Marysville vs Mcmahons Creek
McMahons Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 59 in Marysville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Marysville, most households are people living alone. In McMahons Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Marysville: a median of $635,000, against $525,000 in McMahons Creek, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Marysville tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while McMahons Creek suits share households, 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
Marysville
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- But McMahons Creek carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
McMahons Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($525,000 vs $635,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Marysville has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 5%)
- Mcmahons Creek has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
McMahons Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (97.1 km vs 103.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Marysville has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 13%)
- Mcmahons Creek carries lower crime risk (63/100 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 14.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Marysville and Mcmahons Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Marysville has more residents (501 vs 143); Marysville skews older (59 vs 45).
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 501 +71% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.2% | +14.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 45 |
| Median household income | $56,056/yr +6% vs other | $52,884/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +13% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $635,000 | $525,000 |
| Median unit price | $420,000 | — |
| Median land price | $312,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 70 days from 7 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 90% | 65% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 33% |
| Rural and farming | 7% | 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
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 82 across Murrindindi | 416 across Yarra Ranges |
| Approvals change year on year | +83% | -57% |
Gross rental yield
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.4% $525/wk on $802K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of VIC | Higher than 6% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 98% of VIC | Higher than 1% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 31% of VIC | — |
Liveability
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 20/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Marysville carries more crime risk (76 vs 63).
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Flood | Low 19/100 | Low 24/100 |
| 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
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Marysville
- Marysville Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Mcmahons Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 3 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 306 | 438 |
Mobility
Marysville sits further from the CBD (103.2 km vs 97.1 km).
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 103.2 km +6% vs other | 97.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 108 min | 107 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.8% postcode 3779 | 0.5% postcode 3799 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 3779 | 35 postcode 3799 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.8%).
Setting
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 783 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 482 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 98/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 98% 402 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Climate
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,215 mm | 1,350 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.9°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,973/yr | $2,161/yr |
| Council | Murrindindi | Yarra Ranges |
Federal electorate
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Indi | Casey |
| Member | Helen Haines | Aaron Violi |
| Party | Independent | Liberal |
First Home Owner Grant
| Marysville | Mcmahons Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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