Who lives here
17,348
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age40
- Aged 65+18.5%
- Under 2529.5%
- Median household income$1,764/wk
- Median rent$369/wk
Yarra Ranges, Victoria
The last stop before the Yarra Valley starts.
Lilydale is the last stop on the train line before the Yarra Valley starts in earnest, which makes it the practical service town for a wine region much bigger than the town itself. Construction is the dominant trade across Yarra Ranges, with 4,237 businesses registered in the council area, and new estates on Lilydale's own edges are part of that count. The population here is 17,348, the median age is 40, and household income runs to $1,764 a week, a settled, middle-aged town rather than a young estate or a retirement pocket.
A builder working Lilydale's new estates is competing with every other outfit chasing the same jobs across Yarra Ranges, where construction is the largest industry in the council area. Real estate agents feel it from the other side: 1,105 rental, hiring and real estate businesses operate across the council, and a listing that photographs well online gets the inspection booked before a sign goes up. Family income here reaches $2,193 a week, enough to fund a proper renovation rather than the cheapest quote, and the 1,540 businesses trading in Lilydale itself, electricians, physios, mortgage brokers, cafes near the station, are all fighting for the same decision. A fast site that says what you do, whether you're open and what it costs beats another flyer under a wiper.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Lilydale market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Lilydale itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Yarra Ranges area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,540
businesses in Lilydale (estimated*)
- Yarra Ranges total13,996
- Solo / non-employing8,470
- 1–4 staff4,097
- 5–19 staff1,189
- 20+ staff240
90% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Yarra Ranges (2025)
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Construction4,237
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Professional, scientific & technical services1,645
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Rental, hiring & real estate1,105
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Retail trade888
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Health care & social assistance832
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Other services827
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Lilydale businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Renovation Website
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and plumbers working new estates and renovations across Lilydale and the wider Yarra Ranges, built to turn a phone search into a booked quote.
- Mobile-first quote request form
- Gallery of finished local jobs
- Google Business Profile setup
- Local SEO for trade searches
Property & Professional Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For real estate agents, mortgage brokers and consultants who need a site that reads as credible as the properties or portfolios they sell.
- Listings or case study pages
- Team and credentials pages
- Enquiry form with email alerts
- Fast load on mobile networks
Clinic & Booking Website
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For physios, dentists and allied health clinics that need online booking, service pages and a site that looks as professional as the practice itself.
- Online booking integration
- Service and pricing pages
- Practitioner profile pages
- Email or SMS reminders
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Why FindDevs in Lilydale
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Lilydale the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Lilydale's actual customers.
The median age in Lilydale is 40. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Lilydale questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A straightforward trade site for a builder or electrician runs $3,000 - $8,000. A property or professional services site with listings or case studies runs $3,500 - $9,000. A clinic site with online booking runs $4,500 - $12,000. We get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers so you can compare before committing to any one number.
Most trade and service sites take 2-4 weeks once content and photos are supplied. A professional services site with listings or case studies takes 3-5 weeks, and a clinic site with online booking and practitioner profiles takes 4-6 weeks. Delays usually come from waiting on content, not from the build itself, so having your logo, photos and service list ready before you start speeds things up.
The developers we match you with are vetted Australian developers working to your brief, not necessarily based in Lilydale or Yarra Ranges. What matters for a local business site is the same everywhere: fast loading, a clear phone number, mobile-first design and content that matches how your customers actually search, whether that's a builder's gallery of finished jobs or a clinic's booking page.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Lilydale businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Lilydale, by registered businesses in Yarra Ranges. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
4,237
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,645
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,105
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Retail trade
888
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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