Macleod vs Yallambie

Yallambie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Macleod. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Macleod, about half of households are couple families. In Yallambie, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Macleod: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.03 million in Yallambie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Macleod tends to suit people living alone, while Yallambie 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

Yallambie

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 41/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 59%)
  • But Macleod has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Yallambie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,033,500 vs $1,195,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yallambie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $396/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Macleod

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 63/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Macleod

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 11%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 14%)
  • But Yallambie carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 41/100)

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

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

Macleod Yallambie
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.

Macleod Yallambie
Walkability 86 / 63
Macleod — Walkability: 86/100 Yallambie — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 59 / 76
Macleod — Safety: 59/100 Yallambie — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Macleod — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yallambie — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 73 / 52
Macleod — Low flood risk: 73/100 Yallambie — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Macleod has more residents (9,892 vs 4,161); Yallambie has higher household incomes ($120,640 vs $102,232).

Macleod Yallambie
Population 9,892
+58% vs other
 4,161
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +1.1%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $102,232/yr $120,640/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $396/wk
+14% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Macleod Yallambie
0-4 5.9% / 6.8%
Macleod — 0-4: 5.9% Yallambie — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 11.7% / 13.4%
Macleod — 5-14: 11.7% Yallambie — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.6% / 7.2%
Macleod — 15-19: 5.6% Yallambie — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.1% / 7.9%
Macleod — 20-24: 5.1% Yallambie — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 12.1% / 13.7%
Macleod — 25-34: 12.1% Yallambie — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 14.5% / 14.5%
Macleod — 35-44: 14.5% Yallambie — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.4% / 13.9%
Macleod — 45-54: 14.4% Yallambie — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.0% / 9.3%
Macleod — 55-64: 11.0% Yallambie — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 9.9% / 7.9%
Macleod — 65-74: 9.9% Yallambie — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 5.9% / 4.6%
Macleod — 75-84: 5.9% Yallambie — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 4.2% / 1.0%
Macleod — 85+: 4.2% Yallambie — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Macleod 45.7% couple families
Macleod — Couple Families: 45.7% Macleod — Lone Person: 36.1% Macleod — One Parent Families: 13.1% Macleod — Group Household: 3.9% Macleod — Other Families: 1.2%
Yallambie 62.6% couple families
Yallambie — Couple Families: 62.6% Yallambie — Lone Person: 20.7% Yallambie — One Parent Families: 15.2% Yallambie — Group Household: 1.1% Yallambie — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Macleod 23.6% renting
Macleod — Owned Outright: 38.8% Macleod — Mortgage: 37.7% Macleod — Renting: 23.6%
Yallambie 26.5% renting
Yallambie — Owned Outright: 34.3% Yallambie — Mortgage: 39.2% Yallambie — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Macleod Yallambie
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 15.8%
Macleod — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Yallambie — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 12.5%
Macleod — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Yallambie — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 9.6%
Macleod — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Yallambie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.9% / 6.4%
Macleod — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9% Yallambie — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 2.9%
Macleod — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Yallambie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Macleod Yallambie
England 2.8% / 2.6%
Macleod — England: 2.8% Yallambie — England: 2.6%
China 2.8% / 2.3%
Macleod — China: 2.8% Yallambie — China: 2.3%
India 2.5% / 2.1%
Macleod — India: 2.5% Yallambie — India: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Macleod — New Zealand: 1.2% Yallambie — New Zealand: 1.3%
Italy 1.5% / 0.8%
Macleod — Italy: 1.5% Yallambie — Italy: 0.8%
Malaysia 1.0% / 1.2%
Macleod — Malaysia: 1.0% Yallambie — Malaysia: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Macleod 76.6% houses
Macleod — Houses: 76.6% Macleod — Townhouses: 20.0% Macleod — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Yallambie 89.0% houses
Yallambie — Houses: 89.0% Yallambie — Townhouses: 10.4% Yallambie — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Macleod Yallambie
Median house price $1,195,000 $1,033,500
Median unit price $725,000 —
Median land price $1,010,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 69 sales
 22 days
from 17 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.

Macleod Yallambie
3 bed $1.01M / $950K
Macleod — 3 bed: $1.01M (61 sales) Yallambie — 3 bed: $950K (19 sales)

61 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.56M / $1.1M
Macleod — 4 bed: $1.56M (37 sales) Yallambie — 4 bed: $1.1M (19 sales)

37 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Macleod Yallambie
Residential 66% 41%
Other and special use 0% 45%
Parks and recreation 21% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 4%
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

Macleod Yallambie
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Macleod Yallambie
Houses 3.6%
$700/wk on $1.02M
 4.1%
$750/wk on $945K
Units 3.6%
$492/wk on $715K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Macleod Yallambie
House price Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Schools Higher than 22% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 3% of VIC —

Liveability

Macleod is more walkable (86 vs 63); Yallambie scores higher overall (81 vs 69).

Macleod Yallambie
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yallambie carries more flood risk (48 vs 27); Macleod carries more crime risk (41 vs 24).

Macleod Yallambie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Macleod Yallambie
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 2.7 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.4%

Schools in Macleod

  • Charles La Trobe P-12 College Government · Combined below peers
  • Macleod College Government · Combined below peers
  • Charles La Trobe P-12 College-Deaf Facility Government · Combined
  • Ivanhoe Grammar School - University Campus Independent · Combined
  • Mastery Schools Victoria Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Yallambie

  • Streeton Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Macleod Yallambie
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 19 20
Childcare 6 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Macleod Yallambie
Walkability score 86/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.9 km 19.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 32 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 98.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3085
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 3085
same for both

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.

Macleod Yallambie
Car (driver) 47.1% / 48.7%
Macleod — Car (driver): 47.1% Yallambie — Car (driver): 48.7%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 32.1%
Macleod — Worked from Home: 42.9% Yallambie — Worked from Home: 32.1%
Walked Only 1.0% / 11.4%
Macleod — Walked Only: 1.0% Yallambie — Walked Only: 11.4%
Train 5.2% / 3.3%
Macleod — Train: 5.2% Yallambie — Train: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 3.4%
Macleod — Car (passenger): 2.8% Yallambie — Car (passenger): 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.7%).

Setting

Macleod Yallambie
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.7 km 18.5 km

NBN connectivity

Macleod Yallambie
Connectivity score 89/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
4,599 premises
 29%
1,555 premises

Climate

Macleod Yallambie
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Macleod Yallambie
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Macleod Yallambie
Average residential rate $1,787/yr
same for both
Council Banyule
same for both

Federal electorate

Macleod Yallambie
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Macleod Yallambie
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Macleod

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet Townhouses Transport Hub

Yallambie

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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