Lilydale
Lilydale is a suburb on Melbourne’s eastern edge, in Yarra Ranges Council. Lilydale station is the end of the Lilydale line. The shire runs far beyond the station, through the Dandenong Ranges and the Upper Yarra. Lilydale is the railhead, not the whole municipality.
At the 2021 Census the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 17,348 people usually living in Lilydale. The median age was 40. The Victorian median on the same release was 38. There were 7,095 private dwellings, with 2.5 people per household on average, the same as Victoria. The median weekly household income was $1,764.
At a glance
Council: Yarra Ranges Council
Transport and access
Stations: Lilydale Station
Lines: Lilydale Line
Population and housing
| People usually resident | 17,348 |
| Median age | 40 |
| Private dwellings | 7,095 |
| People per household | 2.5 |
| Median weekly household income | $1,764 |
These figures are for the suburb, not for Yarra Ranges Council.
Sources and related places
- 2021 Census QuickStats: Lilydale (SAL21504), Australian Bureau of Statistics. People, median age, dwellings, people per household, and median weekly household income. The Victorian median age on that page is 38, and the Victorian average household is 2.5 people.
- Photograph: Lilydale station, platform 2, 5 October 2024, PEPSI697, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.