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Suburb profile ·Whittlesea LGA · VIC ·3755

Yan Yean VIC 3755

Yan Yean is in Whittlesea LGA, VIC, postcode 3755, with population 246.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$530/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
259,759
260K via Whittlesea LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
44
2 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,550
Median rent · wk$388

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,550/mo, while renters pay about $2,297/mo — owning runs $253/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$79K
Median rent · wk
$530
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,550

Household income

$79K household · yr-4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$88K
Household
$79K

Growth outlook · Whittlesea LGA

Dwellings
+47.4%
82,990 → 122,320
+39,330 dwellings
Population
+44.7%
231,800 → 335,370
Households
+43.5%
79,720 → 114,410

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
18,378
7,048 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,048
Total incidents18,378· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,49448%
  • Sexual Offences33111%
  • Robbery1023%
  • Break And Enter1,16138%

Full data detail

Yan Yean VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Yan Yean is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Whittlesea local government area (postcode 3755). The area has roughly 246 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $530. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,550.

Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Whittlesea LGA is moderate at 7,048 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +2.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.9% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,550
Rent · wk(Census)$388
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$530
Population growth · Whittlesea LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)259,759
5-year growth+2.4% CAGR
YoY change+2.9%
20012025
Development · Whittlesea LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,063
Houses1,674
Units389
YoY change+0%
Employment · Whittlesea LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.1%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3755ATO
Negatively geared12 (8.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$17,327/yr
Landlords (rental income)26
Reported capital gains14
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population246
Median age48
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,520
Personal income · wk$586
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Yan Yean for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 10 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Yan Yean FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yan Yean in?

    Yan Yean is in the Whittlesea Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3755. Council-level context for Whittlesea LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Yan Yean?

    The median weekly rent in Yan Yean is $530/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Yan Yean?

    Rent context available: Yan Yean has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Yan Yean a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Yan Yean show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Yan Yean?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Yan Yean data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.