Yarra Ranges

Victoria · Melbourne - Outer East · 156,237 people · 63 suburbs · 32 postcodes

Yarra Ranges at a glance

156,237

Population

#15 of 79 in VIC

2,352

km² area

66/km² density

40.3

Median age

+1.2 vs VIC

1013

SEIFA IRSAD

#25 of 79 in VIC

Schools

57 gov, 10 Cath, 11 indep

16.9%

Born overseas

14.5%

Renting

Map shows the Yarra Ranges 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.

Yarra Ranges is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 63 suburbs across 32 postcodes and an area of 2,352 km². Yarra Ranges has a population of 156,237 , ranking #15 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Mooroolbark (23,059 residents).About 16.9% of residents were born overseas and 8.0% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

18.6%

11.6%

25.4%

26.7%

17.7%

0–14 (18.6%) 15–24 (11.6%) 25–44 (25.4%) 45–64 (26.7%) 65+ (17.7%)

Show counts

0–14 years	29,073 (18.6%)
15–24 years	18,092 (11.6%)
25–44 years	39,697 (25.4%)
45–64 years	41,696 (26.7%)
65+ years	27,663 (17.7%)

16.9%

Born overseas

8.0%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.1%

First Nations

2.7

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

36.1%

49.5%

14.5%

Owned outright (36.1%) Mortgaged (49.5%) Renting (14.5%)

Dwelling type mix

96.1%

Separate house (96.1%) Semi/townhouse (3.6%) Flat/apartment (0.3%)

$377

Median weekly rent

$1,948

Median monthly mortgage

30.5%

Households with 0-1 cars

69.5%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

3.5%

Unemployment rate

45,885

In full-time work

28,193

In part-time work

Schools in Yarra Ranges

78 schools across Yarra Ranges: 73.1% Government, 12.8% Catholic, 14.1% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1029 (range 649 to 1119). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

73.1%

12.8%

14.1%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

71.8%

12.8%

10.3%

Primary (71.8%) Secondary (12.8%) Combined (10.3%) Special (5.1%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1029 VIC median 1027LGA range 649 to 1119

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 78 schools in Yarra Ranges, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Mount Lilydale Mercy College	Catholic	Secondary	Lilydale	1,550	1045
Lilydale High School	Government	Secondary	Lilydale	1,424	1013
Mooroolbark College	Government	Secondary	Mooroolbark	934	982
Billanook College	Independent	Combined	Mooroolbark	889	1104
Lilydale Heights College	Government	Secondary	Lilydale	860	1000
Oxley Christian College	Independent	Combined	Chirnside Park	838	1119
Belgrave Heights Christian School	Independent	Combined	Belgrave Heights	776	1078
Upwey High School	Government	Secondary	Upwey	744	1048
Upper Yarra Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Yarra Junction	736	975
Mount Evelyn Christian School	Independent	Combined	Mount Evelyn	693	1059
Mater Christi College	Catholic	Secondary	Belgrave	688	1093
Birmingham Primary School	Government	Primary	Mount Evelyn	666	1040
Edinburgh College	Independent	Combined	Lilydale	590	1083
Monbulk College	Government	Secondary	Monbulk	583	1044
St Peter Julian Eymard	Catholic	Primary	Mooroolbark	583	1036
Mooroolbark East Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroolbark	569	1013
Montrose Primary School	Government	Primary	Montrose	566	1050
Bimbadeen Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroolbark	541	1039
Yarra Hills Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Mooroolbark	530	972
Cire Community School	Independent	Special	Lilydale	524	987
Billanook Primary School	Government	Primary	Montrose	438	1048
Woori Yallock Primary School	Government	Primary	Woori Yallock	429	986
Chirnside Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Chirnside Park	411	1040
Rolling Hills Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroolbark	409	1046
Mount Evelyn Primary School	Government	Primary	Mount Evelyn	397	1031
Belgrave South Primary School	Government	Primary	Belgrave South	375	1065
Tecoma Primary School	Government	Primary	Tecoma	361	1080
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Mount Evelyn	324	1018
Upwey South Primary School	Government	Primary	Upwey	321	1078
Wandin North Primary School	Government	Primary	Wandin North	311	1016
Healesville High School	Government	Secondary	Healesville	310	964
The Patch Primary School	Government	Primary	The Patch	286	1086
Little Yarra Steiner School	Independent	Combined	Yarra Junction	278	1067
St Brigid's School	Catholic	Primary	Healesville	274	1029
St Patrick's School	Catholic	Primary	Lilydale	250	1052
Badger Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Healesville	233	1006
Victoria Road Primary School	Government	Primary	Lilydale	231	1025
Healesville Primary School	Government	Primary	Healesville	222	974
Lilydale Primary School	Government	Primary	Lilydale	221	1014
Yarra Junction Primary School	Government	Primary	Yarra Junction	220	985
Monbulk Primary School	Government	Primary	Monbulk	214	1032
St Richard's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Kilsyth	166	1058
Selby Primary School	Government	Primary	Selby	165	1109
Seville Primary School	Government	Primary	Seville	163	996
Manchester Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroolbark	158	955
Mount Dandenong Primary School	Government	Primary	Mount Dandenong	152	1078
Launching Place Primary School	Government	Primary	Launching Place	137	969
Macclesfield Primary School	Government	Primary	Macclesfield	133	1017
Wandin Yallock Primary School	Government	Primary	Wandin North	132	1007
Upwey Primary School	Government	Primary	Upwey	129	1114
Ferny Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Ferny Creek	127	1111
Yarra Glen Primary School	Government	Primary	Yarra Glen	117	998
St Paul's School	Catholic	Primary	Monbulk	115	1046
Kilsyth Primary School	Government	Primary	Kilsyth	114	948
St Thomas More's School	Catholic	Primary	Belgrave	101	1089
Sherbrooke Community School	Government	Combined	Sassafras	95	982
Ghilgai School	Independent	Primary	Kilsyth	94	1061
Kallista Primary School	Government	Primary	Kallista	91	1118
Pembroke Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroolbark	91	923
Yarra Ranges Special Developmental School	Government	Special	Mount Evelyn	89	993
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Yarra Junction	87	1002
Coldstream Primary School	Government	Primary	Coldstream	85	997
Wesburn Primary School	Government	Primary	Wesburn	77	980
Gladesville Primary School	Government	Primary	Kilsyth	76	968
Warburton Primary School	Government	Primary	Warburton	71	1004
Chum Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Chum Creek	67	1048
Menzies Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Menzies Creek	67	1057
Millwarra Primary School	Government	Primary	Millgrove	47	923
Worawa Aboriginal College	Independent	Special	Healesville	46	649
Don Valley Primary School	Government	Primary	Don Valley	39	1015
Mooroolbark Grammar	Independent	Combined	Mooroolbark	39	997
Sassafras Primary School	Government	Primary	Sassafras	29	1055
Gladysdale Primary School	Government	Primary	Gladysdale	23	971
Lyrebird College	Independent	Special	Coldstream	20	1102
Yering Primary School	Government	Primary	Yering	20	1039
Olinda Primary School	Government	Primary	Olinda	13	964
Silvan Primary School	Government	Primary	Silvan	13	1016
Hoddles Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Hoddles Creek	4

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 Yarra Ranges. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1013

Ranked #25 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1041

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1054

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1000

Suburbs in Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges contains 63 suburbs and 32 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Mooroolbark	3138	23,059	$1,994/wk	37
Lilydale	3140	17,348	$1,764/wk	40
Chirnside Park	3116	11,779	$2,084/wk	38
Kilsyth	3137	11,699	$1,649/wk	38
Mount Evelyn	3796	9,799	$2,045/wk	38
Healesville	3777	7,589	$1,472/wk	46
Montrose	3765	6,900	$2,088/wk	41
Upwey	3158	6,818	$2,171/wk	41
Belgrave	3160	3,894	$2,202/wk	38
Monbulk	3793	3,651	$1,722/wk	41
Wandin North	3139	3,132	$1,969/wk	39
Yarra Glen	3775	3,012	$1,818/wk	42
Woori Yallock	3139	2,964	$1,575/wk	36
Yarra Junction	3797	2,875	$1,302/wk	43
Seville	3139	2,559	$2,144/wk	37
Launching Place	3139	2,495	$1,830/wk	38
Coldstream	3770	2,199	$1,913/wk	37
Tecoma	3160	2,064	$2,022/wk	42
Warburton	3799	2,020	$1,147/wk	50
Olinda	3788	1,773	$1,995/wk	45
Belgrave South	3160	1,670	$2,382/wk	44
Millgrove	3799	1,666	$1,201/wk	40
Selby	3159	1,626	$2,282/wk	40
Badger Creek	3777	1,610	$1,481/wk	43
Ferny Creek	3786	1,524	$2,393/wk	45
Kallista	3791	1,418	$2,003/wk	47
Belgrave Heights	3160	1,398	$2,132/wk	40
Silvan	3795	1,323	$2,158/wk	41
Kalorama	3766	1,277	$2,087/wk	43
Mount Dandenong	3767	1,271	$2,055/wk	45
Wesburn	3799	1,052	$1,548/wk	43
The Patch	3792	1,046	$2,092/wk	46
Chum Creek	3777	981	$1,902/wk	45
Sassafras	3787	970	$2,147/wk	47
Gruyere	3770	966	$2,223/wk	46
Menzies Creek	3159	966	$2,336/wk	44
East Warburton	3799	906	$1,201/wk	48
Macclesfield	3782	878	$2,267/wk	49
Seville East	3139	837	$1,968/wk	35
Hoddles Creek	3139	676	$2,092/wk	46
Don Valley	3139	586	$1,760/wk	44
Yellingbo	3139	582	$1,991/wk	46
Narre Warren East	3804	434	$2,550/wk	42
Gladysdale	3797	423	$1,764/wk	48
Wandin East	3139	408	$2,250/wk	49
Dixons Creek	3775	344	$2,016/wk	54
Sherbrooke	3789	294	$2,408/wk	47
Steels Creek	3775	276	$2,083/wk	48
Powelltown	3797	214	$1,125/wk	47
Three Bridges	3797	188	$1,449/wk	46
Mcmahons Creek	3799	143	$1,017/wk	45
Yering	3770	138	$2,833/wk	44
Mount Toolebewong	3777	119	$1,375/wk	45
Reefton	3799	102	$850/wk	40
Tarrawarra	3775	81	$2,700/wk	54
Tremont	3785	69	$2,187/wk	39
Gilderoy	3797	62	$1,125/wk	59
Big Pats Creek	3799	60	$1,375/wk	55
Beenak	3139	17	$1,125/wk	48
Matlock	3723	7	$687/wk	54
Cambarville	3779
Fernshaw	3778
Mt Baw Baw	3833

Postcodes covered

3116, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3140, 3158, 3159, 3160, 3723, 3765, 3766, 3767, 3770, 3775, 3777, 3778, 3779, 3782, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3795, 3796, 3797, 3799, 3804, 3833

Compare Yarra Ranges with neighbouring LGAs

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

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Yarra Ranges (VIC)	156,237	40.3	1013	14.5%	16.9%
Knox	160,135	40.4	1029	21.9%	32.9%
Baw Baw	57,958	41.3	971	19.2%	12.1%
Murrindindi	15,382	50.3	972	14.1%	11.2%
Maroondah	112,799	39.5	1035	24.9%	25.3%
Cardinia	118,769	35.2	993	23.8%	23.5%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Yarra Ranges

What is the population of Yarra Ranges?

The 2021 Census recorded 156,237 people living in Yarra Ranges, across 63 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Yarra Ranges?

Yarra Ranges contains 63 suburbs. The most populous are Mooroolbark, Lilydale, Chirnside Park, Kilsyth, Mount Evelyn.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Yarra Ranges?

Yarra Ranges covers 32 postcodes: 3116, 3137, 3138, 3139, 3140, 3158, 3159, 3160, 3723, 3765, 3766, 3767, 3770, 3775, 3777, 3778, 3779, 3782, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3795, 3796, 3797, 3799, 3804, 3833.

How many schools are in Yarra Ranges?

Yarra Ranges has 78 schools, including 57 government, 10 Catholic, and 11 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Yarra Ranges?

Yarra Ranges has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1013, 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.