Silvan vs Mount Evelyn

Mount Evelyn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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. Mount Evelyn is closer to the city centre: 43.8 km, against 51.3 km.

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

Mount Evelyn

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 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

Mount Evelyn

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 59 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.8 km vs 51.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Evelyn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 17/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)

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

Investors

Silvan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.2% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Silvan Mount Evelyn
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.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Walkability 17 / 72
Silvan — Walkability: 17/100 Mount Evelyn — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 55 / 70
Silvan — Safety: 55/100 Mount Evelyn — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 1 / 31
Silvan — Low fire risk: 1/100 Mount Evelyn — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 80 / 62
Silvan — Low flood risk: 80/100 Mount Evelyn — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Mount Evelyn has more residents (9,799 vs 1,323); Silvan skews older (41 vs 38).

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Population 1,323 9,799
+641% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +1.0%
Median age 41 38
Median household income $112,216/yr
+5% vs other
 $106,340/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $365/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
0-4 5.3% / 6.9%
Silvan — 0-4: 5.3% Mount Evelyn — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 14.0% / 13.2%
Silvan — 5-14: 14.0% Mount Evelyn — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.7% / 6.4%
Silvan — 15-19: 5.7% Mount Evelyn — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.6% / 5.9%
Silvan — 20-24: 5.6% Mount Evelyn — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.5% / 13.3%
Silvan — 25-34: 11.5% Mount Evelyn — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.5% / 13.5%
Silvan — 35-44: 12.5% Mount Evelyn — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 14.0% / 13.3%
Silvan — 45-54: 14.0% Mount Evelyn — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 14.2% / 12.6%
Silvan — 55-64: 14.2% Mount Evelyn — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 9.9% / 9.5%
Silvan — 65-74: 9.9% Mount Evelyn — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 6.2% / 4.6%
Silvan — 75-84: 6.2% Mount Evelyn — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.6% / 0.8%
Silvan — 85+: 1.6% Mount Evelyn — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Mount Evelyn 57.9% couple families
Mount Evelyn — Couple Families: 57.9% Mount Evelyn — Lone Person: 24.6% Mount Evelyn — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mount Evelyn — Group Household: 2.7% Mount Evelyn — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Silvan 10.9% renting
Silvan — Owned Outright: 46.1% Silvan — Mortgage: 43.0% Silvan — Renting: 10.9%
Mount Evelyn 9.5% renting
Mount Evelyn — Owned Outright: 32.8% Mount Evelyn — Mortgage: 57.7% Mount Evelyn — Renting: 9.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 19.8%
Silvan — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Mount Evelyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 10.7%
Silvan — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Mount Evelyn — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.6%
Silvan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Mount Evelyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Silvan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mount Evelyn — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.2%
Silvan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mount Evelyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
England 3.4% / 4.8%
Silvan — England: 3.4% Mount Evelyn — England: 4.8%
Netherlands 3.1% / 1.2%
Silvan — Netherlands: 3.1% Mount Evelyn — Netherlands: 1.2%
Italy 2.0% / 0.3%
Silvan — Italy: 2.0% Mount Evelyn — Italy: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.0%
Silvan — New Zealand: 0.9% Mount Evelyn — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany 0.8% / 0.5%
Silvan — Germany: 0.8% Mount Evelyn — Germany: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Silvan — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Evelyn — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Silvan 97.8% houses
Silvan — Houses: 97.8% Silvan — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Silvan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Evelyn 97.8% houses
Mount Evelyn — Houses: 97.8% Mount Evelyn — Flats / Apartments: 0.3% Mount Evelyn — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Median house price $927,500 $900,000
Median unit price — $760,000
Median land price — $475,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 3 sales
 22 days
from 75 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.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
3 bed $855K / $832K
Silvan — 3 bed: $855K (14 sales) Mount Evelyn — 3 bed: $832K (80 sales)

14 vs 80 sales

4 bed $1.56M / $1M
Silvan — 4 bed: $1.56M (7 sales) Mount Evelyn — 4 bed: $1M (58 sales)

7 vs 58 sales

Zoning mix

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Rural and farming 64% 56%
Infrastructure and transport 34% 6%
Residential 1% 27%
Parks and recreation 1% 10%
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

Silvan Mount Evelyn
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.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Houses — 4.3%
$725/wk on $882K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Silvan Mount Evelyn
House price — Higher than 62% of VIC
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 45% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 63% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Evelyn is more walkable (72 vs 17); Mount Evelyn scores higher overall (53 vs 45).

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Grade C B
Score 45/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Evelyn carries more flood risk (38 vs 20); Silvan carries more crime risk (45 vs 30).

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Bushfire High
99/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Low
20/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Silvan

  • Silvan Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Evelyn

  • Birmingham Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Evelyn Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Yarra Hills Secondary College-Mount Evelyn Campus Government · Secondary
  • Cire Community School - Mt Evelyn Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school
  • Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 9
Parks & reserves 3 16
Childcare 1 10
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 8 12

Mobility

Silvan sits further from the CBD (51.3 km vs 43.8 km).

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Walkability score 17/100 72/100
Distance to Melbourne 51.3 km
+15% vs other
 43.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 59 min 50 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 143.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3795
 0.7%
postcode 3796
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 3795
 35
postcode 3796

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.

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Car (driver) 63.5% / 68.6%
Silvan — Car (driver): 63.5% Mount Evelyn — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 26.2% / 24.9%
Silvan — Worked from Home: 26.2% Mount Evelyn — Worked from Home: 24.9%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.8%
Silvan — Car (passenger): 3.5% Mount Evelyn — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 6.3% / 0.9%
Silvan — Walked Only: 6.3% Mount Evelyn — Walked Only: 0.9%
Train 0.5% / 0.9%
Silvan — Train: 0.5% Mount Evelyn — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.6%).

Setting

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.0 km 36.2 km

NBN connectivity

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Connectivity score 43/100 89/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
515 premises
 53%
3,835 premises

Climate

Silvan Mount Evelyn
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Silvan Mount Evelyn
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Silvan

Acreage Outer

Mount Evelyn

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet

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