Wy Yung suburb profile
Wy Yung is a semi-rural locality in East Gippsland that sits on the fertile Mitchell River flats, offering a landscape of farmland, river frontage and pockets of lifestyle blocks. It has a quietly rural character, where older farmhouses sit alongside newer rural residential properties, and residents tend to be a mix of farmers, families and people seeking a slower pace outside a regional centre. Outdoor life centres on the river and nearby wetlands, with fishing, boating and bush walks on the local radar, while everyday shops, services and schools are a short drive away in Bairnsdale.
Wy Yung property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Wy Yung sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values fell marginally, down 0.8% over the last 12 months.
Over the last three months 8 houses were recorded as sold, and houses sold in a median of 123 days over the last 12 months. There isn't enough recent data to report reliable figures for units or for rents in Wy Yung.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | -0.8% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 8 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 123 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Wy Yung demographics
Couple families without children are the largest family type, at 48.2%, with couple families with children close behind at 40.6%. Together those two groups make up 88.8% of families; one-parent families account for 10.7% and other families 0.5%.
The community has 1,940 people and a median age of 46. The median total household income is $1,506 a week, roughly $78,300 a year.
In Wy Yung, owner-occupiers make up 83.7% of homes, with 47.3% owned outright and 36.4% owned with a mortgage, while renters account for 16.3%.
Suburbs near Wy Yung
Some popular suburbs near Wy Yung include:
How does Wy Yung compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Wy Yung’s median house price is 13.4% higher than Bairnsdale’s.
- House price growth: Property prices in nearby Bairnsdale have risen 16.4% more than in Wy Yung over the past year.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Bairnsdale are selling 51.2% faster than in Wy Yung.

