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Monbulk - Silvan

Victoria · Yarra Ranges · Melbourne - Outer East

Why “Monbulk - Silvan”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Monbulk into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Monbulk - Silvan is a locality in the Yarra Ranges area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Monbulk - Silvan SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1044 (gov)
Childcare
10
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
110
-3% vs prior year
Median house
$795,000
-15.2% YoY
To CBD by train
66 min
AM peak
Population
5,840
+0.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Monbulk - Silvan SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Monbulk Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Monbulk - Silvan.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 214
ICSEA 1032
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Monbulk - Silvan (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Paul's School
Catholic 115 students
ICSEA 1046 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Monbulk - Silvan

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Monbulk PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Monbulk
    Exceeding NQS
  • Monbulk Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Monbulk
    Exceeding NQS
  • Emerald Twinklekids Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Emerald
    Meeting NQS
  • Emerald Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 59 places · Emerald
    Meeting NQS
  • Emerald PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Emerald
    Meeting NQS
  • The Cottage Childcare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Monbulk
    Meeting NQS
  • Macclesfield Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Macclesfield
    Meeting NQS
  • Dandenong Ranges Steiner School Outside Hours School Care
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Emerald
    Meeting NQS
  • Silvan P.S Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 15 places · Silvan
    Meeting NQS
  • Where We Grow - Emerald
    Centre-Based Care · 109 places · Emerald
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
110
vs previous year
-3%
vs 2021
122
  • Property and deception offences 63
  • Crimes against the person 23
  • Justice procedures offences 16
  • Public order and security offences 5
  • Drug offences 3

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
2
Parks
8
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Monbulk - Silvan SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Commute

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To CBD by train, AM peak
66 min
Nearest station
Belgrave Railway Station (10.4 km)

Median scheduled weekday AM-peak train travel time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus. Distance to that station is straight-line, not a walk time.

Source: State GTFS feeds

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 60.2% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.2% of the SA2

This shows whether the Monbulk - Silvan SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$795,000
House price YoY
-15.2%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
5,840
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.60%
2024→25
Net change
+32
people / yr
Density
85
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+32
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+14
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-11
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+29

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Monbulk - Silvan
+0.60%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%