Suburb Overview
Yeungroon is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 34, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 212 km from the Melbourne CBD, Yeungroon is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $60,632 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
3525
Postcode for Yeungroon, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
34
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
N/A
A current median rent has not been published for this suburb.
Median household income
$60,632
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
212 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
N/A
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
40% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Investment Insight
Yeungroon is a smaller community of 34 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Yeungroon's median household income of $60,632/year is 36% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Yeungroon is 212 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 40% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Yeungroon vs Victoria Median
How Yeungroon stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Yeungroon sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Yeungroon | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 34 | 7,416 | -100% |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $95,160/yr | -36% |
| Distance to CBD | 212 km | 32 km | +563% |
| Separate houses | 40% | 78% | -38pp |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Yeungroon — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 34 residents — 0% of the VIC suburb median (7,416).
- Purchasing power: median household income $60,632/year (-36% vs Victoria suburb median of $95,160).
- Gross rental income: verify via realestate.com.au — median rent data was not captured for this suburb.
- CBD access: 212 km straight-line from Melbourne (state suburb median 32 km).
- Dwelling mix: 40% separate houses — mixed market (vs 78% state median).
- Rate stress-test: model your cash flow with rates 1–2 percentage points above current to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Tenant rent burden: rent-to-income data not available — verify against state rental tribunal dashboards.
Investment Strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 34 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Yeungroon. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
Only 40% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate movements are the dominant macro risk for Yeungroon — model cash flow with a 1–2 percentage-point buffer above current rates to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Yeungroon are 36% below the Victoria median ($60,632 vs $95,160), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Liquidity risk: with 34 residents, Yeungroon has a thinner pool of buyers and tenants than larger suburbs. Expect longer days-on-market on resale and budget for potential vacancy gaps between tenancies.
- Commute distance: at 212 km from the nearest CBD, Yeungroon depends on local employment rather than city-driven commuter demand, which amplifies the market's sensitivity to regional industry slowdowns.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Yeungroon regardless of local market conditions.
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Capital-growth expectations for Yeungroon are modest for 2026 — incomes 36% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 34 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Yeungroon. Overall investor sentiment for Yeungroon is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Victoria median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Yeungroon a good suburb for investment?
Whether Yeungroon suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 34, a median household income of $60,632/year. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Yeungroon?
The main demand drivers in Yeungroon are a median household income of $60,632/year, a dwelling mix that is 40% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Yeungroon?
Yeungroon has a usual resident population of approximately 34, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
How far is Yeungroon from the Melbourne CBD?
Yeungroon sits 212 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
What is the median rent in Yeungroon?
A reliable median rent was not captured for Yeungroon. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Yeungroon?
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Yeungroon. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Is Yeungroon cash-flow positive for investors?
Census data was not complete enough in Yeungroon to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
What are the main risks of investing in Yeungroon?
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (34 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($60,632 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Yeungroon profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.