Macclesfield vs Monbulk

Monbulk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Macclesfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Macclesfield, most households are couple families. In Monbulk, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Macclesfield: a median of $1.69 million, against $831,000 in Monbulk, though rent is higher in Monbulk. On these figures, Monbulk tends to suit families with children and 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

Monbulk

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • But Macclesfield carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Monbulk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($831,000 vs $1,687,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Macclesfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($289/wk vs $369/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Monbulk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 62.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Monbulk

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • But Macclesfield carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Macclesfield Monbulk
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.

Macclesfield Monbulk
Walkability 0 / 14
Macclesfield — Walkability: 0/100 Monbulk — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 88 / 62
Macclesfield — Safety: 88/100 Monbulk — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 1 / 33
Macclesfield — Low fire risk: 1/100 Monbulk — Low fire risk: 33/100
Low flood risk 100 / 89
Macclesfield — Low flood risk: 100/100 Monbulk — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Monbulk has more residents (3,651 vs 878); Macclesfield has higher household incomes ($117,884 vs $89,544).

Macclesfield Monbulk
Population 878 3,651
+316% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +2.1%
Median age 49 41
Median household income $117,884/yr
+24% vs other
 $89,544/yr
Median weekly rent $289/wk $369/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Macclesfield Monbulk
0-4 3.8% / 5.1%
Macclesfield — 0-4: 3.8% Monbulk — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.0% / 14.3%
Macclesfield — 5-14: 11.0% Monbulk — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.9% / 7.1%
Macclesfield — 15-19: 6.9% Monbulk — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.3% / 4.9%
Macclesfield — 20-24: 6.3% Monbulk — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 6.7% / 10.0%
Macclesfield — 25-34: 6.7% Monbulk — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 8.4% / 12.7%
Macclesfield — 35-44: 8.4% Monbulk — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 18.9% / 15.9%
Macclesfield — 45-54: 18.9% Monbulk — 45-54: 15.9%
55-64 18.6% / 12.1%
Macclesfield — 55-64: 18.6% Monbulk — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 13.4% / 11.4%
Macclesfield — 65-74: 13.4% Monbulk — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 5.2% / 5.0%
Macclesfield — 75-84: 5.2% Monbulk — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / 1.7%
Macclesfield — 85+: 1.3% Monbulk — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Macclesfield 59.0% couple families
Macclesfield — Couple Families: 59.0% Macclesfield — Lone Person: 27.3% Macclesfield — One Parent Families: 8.8% Macclesfield — Group Household: 4.9% Macclesfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Monbulk 50.3% couple families
Monbulk — Couple Families: 50.3% Monbulk — Lone Person: 28.4% Monbulk — One Parent Families: 16.7% Monbulk — Group Household: 3.1% Monbulk — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Macclesfield 5.4% renting
Macclesfield — Owned Outright: 47.8% Macclesfield — Mortgage: 46.8% Macclesfield — Renting: 5.4%
Monbulk 14.8% renting
Monbulk — Owned Outright: 38.9% Monbulk — Mortgage: 46.3% Monbulk — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Macclesfield Monbulk
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 18.1%
Macclesfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Monbulk — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 11.1%
Macclesfield — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Monbulk — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.2%
Macclesfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Monbulk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 3.3%
Macclesfield — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Monbulk — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.1%
Macclesfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Monbulk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Macclesfield Monbulk
England 6.8% / 5.8%
Macclesfield — England: 6.8% Monbulk — England: 5.8%
Netherlands 1.4% / 2.3%
Macclesfield — Netherlands: 1.4% Monbulk — Netherlands: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.2%
Macclesfield — New Zealand: 1.0% Monbulk — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 1.3% / 0.5%
Macclesfield — Scotland: 1.3% Monbulk — Scotland: 0.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.7%
Macclesfield — Germany: 0.5% Monbulk — Germany: 0.7%
Sri Lanka 0.5% / —
Macclesfield — Sri Lanka: 0.5% Monbulk — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.5%
Macclesfield — Italy: not among its largest Monbulk — Italy: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Macclesfield 99.0% houses
Macclesfield — Houses: 99.0% Macclesfield — Townhouses: 0.0% Macclesfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Monbulk 95.9% houses
Monbulk — Houses: 95.9% Monbulk — Townhouses: 3.0% Monbulk — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Macclesfield Monbulk
Median house price $1,687,500 $831,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Macclesfield Monbulk
Rural and farming 89% 79%
Residential 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 6% 8%
Environmental 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Macclesfield Monbulk
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.

Macclesfield Monbulk
Houses — 4.3%
$670/wk on $802K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Macclesfield Monbulk
House price — Higher than 44% of VIC
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 57% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 66% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 86% of VIC

Liveability

Monbulk is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Macclesfield Monbulk
Grade B
same for both
Score 55/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Monbulk carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Monbulk carries more crime risk (38 vs 12).

Macclesfield Monbulk
Bushfire High
99/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
38/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
11/100
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

Macclesfield Monbulk
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Macclesfield

  • Macclesfield Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Monbulk

  • St Paul's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Monbulk College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Monbulk Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Cire Community School - Monbulk Campus Independent · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Macclesfield Monbulk
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Macclesfield sits further from the CBD (62.2 km vs 55.8 km).

Macclesfield Monbulk
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 62.2 km
+10% vs other
 55.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 3782
 0.9%
postcode 3793
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 3782
 39
postcode 3793

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.

Macclesfield Monbulk
Car (driver) 65.2% / 66.4%
Macclesfield — Car (driver): 65.2% Monbulk — Car (driver): 66.4%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 25.0%
Macclesfield — Worked from Home: 31.6% Monbulk — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 3.2%
Macclesfield — Car (passenger): 2.0% Monbulk — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 1.3% / 3.9%
Macclesfield — Walked Only: 1.3% Monbulk — Walked Only: 3.9%
Train — / 0.9%
Macclesfield — Train: not among its largest Monbulk — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Macclesfield Monbulk
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 263 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.9 km 33.4 km

NBN connectivity

Macclesfield Monbulk
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
334 premises
 34%
1,599 premises

Climate

Macclesfield Monbulk
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)

Macclesfield Monbulk
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Macclesfield Monbulk
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Macclesfield Monbulk
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Macclesfield Monbulk
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Macclesfield

Acreage Outer Premium

Monbulk

Acreage Outer River

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