9%Above
15–3421.4%Below
35–5424.4%Below
55–7424.2%Above
75 and over11.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.6%Above
Townhouses11.6%Below
Apartments3.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.4%Above
Paying a mortgage42.9%Above
Renting18.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.6%Below
One car33.3%Below
Two cars34.8%Below
Three or more26.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.4%Below
Drove to work60.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.2%Below
Walked or cycled3.1%In line
What stands out in Yarra Junction
16.4% of workers in Yarra Junction worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
5.5% of Yarra Junction residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
53.1% of people in Yarra Junction described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yarra Junction
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yarra Junction VIC 3797.
Is Yarra Junction family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.9% of Yarra Junction's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
729 family households lived in Yarra Junction; 43.8% were couple families and 17.7% were one-parent families.
40.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Yarra Junction?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yarra Junction had 2,875 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Yarra Junction?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.6% of occupied private dwellings in Yarra Junction.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 11.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yarra Junction?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
42.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
18.7% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yarra Junction?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yarra Junction had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 30.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 30.4%, while 24.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yarra Junction?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
60.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yarra Junction?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 33.3% of the total.
61.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yarra Junction, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.4% reported a different address.
12.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yarra Junction?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.5% of residents used only English at home.
2.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yarra Junction residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Yarra Junction's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yarra Junction?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.1% of ancestry responses in Yarra Junction.
Australian ancestry made up 43.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yarra Junction?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 12.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yarra Junction?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
28.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yarra Junction show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.4% reported asthma, 10.7% arthritis and 4.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yarra Junction?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yarra Junction?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,302 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yarra Junction compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.4% in Yarra Junction, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 38.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 18.7% in Yarra Junction, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Yarra Junction
Is Yarra Junction expensive?
The median house price is $770,000, while units and apartments sit at $685,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yarra Junction good for families?
The Census counted 729 local families, and 18.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Yarra Junction?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $820,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Yarra Junction
76 streets in Yarra Junction
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Ln
- Bannerman St
- Barak Dr
- Benwerren Dr
- Birrarrung
- Bleaches Ln
- Brendon Cl
- Brushy Cl
- Coleman St
- Cornet Pl
- Crescent Rd
- Crestwood Pl
- Donna View
- Doon Rd
- Douglas Pde
- Duke St
- Evergreen Pl
- George St
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- Greenridge Ct
- Henry St
- Herbert St
- Hill Grove Pl
- Hilltop Ct
- Hillview St
- Hoddle St
- Holmes Rd
- Ibis Ln
- Joseph Close
- Junction St
- Keith St
- Linden Ave
- Little Yarra Rd
- Lowes Rd
- Majalis Pl
- Marchese Cl
- Mcowan Cr
- Milners Rd
- Mont Vue Cl
- Mulberry Court
- Nature Park
- Old Tarrango Rd
- Outlook Ave
- Palm Pl
- Park Rd
- Pauls Close
- Peppercorn Pl
- Queen St
- Railway Rd
- Rangeview Cr
- Rayner Ct
- Riversdale Rd
- School Ln
- Settlement Rd
- Stargate Pl
- Station St
- Stephensons Ln
- Stonewater Pl
- Sugargum Cl
- Summerhill Rd
- Tarrango Rd
- Timberbelle Pl
- Town View Ln
- Upper Crescent Rd
- Valley Grove Pl
- Valley View Ct
- Victoria St
- Viewgrove St
- View Rd
- Warburton Highway
- Warburton Rail Trl
- Warren Ln
- Waterhaven Pl
- Witnish St
- Wurnit Ln
- Yarraridge Cr
- Yarra St
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