Median price trend for houses
Based on 47 sales in the preceding 12 months
$422,000
Up 8.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $340k
- 3 bed
- $412k
- 4 bed
- $530k
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The quick read on
Yarram
VIC 3971 · Wellington
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $422,000
- Median unit
- $320,000
- Population
- 2,136
- Postcode
- 3971
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ABS 2021
Yarram, Victoria
Property market insights for Yarram
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yarram VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$412 per week
Up 9.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yarram, VIC is currently $422,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yarram has a 12-month growth rate of 8.3% for houses and -3.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $340,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $412,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $530,000 in Yarram.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yarram is $412 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Yarram is $320,000, which has decreased 3.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $320,000 in Yarram. The median rent for units and apartments in Yarram is $225 per week and has decreased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Yarram safe?
The overall rate for Yarram is 3,552 offences per 100,000 residents — 13% below the Rest of Vic. 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 Yarram.
Overall crime rate
3,552
offences per 100,000 residents
13% belowRest of Vic.
YarramRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Yarram?
Yarram VIC 3971 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
2,136 people call Yarram home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $889 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,136
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $225 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.0%Below
15–3418.7%Below
35–5419.9%Below
55–7431.6%Above
75 and over16.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.6%Below
Townhouses7.8%Above
Apartments4.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright53.6%Above
Paying a mortgage23.4%Below
Renting23.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.4%Above
One car40.1%Above
Two cars32.9%Below
Three or more19.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.6%Below
Drove to work63.9%Above
Train, tram or bus1.2%Above
Walked or cycled10.9%Above
What stands out in Yarram
9.6% of workers in Yarram worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
3.2% of Yarram residents were born in England.
45.5% of people in Yarram described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yarram
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yarram VIC 3971.
Is Yarram family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.0% of Yarram's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
557 family households lived in Yarram; 28.4% were couple families and 18.0% were one-parent families.
27.3% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Yarram?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yarram had 2,136 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
47.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Yarram?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.6% of occupied private dwellings in Yarram.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yarram?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
53.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
23.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.0% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yarram?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yarram had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 38.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 14.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yarram?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
63.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 10.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yarram?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 40.1% of the total.
52.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yarram, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.8% reported a different address.
10.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yarram?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.5% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yarram residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.4% of Yarram's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.6% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yarram?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.8% of ancestry responses in Yarram.
Australian ancestry made up 42.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yarram?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 16.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yarram?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 44.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
22.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yarram show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
46.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.7% reported asthma, 15.6% arthritis and 7.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yarram?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yarram?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $889 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yarram compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.6% in Yarram, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 53.6% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 23.0% in Yarram, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Yarram
Is Yarram expensive?
The median house price is $422,000, while units and apartments sit at $320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yarram good for families?
The Census counted 557 local families, and 14.0% 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 Yarram?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $530,000, 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 Yarram
89 streets in Yarram
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abercrombie Ct
- Bladins Ln
- Blands Road
- Bland St
- Bruce St
- Buckleys Island Rd
- Buckley St
- Callander Ct
- Campbell St
- Carpenter St
- Charlotte Rd
- Church Rd
- Clarke Ct
- Collins Ct
- Collins Rd
- Commercial Rd
- Commercial St
- Deanne Dr
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- Devonshires Ln
- Devon St
- Dew Drop Inn Rd
- Donald St
- Donoghues Rd
- Dougherty St
- Dudley St
- Duke St
- Enid St
- Evelyn St
- Fairview Ave
- Fields Rd
- Gipps St
- Golf Links Road
- Gordons Rd
- Grant St
- Greenmount Cemetery Rd
- Greenmount Rd
- Growse St
- Hihos Ln
- Holmans Rd
- Hyland Cr
- Hyland Highway
- Hyland Hwy
- James St
- Kay St
- Kees Rd
- Kemps Rd
- King St
- Lawler St
- Livingston Rd
- Livingston St
- Masons Rd
- Maxwell Ct
- Mclean St
- Mcmillan Cr
- Missens Ln
- Montgomery St
- Morris Rd
- Mumfords Road
- Nicols Rd
- Nicol St
- Nightingale Street
- North Rd
- Old Rosedale Rd South
- Old Sale Rd
- Orourkes Rd
- Parkside Aerodrome Rd
- Parrots Rd
- Petersons Rd
- Pound Rd East
- Pound Rd West
- Prince St
- Queen St
- Railway Ave
- Ray St
- Rhoda St
- Rodgers St
- Scott St
- Smith St
- South Gippsland Hwy
- Station St
- Tarra Valley Rd
- Union St
- Verlings Ln
- Walpole Ct
- Wesley St
- Wights Rd
- Woranga School Rd
- Yarram-Morwell Rd
- Yarram St
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