Lilydale vs Mount Evelyn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lilydale, about half of households are couple families. In Mount Evelyn, most households are couple families. On these figures, Lilydale tends to suit people living alone, while Mount Evelyn suits couples.

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

  • Lilydale has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • Mount Evelyn carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lilydale has cheaper units ($615,100 vs $760,000)
  • Mount Evelyn has cheaper land ($475,000 vs $770,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lilydale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Evelyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Lilydale has more GPs (9 vs 1)
  • Mount Evelyn carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
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.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Walkability 50 / 72
Lilydale — Walkability: 50/100 Mount Evelyn — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 26 / 70
Lilydale — Safety: 26/100 Mount Evelyn — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 21 / 31
Lilydale — Low fire risk: 21/100 Mount Evelyn — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 42 / 62
Lilydale — Low flood risk: 42/100 Mount Evelyn — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Lilydale has more residents (17,348 vs 9,799); Mount Evelyn has higher household incomes ($106,340 vs $91,728).

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Population 17,348
+44% vs other
 9,799
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +1.0%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $91,728/yr $106,340/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $369/wk
+1% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
0-4 5.6% / 6.9%
Lilydale — 0-4: 5.6% Mount Evelyn — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 11.6% / 13.2%
Lilydale — 5-14: 11.6% Mount Evelyn — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.2% / 6.4%
Lilydale — 15-19: 6.2% Mount Evelyn — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.1% / 5.9%
Lilydale — 20-24: 6.1% Mount Evelyn — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.3% / 13.3%
Lilydale — 25-34: 13.3% Mount Evelyn — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.3% / 13.5%
Lilydale — 35-44: 12.3% Mount Evelyn — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.9% / 13.3%
Lilydale — 45-54: 13.9% Mount Evelyn — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 12.6% / 12.6%
Lilydale — 55-64: 12.6% Mount Evelyn — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 9.8% / 9.5%
Lilydale — 65-74: 9.8% Mount Evelyn — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 6.2% / 4.6%
Lilydale — 75-84: 6.2% Mount Evelyn — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 2.4% / 0.8%
Lilydale — 85+: 2.4% Mount Evelyn — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lilydale 46.0% couple families
Lilydale — Couple Families: 46.0% Lilydale — Lone Person: 34.3% Lilydale — One Parent Families: 15.6% Lilydale — Group Household: 2.8% Lilydale — Other Families: 1.2%
Mount Evelyn 57.9% couple families
Mount Evelyn — Couple Families: 57.9% Mount Evelyn — Lone Person: 24.6% Mount Evelyn — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mount Evelyn — Group Household: 2.7% Mount Evelyn — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lilydale 19.6% renting
Lilydale — Owned Outright: 34.3% Lilydale — Mortgage: 46.1% Lilydale — Renting: 19.6%
Mount Evelyn 9.5% renting
Mount Evelyn — Owned Outright: 32.8% Mount Evelyn — Mortgage: 57.7% Mount Evelyn — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 19.8%
Lilydale — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Mount Evelyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 10.7%
Lilydale — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Mount Evelyn — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.6%
Lilydale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Mount Evelyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Lilydale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mount Evelyn — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.2%
Lilydale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Mount Evelyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
England 5.0% / 4.8%
Lilydale — England: 5.0% Mount Evelyn — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.0%
Lilydale — New Zealand: 1.2% Mount Evelyn — New Zealand: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.8% / 1.2%
Lilydale — Netherlands: 0.8% Mount Evelyn — Netherlands: 1.2%
Italy 1.0% / 0.3%
Lilydale — Italy: 1.0% Mount Evelyn — Italy: 0.3%
India 1.0% / —
Lilydale — India: 1.0% Mount Evelyn — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Lilydale — Germany: 0.5% Mount Evelyn — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Lilydale — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Evelyn — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lilydale 79.7% houses
Lilydale — Houses: 79.7% Lilydale — Townhouses: 18.9% Lilydale — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Mount Evelyn 97.8% houses
Mount Evelyn — Houses: 97.8% Mount Evelyn — Townhouses: 2.0% Mount Evelyn — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Median house price $901,500 $900,000
Median unit price $615,100 $760,000
Median land price $770,000 $475,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 220 sales
 22 days
from 75 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
2 bed $615K / $572K
Lilydale — 2 bed: $615K (39 sales) Mount Evelyn — 2 bed: $572K (5 sales)

39 vs 5 sales

3 bed $738K / $800K
Lilydale — 3 bed: $738K (14 sales) Mount Evelyn — 3 bed: $800K (5 sales)

14 vs 5 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.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
2 bed $626K / $710K
Lilydale — 2 bed: $626K (26 sales) Mount Evelyn — 2 bed: $710K (7 sales)

26 vs 7 sales

3 bed $815K / $832K
Lilydale — 3 bed: $815K (158 sales) Mount Evelyn — 3 bed: $832K (80 sales)

158 vs 80 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1M
Lilydale — 4 bed: $1.08M (126 sales) Mount Evelyn — 4 bed: $1M (58 sales)

126 vs 58 sales

5 bed $1.34M / $1.34M
Lilydale — 5 bed: $1.34M (34 sales) Mount Evelyn — 5 bed: $1.34M (14 sales)

34 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Evelyn has more rural and farming land (56% vs 43%).

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Rural and farming 43% 56%
Residential 29% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 6%
Parks and recreation 4% 10%
Other and special use 10% 0%
Industrial 2% 1%
Commercial 1% 0%
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

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Houses 4.1%
$680/wk on $862K
 4.3%
$725/wk on $882K
Units 5.0%
$575/wk on $600K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
House price Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC
Income — Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 63% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 60% of VIC —

Liveability

Mount Evelyn is more walkable (72 vs 50); Mount Evelyn scores higher overall (53 vs 40).

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Grade C B
Score 40/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lilydale carries more crime risk (74 vs 30); Lilydale carries more flood risk (58 vs 38).

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Bushfire High
79/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Inside the suburb 11 6
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 6 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lilydale

  • Lilydale Heights College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Edinburgh College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Lilydale High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Lilydale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mount Lilydale Mercy College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Mount Evelyn

  • Birmingham Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Evelyn Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarra Hills Secondary College-Mount Evelyn Campus Government · Secondary
  • Cire Community School - Mt Evelyn Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 17 9
Parks & reserves 19 16
Childcare 14 10
GPs 9 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3 2
Fuel stations 6 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 17 12

Mobility

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Walkability score 50/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 42.5 km 43.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 50 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 270.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 143.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3140
 0.7%
postcode 3796
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 3140
 35
postcode 3796

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.

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Car (driver) 66.7% / 68.6%
Lilydale — Car (driver): 66.7% Mount Evelyn — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 24.9%
Lilydale — Worked from Home: 25.4% Mount Evelyn — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.8%
Lilydale — Car (passenger): 3.9% Mount Evelyn — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Train 2.2% / 0.9%
Lilydale — Train: 2.2% Mount Evelyn — Train: 0.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.9%
Lilydale — Walked Only: 1.1% Mount Evelyn — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Elevation 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.7 km 36.2 km

NBN connectivity

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Connectivity score 89/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
8,610 premises
 53%
3,835 premises

Climate

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lilydale Mount Evelyn
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lilydale

Outer Transport Hub

Mount Evelyn

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

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