Seville vs Silvan

Seville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Silvan. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Seville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Silvan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (51.3 km vs 54.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Silvan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Seville Silvan
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.

Seville Silvan
Walkability 0 / 17
Seville — Walkability: 0/100 Silvan — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 52 / 55
Seville — Safety: 52/100 Silvan — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 1 / 1
Seville — Low fire risk: 1/100 Silvan — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 70 / 80
Seville — Low flood risk: 70/100 Silvan — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Seville has more residents (2,559 vs 1,323); Silvan skews older (41 vs 37).

Seville Silvan
Population 2,559
+48% vs other
 1,323
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.6% +6.2%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $111,488/yr $112,216/yr
Median weekly rent $369/wk
+5% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seville Silvan
0-4 6.3% / 5.3%
Seville — 0-4: 6.3% Silvan — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.7% / 14.0%
Seville — 5-14: 14.7% Silvan — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 6.4% / 5.7%
Seville — 15-19: 6.4% Silvan — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.3% / 5.6%
Seville — 20-24: 6.3% Silvan — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 12.8% / 11.5%
Seville — 25-34: 12.8% Silvan — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.4% / 12.5%
Seville — 35-44: 12.4% Silvan — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.6% / 14.0%
Seville — 45-54: 13.6% Silvan — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 13.7% / 14.2%
Seville — 55-64: 13.7% Silvan — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 8.4% / 9.9%
Seville — 65-74: 8.4% Silvan — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 4.3% / 6.2%
Seville — 75-84: 4.3% Silvan — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 0.9% / 1.6%
Seville — 85+: 0.9% Silvan — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seville 62.3% couple families
Seville — Couple Families: 62.3% Seville — Lone Person: 21.1% Seville — One Parent Families: 13.4% Seville — Group Household: 2.3% Seville — Other Families: 1.0%
Silvan 63.3% couple families
Silvan — Couple Families: 63.3% Silvan — Lone Person: 23.2% Silvan — One Parent Families: 10.0% Silvan — Group Household: 3.5% Silvan — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seville 9.1% renting
Seville — Owned Outright: 32.4% Seville — Mortgage: 58.5% Seville — Renting: 9.1%
Silvan 10.9% renting
Silvan — Owned Outright: 46.1% Silvan — Mortgage: 43.0% Silvan — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Seville Silvan
England 3.8% / 3.4%
Seville — England: 3.8% Silvan — England: 3.4%
Netherlands 0.7% / 3.1%
Seville — Netherlands: 0.7% Silvan — Netherlands: 3.1%
Italy 0.5% / 2.0%
Seville — Italy: 0.5% Silvan — Italy: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Seville — New Zealand: 0.9% Silvan — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 0.6% / 0.8%
Seville — Germany: 0.6% Silvan — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Seville Silvan
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 17.2%
Seville — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Silvan — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.2%
Seville — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Silvan — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.4%
Seville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Silvan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.6%
Seville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Silvan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.1%
Seville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Silvan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seville 99.6% houses
Seville — Houses: 99.6% Seville — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Silvan 97.8% houses
Silvan — Houses: 97.8% Silvan — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seville Silvan
Median house price $897,820 $927,500
Median unit price $835,000 —
Median land price $585,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 13 sales
 10 days
from 3 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.

Seville Silvan
3 bed $825K / $855K
Seville — 3 bed: $825K (17 sales) Silvan — 3 bed: $855K (14 sales)

17 vs 14 sales

4 bed $1M / $1.56M
Seville — 4 bed: $1M (24 sales) Silvan — 4 bed: $1.56M (7 sales)

24 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Seville has more rural and farming land (88% vs 64%).

Seville Silvan
Rural and farming 88% 64%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 34%
Residential 6% 1%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Seville Silvan
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.

Seville Silvan
Houses 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Seville Silvan
House price Higher than 59% of VIC —
Income Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 73% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of VIC —

Liveability

Silvan is more walkable (17 vs 0); Silvan scores higher overall (45 vs 34).

Seville Silvan
Grade C
same for both
Score 34/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Seville carries more flood risk (30 vs 20).

Seville Silvan
Bushfire High
99/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Low
30/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Seville Silvan
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Seville

  • Seville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Silvan

  • Silvan Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Seville Silvan
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 1
Parks & reserves 8 3
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Seville sits further from the CBD (54.6 km vs 51.3 km).

Seville Silvan
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 54.6 km
+6% vs other
 51.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min
same for both
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 0.5%
postcode 3795
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 59
postcode 3795

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.

Seville Silvan
Car (driver) 71.0% / 63.5%
Seville — Car (driver): 71.0% Silvan — Car (driver): 63.5%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 26.2%
Seville — Worked from Home: 21.3% Silvan — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Walked Only 2.2% / 6.3%
Seville — Walked Only: 2.2% Silvan — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.5%
Seville — Car (passenger): 3.9% Silvan — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus 0.9% / —
Seville — Bus: 0.9% Silvan — Bus: not among its largest
Train 0.3% / 0.5%
Seville — Train: 0.3% Silvan — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Seville Silvan
Elevation 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.8 km 36.0 km

NBN connectivity

Seville Silvan
Connectivity score 67/100 43/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,060 premises
 12%
515 premises

Climate

Seville Silvan
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)

Seville Silvan
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Seville Silvan
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Seville Silvan
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seville Silvan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seville

Acreage Outer

Silvan

Acreage Outer

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