Yellingbo vs Macclesfield

Yellingbo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Macclesfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Macclesfield: a median of $1.69 million, against $1.28 million in Yellingbo, though rent is higher in Yellingbo. On these figures, Yellingbo tends to suit 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

Macclesfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 34/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Yellingbo has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yellingbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,280,000 vs $1,687,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($289/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Yellingbo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yellingbo Macclesfield
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.

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Walkability 0 / 0
Yellingbo — Walkability: 0/100 Macclesfield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 66 / 88
Yellingbo — Safety: 66/100 Macclesfield — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 2 / 1
Yellingbo — Low fire risk: 2/100 Macclesfield — Low fire risk: 1/100
Low flood risk 78 / 100
Yellingbo — Low flood risk: 78/100 Macclesfield — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Macclesfield has more residents (878 vs 582); Yellingbo rents higher ($340/wk vs $289/wk).

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Population 582 878
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% +3.2%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $103,532/yr $117,884/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk
+15% vs other
 $289/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo Macclesfield
0-4 4.0% / 3.8%
Yellingbo — 0-4: 4.0% Macclesfield — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.0% / 11.0%
Yellingbo — 5-14: 12.0% Macclesfield — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 7.0% / 6.9%
Yellingbo — 15-19: 7.0% Macclesfield — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.2% / 6.3%
Yellingbo — 20-24: 5.2% Macclesfield — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.3% / 6.7%
Yellingbo — 25-34: 10.3% Macclesfield — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 10.8% / 8.4%
Yellingbo — 35-44: 10.8% Macclesfield — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 15.3% / 18.9%
Yellingbo — 45-54: 15.3% Macclesfield — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 18.2% / 18.6%
Yellingbo — 55-64: 18.2% Macclesfield — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.7% / 13.4%
Yellingbo — 65-74: 12.7% Macclesfield — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 3.8% / 5.2%
Yellingbo — 75-84: 3.8% Macclesfield — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.5% / 1.3%
Yellingbo — 85+: 1.5% Macclesfield — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo 64.8% couple families
Yellingbo — Couple Families: 64.8% Yellingbo — Lone Person: 20.0% Yellingbo — One Parent Families: 10.4% Yellingbo — Group Household: 4.8%
Macclesfield 59.0% couple families
Macclesfield — Couple Families: 59.0% Macclesfield — Lone Person: 27.3% Macclesfield — One Parent Families: 8.8% Macclesfield — Group Household: 4.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo 5.1% renting
Yellingbo — Owned Outright: 45.7% Yellingbo — Mortgage: 49.1% Yellingbo — Renting: 5.1%
Macclesfield 5.4% renting
Macclesfield — Owned Outright: 47.8% Macclesfield — Mortgage: 46.8% Macclesfield — Renting: 5.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.9%
Yellingbo — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Macclesfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.5% / 11.3%
Yellingbo — Bachelor Degree: 9.5% Macclesfield — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.8%
Yellingbo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Macclesfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 4.1%
Yellingbo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Macclesfield — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.8%
Yellingbo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Macclesfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Yellingbo Macclesfield
England 5.2% / 6.8%
Yellingbo — England: 5.2% Macclesfield — England: 6.8%
Netherlands 1.0% / 1.4%
Yellingbo — Netherlands: 1.0% Macclesfield — Netherlands: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Yellingbo — New Zealand: 0.7% Macclesfield — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Yellingbo — Scotland: not among its largest Macclesfield — Scotland: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / 0.5%
Yellingbo — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Macclesfield — Sri Lanka: 0.5%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Yellingbo — Ireland: 0.7% Macclesfield — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yellingbo 97.8% houses
Yellingbo — Houses: 97.8% Yellingbo — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Macclesfield 99.0% houses
Macclesfield — Houses: 99.0% Macclesfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Median house price $1,280,000 $1,687,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Macclesfield has more rural and farming land (89% vs 74%).

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Rural and farming 74% 89%
Parks and recreation 20% 6%
Environmental 5% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Yellingbo Macclesfield
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Yellingbo Macclesfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Macclesfield scores higher overall (55 vs 42).

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Grade C B
Score 42/100 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yellingbo carries more flood risk (22 vs 0); Yellingbo carries more crime risk (34 vs 12).

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
99/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Low
22/100
 None
0/100
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

Yellingbo Macclesfield
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 Yellingbo

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

Schools in Macclesfield

  • Macclesfield Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 41 3

Mobility

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 63.8 km
+3% vs other
 62.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3139
 1.1%
postcode 3782
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3139
 39
postcode 3782

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.

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Car (driver) 64.9% / 65.2%
Yellingbo — Car (driver): 64.9% Macclesfield — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 31.6%
Yellingbo — Worked from Home: 26.1% Macclesfield — Worked from Home: 31.6%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 2.0%
Yellingbo — Car (passenger): 5.8% Macclesfield — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.3%
Yellingbo — Walked Only: 3.3% Macclesfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Elevation 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.0 km 37.9 km

NBN connectivity

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
228 premises
 0%
334 premises

Climate

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 777 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.9°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Yellingbo Macclesfield
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yellingbo Macclesfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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