Eildon vs Marysville

Eildon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in Marysville. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Marysville: a median of $635,000, against $390,000 in Eildon, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eildon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Eildon carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 76/100)
  • Marysville is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 30%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Eildon has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $635,000)
  • Marysville has cheaper land ($312,500 vs $475,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Eildon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Marysville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (103.2 km vs 165.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 171 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eildon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 76/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Marysville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.2% vs -3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Eildon and Marysville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Eildon Marysville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Eildon Marysville
Walkability 0 / 0
Eildon — Walkability: 0/100 Marysville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 24
Eildon — Safety: 41/100 Marysville — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 8 / 5
Eildon — Low fire risk: 8/100 Marysville — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 57 / 81
Eildon — Low flood risk: 57/100 Marysville — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Eildon has more residents (944 vs 501); Marysville rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Eildon Marysville
Population 944
+47% vs other
 501
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.1% +27.2%
Median age 56 59
Median household income $48,464/yr $56,056/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eildon Marysville
0-4 2.6% / 2.6%
Eildon — 0-4: 2.6% Marysville — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 8.2% / 5.8%
Eildon — 5-14: 8.2% Marysville — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 3.9% / 3.4%
Eildon — 15-19: 3.9% Marysville — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 3.5% / 3.8%
Eildon — 20-24: 3.5% Marysville — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.3% / 9.8%
Eildon — 25-34: 7.3% Marysville — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 8.9% / 7.8%
Eildon — 35-44: 8.9% Marysville — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.1% / 10.0%
Eildon — 45-54: 12.1% Marysville — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 20.2% / 17.8%
Eildon — 55-64: 20.2% Marysville — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 18.2% / 22.8%
Eildon — 65-74: 18.2% Marysville — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 9.6% / 12.8%
Eildon — 75-84: 9.6% Marysville — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ 5.5% / 2.4%
Eildon — 85+: 5.5% Marysville — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eildon 62.7% lone person
Eildon — Lone Person: 62.7% Eildon — Couple Families: 16.3% Eildon — One Parent Families: 13.6% Eildon — Group Household: 5.8% Eildon — Other Families: 1.7%
Marysville 58.7% lone person
Marysville — Lone Person: 58.7% Marysville — Couple Families: 26.6% Marysville — One Parent Families: 11.9% Marysville — Group Household: 2.8% Marysville — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eildon 26.0% renting
Eildon — Owned Outright: 49.1% Eildon — Mortgage: 24.8% Eildon — Renting: 26.0%
Marysville 23.0% renting
Marysville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Marysville — Mortgage: 19.8% Marysville — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Eildon Marysville
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.4%
Eildon — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Marysville — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 14.8%
Eildon — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Marysville — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 8.6%
Eildon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Marysville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.4%
Eildon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Marysville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 3.6%
Eildon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Marysville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Eildon Marysville
England 5.6% / 7.6%
Eildon — England: 5.6% Marysville — England: 7.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.0%
Eildon — New Zealand: 1.3% Marysville — New Zealand: 2.0%
India 1.2% / 1.6%
Eildon — India: 1.2% Marysville — India: 1.6%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Eildon — South Africa: not among its largest Marysville — South Africa: 2.0%
Germany 0.6% / 0.8%
Eildon — Germany: 0.6% Marysville — Germany: 0.8%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Eildon — Fiji: not among its largest Marysville — Fiji: 1.2%
China 0.4% / —
Eildon — China: 0.4% Marysville — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eildon 90.3% houses
Eildon — Houses: 90.3% Eildon — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Eildon — Townhouses: 1.8%
Marysville 97.3% houses
Marysville — Houses: 97.3% Marysville — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Marysville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Eildon Marysville
Median house price $390,000 $635,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price $475,000 $312,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 101 days
from 3 sales
 70 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Eildon Marysville
2 bed $478K / $600K
Eildon — 2 bed: $478K (6 sales) Marysville — 2 bed: $600K (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $348K / $650K
Eildon — 3 bed: $348K (12 sales) Marysville — 3 bed: $650K (21 sales)

12 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Eildon Marysville
Parks and recreation 91% 90%
Rural and farming 6% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Eildon Marysville
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
same for both
Approvals change year on year +83%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Eildon Marysville
Houses — 3.4%
$525/wk on $802K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Eildon Marysville
House price Higher than 6% of VIC —
Income Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 71% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Marysville scores higher overall (20 vs 10).

Eildon Marysville
Grade D
same for both
Score 10/100 20/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Eildon carries more flood risk (43 vs 19); Marysville carries more crime risk (76 vs 59).

Eildon Marysville
Bushfire High
92/100
 High
95/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Eildon Marysville
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Eildon

  • Eildon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Marysville

  • Marysville Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eildon Marysville
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 4
Parks & reserves 7
same for both
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1227 306

Mobility

Eildon sits further from the CBD (165.1 km vs 103.2 km).

Eildon Marysville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 165.1 km
+37% vs other
 103.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 171 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3713
 0.8%
postcode 3779
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 3713
 45
postcode 3779

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Eildon Marysville
Car (driver) 75.8% / 45.3%
Eildon — Car (driver): 75.8% Marysville — Car (driver): 45.3%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 25.5%
Eildon — Worked from Home: 13.2% Marysville — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 6.3% / 18.6%
Eildon — Walked Only: 6.3% Marysville — Walked Only: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 10.6%
Eildon — Car (passenger): 4.6% Marysville — Car (passenger): 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Eildon Marysville
Elevation 534 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 783 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eildon Marysville
Connectivity score 30/100 98/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
754 premises
 98%
402 premises

Climate

Eildon Marysville
Annual rainfall 810 mm 1,215 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.3°C 22.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C 3.8°C

Council rates

Eildon Marysville
Average residential rate $1,973/yr
same for both
Council Murrindindi
same for both

Federal electorate

Eildon Marysville
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eildon Marysville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eildon

Affordable Retirees River Rural

Marysville

Retirees Rural

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