Yinnar (postcode 3869) is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area. With a population of 1,021, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Median house prices in Yinnar stand at $480,000, having declined steeply by 15.4% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,365.
Yinnar is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1018, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Latrobe (Vic.) LGA is higher than average at 17,951 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($480K/$850K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -15.4% year-on-year.