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Murrindindi

Victoria · Hume · 15,382 people · 49 suburbs · 16 postcodes

Murrindindi at a glance

Map shows the Murrindindi LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Murrindindi is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 49 suburbs across 16 postcodes and an area of 4,012 km². Murrindindi has a population of 15,382 , ranking #63 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Alexandra (2,801 residents).About 11.2% of residents were born overseas and 3.6% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Murrindindi

15 schools across Murrindindi: 86.7% Government, 13.3% Catholic, 0% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 989 (range 933 to 1025). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

All 15 schools in Murrindindi, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Alexandra Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Alexandra	324	968
Yea High School	Government	Secondary	Yea	283	960
Alexandra Primary School	Government	Primary	Alexandra	156	984
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Alexandra	134	1019
Kinglake West Primary School	Government	Primary	Kinglake West	130	993
Yea Primary School	Government	Primary	Yea	128	1005
Middle Kinglake Primary School	Government	Primary	Kinglake Central	81	1025
Kinglake Primary School	Government	Primary	Kinglake	70	1007
Buxton Primary School	Government	Primary	Buxton	40	997
Marysville Primary School	Government	Primary	Marysville	38	933
Sacred Heart School	Catholic	Primary	Yea	36	959
Flowerdale Primary School	Government	Primary	Flowerdale	27	933
Eildon Primary School	Government	Primary	Eildon	16	985
Toolangi Primary School	Government	Primary	Toolangi	15	999
Rubicon Outdoor School	Government	Secondary	Thornton

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Murrindindi. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Murrindindi

Murrindindi contains 49 suburbs and 16 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Alexandra	3714	2,801	$1,086/wk	51
Yea	3717	1,789	$1,046/wk	56
Kinglake	3763	1,662	$1,737/wk	43
Kinglake West	3757	1,305	$1,950/wk	40
Eildon	3713	944	$932/wk	56
Flowerdale	3658	790	$1,223/wk	48
Buxton	3711	591	$1,367/wk	53
Marysville	3779	501	$1,078/wk	59
Glenburn	3717	443	$1,696/wk	50
Kinglake Central	3757	413	$1,648/wk	45
Taggerty	3714	405	$1,220/wk	52
Toolangi	3777	366	$1,611/wk	48
Pheasant Creek	3757	360	$2,136/wk	40
Thornton	3712	311	$1,048/wk	55
Castella	3777	257	$1,978/wk	44
Strath Creek	3658	231	$1,375/wk	49
Narbethong	3778	201	$1,542/wk	51
Yarck	3719	194	$1,178/wk	54
Killingworth	3717	156	$1,833/wk	54
Highlands	3660	151	$1,375/wk	54
Acheron	3714	146	$1,478/wk	56
Whanregarwen	3714	130	$1,625/wk	51
Limestone	3717	121	$1,687/wk	59
Murrindindi	3717	114	$1,474/wk	60
Gobur	3719	102	$1,281/wk	58
Molesworth	3718	91	$1,249/wk	61
Kerrisdale	3660	86	$900/wk	59
Fawcett	3714	82	$2,035/wk	52
Taylor Bay	3713	76	$1,075/wk	62
Maintongoon	3714	75	$1,187/wk	48
Terip Terip	3719	72	$1,812/wk	58
Homewood	3717	70	$1,166/wk	42
Koriella	3714	66	$1,833/wk	59
Ghin Ghin	3717	64	$2,050/wk	54
Caveat	3660	59	$1,375/wk	58
Kanumbra	3719	53	$1,125/wk	56
Rubicon	3712	44	$1,312/wk	55
Cathkin	3714	27	$1,375/wk	62
Dropmore	3660	19	$3,999/wk	51
Devils River	3714	14	$2,250/wk	32
Creighton	3666
Crystal Creek	3714
Dysart	3660
Hazeldene	3658
Healesville Main Street	3777
Healesville Post Shop	3777
Kobyboyn	3660
Nillahcootie	3723
Seymour South	3660

Postcodes covered

3658, 3660, 3666, 3711, 3712, 3713, 3714, 3717, 3718, 3719, 3723, 3757, 3763, 3777, 3778, 3779

Compare Murrindindi with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Murrindindi and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Murrindindi (VIC)	15,382	50.3	972	14.1%	11.2%
Yarra Ranges	156,237	40.3	1013	14.5%	16.9%
Mitchell	49,753	38.3	968	21.4%	14.7%
Strathbogie	11,422	52.9	955	18.3%	9.7%
Mansfield	10,538	47.1	990	17.2%	11.4%
Nillumbik	59,490	42.4	1090	9.1%	15.8%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Murrindindi

What is the population of Murrindindi?

The 2021 Census recorded 15,382 people living in Murrindindi, across 49 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Murrindindi?

Murrindindi contains 49 suburbs. The most populous are Alexandra, Yea, Kinglake, Kinglake West, Eildon.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Murrindindi?

Murrindindi covers 16 postcodes: 3658, 3660, 3666, 3711, 3712, 3713, 3714, 3717, 3718, 3719, 3723, 3757, 3763, 3777, 3778, 3779.

How many schools are in Murrindindi?

Murrindindi has 15 schools, including 13 government, 2 Catholic, and 0 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Murrindindi?

Murrindindi has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 972, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.