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Macleod VIC 3085

5,399 addresses · 143 streets

Jagajaga Electorate › Banyule LGA › Macleod · 14 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Macleod is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,892 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,966 a week, with median rent near $396 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,196,500.

9,892Population
41Median age
$1,966Median household income / wk
$396Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Viewbank - Yallambie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Macleod itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Macleod, 500 m south-west · Tram stop: Stop 63: Greenwood Drive, 2.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 4.3 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 15.2 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Macleod.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,196,500House · 2024
$821,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 22.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macleod

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

Tree cover measures, Macleod VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64%

Population by age in Macleod
Population by age, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4588
5-141,156
15-19550
20-24504
25-341,200
35-441,431
45-541,423
55-641,084
65-74975
75-84580
85+412
Dwelling types in Macleod
Dwelling types, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,951
Townhouse772
Apartment118
Other8
Households by weekly income in Macleod
Households by weekly income, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650586
$650-1,499860
$1,500-2,9991,054
$3,000+1,156
Top ancestries in Macleod
Top ancestries, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,082
Australian2,815
Other1,283
Irish1,158
Italian1,109
Scottish956
Housing tenure in Macleod
Housing tenure, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,429
Mortgage1,389
Rented869
Other113
Cars per household in Macleod
Cars per household, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0226
11,553
21,483
3379
4+169
Commute to work in Macleod
Commute to work, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,126
Train174
Bus8
Tram/ferry4
Walked43
Bicycle28
Home1,832
Top countries of birth in Macleod
Top countries of birth, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China279
England273
India251
Italy147
New Zealand114
Sri Lanka114
Languages used at home in Macleod
Languages used at home, Macleod VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin371
Italian225
Greek120
Macedonian119
Cantonese117
Hindi111

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

344,544 bird observations recorded near Macleod — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macleod

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

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