Narbethong vs Marysville

Narbethong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Marysville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narbethong, about half of households are people living alone. In Marysville, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Marysville tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Narbethong is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 38%)

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

  • Narbethong leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)
  • Marysville has cheaper land ($312,500 vs $767,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Narbethong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($191/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Marysville has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Narbethong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (91.4 km vs 103.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 108 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Marysville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 24%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)

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 -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Narbethong 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.

Narbethong 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.

Narbethong Marysville
Walkability 0 / 0
Narbethong — Walkability: 0/100 Marysville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 24
Narbethong — Safety: 11/100 Marysville — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Narbethong — Low fire risk: 4/100 Marysville — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 65 / 81
Narbethong — Low flood risk: 65/100 Marysville — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Marysville has more residents (501 vs 201); Marysville rents higher ($300/wk vs $191/wk).

Narbethong Marysville
Population 201 501
+149% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +27.2%
Median age 51 59
Median household income $80,184/yr
+30% vs other
 $56,056/yr
Median weekly rent $191/wk $300/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narbethong Marysville
0-4 1.5% / 2.6%
Narbethong — 0-4: 1.5% Marysville — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 14.9% / 5.8%
Narbethong — 5-14: 14.9% Marysville — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 3.5% / 3.4%
Narbethong — 15-19: 3.5% Marysville — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 2.0% / 3.8%
Narbethong — 20-24: 2.0% Marysville — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.9% / 9.8%
Narbethong — 25-34: 11.9% Marysville — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 4.5% / 7.8%
Narbethong — 35-44: 4.5% Marysville — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 18.4% / 10.0%
Narbethong — 45-54: 18.4% Marysville — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 23.9% / 17.8%
Narbethong — 55-64: 23.9% Marysville — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 19.4% / 22.8%
Narbethong — 65-74: 19.4% Marysville — 65-74: 22.8%
75-84 4.5% / 12.8%
Narbethong — 75-84: 4.5% Marysville — 75-84: 12.8%
85+ — / 2.4%
Narbethong — 85+: not among its largest Marysville — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narbethong 49.0% lone person
Narbethong — Lone Person: 49.0% Narbethong — Couple Families: 42.9% Narbethong — One Parent Families: 8.2% Narbethong — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narbethong 6.6% renting
Narbethong — Owned Outright: 52.6% Narbethong — Mortgage: 40.8% Narbethong — Renting: 6.6%
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.

Narbethong Marysville
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 19.4%
Narbethong — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Marysville — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 14.8%
Narbethong — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Marysville — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.6%
Narbethong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Marysville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.6%
Narbethong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Marysville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.4%
Narbethong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Marysville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Narbethong Marysville
England 3.0% / 7.6%
Narbethong — England: 3.0% Marysville — England: 7.6%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Narbethong — New Zealand: not among its largest Marysville — New Zealand: 2.0%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Narbethong — South Africa: not among its largest Marysville — South Africa: 2.0%
India — / 1.6%
Narbethong — India: not among its largest Marysville — India: 1.6%
Scotland 1.5% / —
Narbethong — Scotland: 1.5% Marysville — Scotland: not among its largest
Fiji — / 1.2%
Narbethong — Fiji: not among its largest Marysville — Fiji: 1.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narbethong 92.9% houses
Narbethong — Houses: 92.9% Narbethong — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Marysville 97.3% houses
Marysville — Houses: 97.3% Marysville — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narbethong Marysville
Median house price $649,000 $635,000
Median unit price — $420,000
Median land price $767,500 $312,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Narbethong has more rural and farming land (31% vs 7%).

Narbethong Marysville
Parks and recreation 69% 90%
Rural and farming 31% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Narbethong 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Narbethong Marysville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 14% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 13% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 31% of VIC

Liveability

Narbethong Marysville
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Narbethong carries more flood risk (35 vs 19); Narbethong carries more crime risk (89 vs 76).

Narbethong Marysville
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
76/100
Flood Low
35/100
 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

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

Schools in Narbethong

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Marysville

  • Marysville Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Narbethong Marysville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 137 306

Mobility

Marysville sits further from the CBD (103.2 km vs 91.4 km).

Narbethong Marysville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 91.4 km 103.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 108 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3778
 0.8%
postcode 3779
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3778
 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.

Narbethong Marysville
Car (driver) 57.1% / 45.3%
Narbethong — Car (driver): 57.1% Marysville — Car (driver): 45.3%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 25.5%
Narbethong — Worked from Home: 31.6% Marysville — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Walked Only 4.1% / 18.6%
Narbethong — Walked Only: 4.1% Marysville — Walked Only: 18.6%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 10.6%
Narbethong — Car (passenger): 7.1% Marysville — Car (passenger): 10.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Narbethong Marysville
Elevation 426 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 783 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Narbethong Marysville
Connectivity score 16/100 98/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 98%
402 premises

Climate

Narbethong Marysville
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Narbethong

Rural

Marysville

Retirees Rural

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