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VIC · Yarra Ranges Council

Silvan, 3795

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,361

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

-1.4%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,158/wk

Employment rate

64.9%

Languages at home

9.8%non-English

Most common: Italian, Greek, German

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

46.2/100
Average

Top 44% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 78% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Silvan is known for: Excellent transport, Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Set among the hills of Yarra Ranges Council, Silvan is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips.

Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward. Property prices run toward the upper end of the local market.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.

Desirability lands around average here: softer schools and education weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with community and employment, plus growth momentum holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

At a glance

Silvan snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

1,361

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#141

among Metro Melbourne · Established

Safety

32nd

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

52nd

percentile in VIC

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

54th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
46.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 44% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
2709th in Australia
State rank
554th in VIC
Peer rank
#141 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#329 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
78%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

1,361(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · -1.4% over 5 years · 52th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
-1.4%
Change in 1 year
+6
Change in 5 years
-20
Growth rank in VIC
52th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,350), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,323
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,158
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
32 of 448
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
64.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
407 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
49
Against the person
25
Against property
21
Rate per 1,000 residents
36
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 53 residents
State safety percentile
32.4th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-35.5%

Most common offence types

  • A211 Fv Serious Assault3
  • A231 Fv Common Assault4
  • B21 Criminal Damage9
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • Other Crimes Against The Person16

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,016
Median ICSEA percentile
54th
School list
  • Silvan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1016 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 13 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

21 public transport stops in this suburb

  • General Store/Monbulk Rd
  • Henderson Hill Rd/Monbulk Rd
  • Hunter Rd/Monbulk Rd
  • Queens Rd/Monbulk Rd
  • Rhonda Rd/Monbulk Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
  • Well connected by public transport — 21 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.51
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Silvan Recreation GroundPark
  • Sports field
Transport(5)

5 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Chappies U-Pick Cherries & BerriesFarm

    21 Parker Road, Silvan

  • Picnic Table
  • Public toilets

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Silvan Recreation GroundPark
  • Silvan Reservoir ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
44
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mooroolbark Residential Aged Care Facility (11.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
40
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
197 mm · ~25 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 9°
Rainfall
228 mm · ~28 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 5°
Rainfall
261 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 7°
Rainfall
304 mm · ~38 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

45 planning-related records

2021· 26 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct a swimming pool and decking
    102 MONBULK-SEVILLE ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to modify two (2) existing boundary fences
    37 HENDERSON HILL ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of access to road zone Category 1
    65 STONYFORD ROAD SILVAN 3795Lapsed
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding and earthworks greater than one metre
    112 MONBULK-SEVILLE ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct a pool house, carport and retaining walls
    28 QUEENS ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    56 Queens RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwelling
    15 JOFFRE ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    56 QUEENS ROAD SILVAN 3795Withdrawn

  • June 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    189 Queens RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Six lot subdivision, alteration to access to a RDZ1 and associated vegetation removal
    215-219 MONBULK ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    6 Parker RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to extend an exiting outbuilding (staff tea room)
    307 Monbulk RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with the construction of a farm dam and water storage tank and associated removal of native vegetation in accordance with the endorsed plans and permit conditions
    50 WILKENS LANE SILVAN 3795Withdrawn
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding and earthworks greater than one metre
    12 ELEANOR DRIVE SILVAN 3795NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and works to construct a front fence
    39 HENDERSON HILL ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    327-329 MONBULK ROAD SILVAN 3795Lapsed
  • Buildings and works to construct a garage
    31 White StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling and earthworks
    141 MONBULK-SEVILLE ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Use and development of a dwelling and two (2) outbuildings
    140 HOLDEN ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to alter and extend an existing dwelling
    157 Monbulk RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling
    65 Hollis RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a fence
    15 Randolph RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a replacement dwelling
    15 Joffre RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct a pool
    100 Ferndale RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding
    15 Link RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Use and development of a dwelling with associated vegetation removal and earthworks greater than 1 metre
    15 PARKER ROAD SILVAN 3795In progress
2020· 14 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling
    59 Spring RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Three (3) lot boundary realignment
    369 Monbulk RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of a Dependent Persons Unit
    160 Queens RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding and a 1.8m Colorbond fence
    150 Queens RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Re-subdivision of four (4) lots into two (2)
    65 STONYFORD ROAD SILVAN 3795Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    3 Henderson Hill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a dwelling and outbuilding
    15 Link RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Boundary re-alignment (re-subdivision)
    163-167 Monbulk-Seville RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct a dwelling
    86 Queens RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding and earthworks greater than one metre
    303 Monbulk RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    3 Eleanor DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    5 Beveridge RoadNOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding
    327-329 Monbulk RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Buildings and works to construct a carport and verandah
    12 Henderson Hill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Casey
Member of Parliament
Aaron VIOLI (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,351
Turnout (2025)
94.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.5 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.9%Labor 47.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.1 km away).

Coalition 57.7%Labor 42.3%

4.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • SilvanLabor 39.4% · Coalition 60.6% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • Wandin YallockLabor 31.1% · Coalition 68.8% TPP (2025)4.7 km away
  • MonbulkLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)5.6 km away
  • Mount EvelynLabor 44.8% · Coalition 55.2% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
  • SevilleLabor 41.2% · Coalition 58.8% TPP (2025)6.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Yarra Ranges Council

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