Yarra Ranges

160,906 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,468 km², 61 suburbs. Council website: yarraranges.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

160,906

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year

Density

65/km²

2,468 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$831k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$115

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to Aug 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-08

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 40
Median household income: $1,881/week
Median rent: $380/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,950/month
Households renting: 14.0%
Average household: 2.7 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 9 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $2,161; 2024-25
Operating result: -2.2%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 123%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

61 suburbs where Yarra Ranges holds most residents, plus 6 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Mooroolbark	23,059	All	$880kDec 2025	5% / 25%	7
Lilydale (Vic.)	17,348	All	$922kDec 2025	9% / 69%	7
Chirnside Park	11,779	All	$953kDec 2025	8% / 77%	8
Kilsyth	11,699	85%	$828kDec 2025	5% / 31%	5
Mount Evelyn	9,799	All	$882kDec 2025	3% / 100%	7
Healesville	7,589	All	$808kDec 2025	9% / 100%	5
Montrose (Vic.)	6,900	All	$960kDec 2025	1% / 90%	8
Upwey	6,818	All	$890kDec 2025	3% / 100%	9
Emerald (Vic.)	5,890	6%	$920kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	8
Belgrave	3,894	All	$820kDec 2025	7% / 100%	9
Wonga Park	3,843	10%	$1.4MDec 2025	9% / 99%	10
Monbulk	3,651	All	$763kDec 2025	0% / 91%	7
Upper Ferntree Gully	3,417	26%	$920kDec 2025	7% / 80%	8
Wandin North	3,132	All	$888kDec 2025	3% / 92%	7
Yarra Glen	3,012	All	$940kDec 2025	11% / 97%	8
Woori Yallock	2,964	All	$720kDec 2025	21% / 97%	3
Yarra Junction	2,875	All	$748kDec 2025	15% / 100%	3
Seville	2,559	All	$858kDec 2025	2% / 100%	7
Launching Place	2,495	All	$762kDec 2025	16% / 100%	5
Coldstream (Vic.)	2,199	All	$850kDec 2025	27% / 95%	6
Tecoma	2,064	All	$910kDec 2025	6% / 100%	8
Warburton (Vic.)	2,020	All	$690kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	3
Olinda (Vic.)	1,773	All	$940kDec 2025	0% / 100%	9
Belgrave South	1,670	All		<1% / 100%	9
Millgrove	1,666	All	$617kDec 2025	4% / 100%	1
Selby	1,626	All	$845kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	9
Badger Creek	1,610	All	$705kDec 2025	2% / 100%	3
Ferny Creek	1,524	All	$1.0MDec 2025	0% / 100%	10
Kallista	1,418	All	$890kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	9
Belgrave Heights	1,398	All	$982kDec 2025	3% / 100%	9
Silvan	1,323	All		<1% / 91%	8
Kalorama	1,277	All	$941kDec 2025	0% / 100%	9
Mount Dandenong	1,271	All	$1.1MDec 2025	0% / 100%	10
Wesburn	1,052	All	$655kDec 2025	3% / 100%	4
The Patch	1,046	All		0% / 100%	9
Chum Creek	981	All	$717kDec 2025	0% / 100%	6
Sassafras (Vic.)	970	All	$940kDec 2025	0% / 100%	10
Gruyere	966	All		9% / 100%	9
Menzies Creek	966	82%	$821kDec 2025	<1% / 100%	9
East Warburton	906	All	$650kDec 2025	1% / 100%	3
Macclesfield (Vic.)	878	All		0% / 100%	9
Seville East	837	All	$730kDec 2025	16% / 90%	7
Hoddles Creek	676	All		0% / 100%	8
Don Valley	586	All		2% / 100%	4
Yellingbo	582	All		<1% / 100%	8
Narre Warren East	434	All		6% / 100%	10
Gladysdale	423	All		3% / 100%	5
Wandin East	408	All		2% / 47%	8
Toolangi	366	15%		0% / 100%	7
Dixons Creek	344	All		0% / 100%	9
Sherbrooke	294	All		2% / 100%	10
Steels Creek	276	All		0% / 100%	9
Powelltown	214	All		<1% / 100%	1
Three Bridges	188	All		2% / 100%	5
McMahons Creek	143	All		<1% / 100%	2
Yering	138	All		71% / 100%	9
Mount Toolebewong	119	All		0% / 100%	8
Reefton (Vic.)	102	All		<1% / 100%	2
Tarrawarra	81	All		34% / 100%	9
Tremont	69	All		<1% / 100%
Gilderoy	62	All		4% / 100%	5
Big Pats Creek	60	All		0% / 100%	4
Beenak	17	All		0% / 100%	9
Matlock	7	33%		0% / 100%	2
Cambarville		All		0% / 100%
Fernshaw		All		0% / 100%
Toorongo		49%		0% / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

Over 67 of 67 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

78%

Over 67 of 67 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 67 of 67 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 34 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $617k
Median of suburb medians: $854k
Highest suburb median: $1.1M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Casey · Aaron VIOLI (LP)99%
Aston · Mary DOYLE (ALP)1%
La Trobe · Jason WOOD (LP)1%
Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)1%
Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)1%

State districts

Evelyn · Bridget Vallence (LIB)43%
Monbulk · Daniela De Martino (ALP)23%
Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)20%
Warrandyte · Nicole Werner (LIB)8%
Croydon · David Hodgett (LIB)6%
Narracan · Wayne Farnham (LIB)1%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 2 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 8 Nov 2026; newest crawl observation 8 Nov 2026.

Listings cut: 65; of 203 tracked
Share cut: 32.0%
Typical cut: 5.6%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Lilydale (Vic.) (34), Mooroolbark (31). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.