Macclesfield VIC 3782

Living Here

Macclesfield is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 878 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $2,267 a week, with median rent near $289 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Monbulk - Silvan statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Macclesfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Macclesfield Primary School
  • Monbulk College
  • Emerald Secondary College
• 1 Catholic church

  • Roman Catholic Chapel
• 1 hospital

  • Angliss Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Elite Equine Veterinarians
• 1 place to stay

  • Eagle Hammer

Getting around. Train station: Belgrave, 11.6 km west · Railway halt: Wright, 5.3 km south · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 35.3 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Macclesfield.

• Macclesfield Reserve Equestrian

Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 40.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,802 bird observations recorded near Macclesfield — most often seen:

• Helmeted Honeyeater (4,234)
• Grey Fantail (1,234)
• Eurasian Blackbird (1,225)
• Brown Thornbill (1,199)
• Eastern Yellow Robin (1,092)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,068)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,042)
• White-naped Honeyeater (1,031)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (965)
• Crimson Rosella (935)
• Little Raven (802)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (794)
• Australian Magpie (777)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Macclesfield:

• Avonsleigh (3.9 km)
• Nangana (4.3 km)
• Emerald (5.9 km)
• Cockatoo (6 km)
• Monbulk (6.1 km)
• Yellingbo (6.4 km)
• Silvan (7.4 km)
• The Patch (7.7 km)

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