Located in Victoria, Marysville sits 103 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 50 minutes by car. The locality has 501 residents, a median age of 59, and a median household income of $56,056 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 27.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,272. The area shows high bushfire risk and high crime risk. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Marysville a good place to live?
Marysville scores a D (20/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 103.2 km · 108 min drive to Melbourne
Median available
Median $635K
High bushfire risk
Fire 95/100 · Crime 76/100 · Flood 19/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 59 · 501 residents
Liveability Rating
20 / 100 · Ranked #825 in VICEach bar is Marysville's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Marysville?
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Our score
20 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMarysville's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $635,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$635,000
4% below its 3 neighbours (median $660,000)
Based on 35 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 70 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $600K
- 3 bed 21 sales $650K
Land
$312,500
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 63 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Marysville are currently listed at around $802,000 on average. Based on 22 houses listed in the past six months.
$802K
22 houses listed in the last 6 months.
23 of the suburb's 224 dwellings (10.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Marysville rent for around $525 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$525/wk
6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 52 rented homes (11.5%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$525/week ($27,000 a year) on a $802,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Marysville safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Marysville sits in the high band, with 39 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 95% on the prior year.
39 offences
95.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202518 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
One school serve Marysville, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Marysville Primary School leads the pack.
- • 38 students in one school (avg 38)
Primary
Walkability
Marysville is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the locality there are 1 supermarket, 7 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Marysville.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 98%
- Premises covered
- 402
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Murrindindi: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Marysville is home to 501 residents, with a median age of 59 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $56,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
501
Median Age
59
Median Household Income
$56,056/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,272/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$31,044/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
57.6%
Total Dwellings
224
Owner-Occupier Rate
77.0%
Houses
97.3%
Rental Stress
27.8%
Mortgage Stress
27.2%
Work From Home
25.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.0%
- Employment Rate
- 43.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 44.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (5 of 196).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,973 a year through Murrindindi based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Parks and recreation 90%
- Rural and farming 7%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Proposed rezonings
- Comprehensive Development Zone → Special Use Zone · C30alpr, exhibited Sep 2026 18.4 ha
and 1 smaller change
Land in this locality moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Murrindindi
In the year to August 2026, 82 new dwellings were approved across Murrindindi. That mix is 76 houses and 6 units. Approvals are up 83.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi), 26.6 kmHigh rainfall — mild summers, cool winters.
- Elevation
- 783 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 1,215 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.9°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.8°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 3779, 4 of 520 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (12 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3779, 157 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 349 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 6 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3779 in 2025-26. The most was 4, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $635,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Helen Haines Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Helen Haines | 43.3% | 56.7% | -1.4 |
| 2022 | Helen Haines | 44.7% | 55.3% | -7.5 |
| 2019 | Helen Haines | 37.3% | 62.7% | +7.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Cindy McLeish Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cindy McLeish LP | 53.3% | 42.9% | 57.1% |
| 2018 | Cindy McLeish LP | 50.2% | 47.6% | 52.4% |
| 2014 | Cindy McLeish LP | 51.7% | 46.2% | 53.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
Looking at a specific address in Marysville?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 501 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Marysville
Is Marysville a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Marysville is high (76/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Marysville?
Marysville has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (19/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Marysville a good place to live?
Marysville has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (20/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Marysville?
Marysville, VIC had a population of 501 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Marysville, VIC?
The postcode for Marysville, VIC is 3779.
How far is Marysville from Melbourne?
Marysville is 103 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 108 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Marysville?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Marysville was $56,056 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Marysville?
The median advertised rent in Marysville is $525 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Marysville?
The median age of residents in Marysville was 59 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Marysville at risk of bushfire?
Marysville has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Marysville?
There is 1 school inside the Marysville boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Marysville?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Marysville, Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi) (26.6 km away), summer days average 22.9°C, winter nights 3.8°C, and 1,215 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Marysville?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Marysville belong to?
Marysville sits within the Murrindindi local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Marysville?
The average residential rates bill through Murrindindi is $1,973 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Marysville?
Across Murrindindi, 82 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 83.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Marysville in?
Marysville sits within the federal Division of Indi, currently held by Helen Haines (Independent).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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