Whittlesea

259,759 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 490 km², 15 suburbs. Council website: whittlesea.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

259,759

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.9% in a year

Density

530/km²

490 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$720k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$79

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

10.1 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 35
Median household income: $1,768/week
Median rent: $371/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,900/month
Households renting: 24.9%
Average household: 2.9 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 6 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $1,899; 2024-25
Operating result: +6.6%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 58%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

15 suburbs where Whittlesea holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Epping (Vic.)	33,489	All	$724kDec 2025	3% / 37%	4
Mill Park	28,712	All	$841kDec 2025	4% / 16%	5
Bundoora (Vic.)	28,068	48%	$900kDec 2025	5% / 10%	7
Doreen	27,122	99%	$798kDec 2025	0% / 68%	8
South Morang	24,989	All	$800kDec 2025	3% / 53%	7
Wollert	24,407	All	$710kDec 2025	<1% / 76%	6
Mernda	23,369	All	$730kDec 2025	<1% / 69%	7
Lalor	23,219	All	$761kDec 2025	7% / 4%	2
Thomastown	20,234	All	$780kDec 2025	8% / 11%	2
Whittlesea	6,117	All	$750kDec 2025	<1% / 98%	5
Beveridge	4,642	9%	$650kDec 2025	<1% / 98%	7
Donnybrook (Vic.)	2,100	All	$655kDec 2025	<1% / 85%	9
Kinglake West	1,305	8%		0% / 100%	7
Eden Park	1,194	All		0% / 100%	8
Humevale	352	All		0% / 100%	9
Yan Yean	246	All		0% / 88%	9
Woodstock (Vic.)	150	All	$647kDec 2025	0% / 100%	6

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

Over 17 of 17 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

43%

Over 17 of 17 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 17 of 17 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 12 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $647k
Median of suburb medians: $756k
Highest suburb median: $900k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Scullin · Andrew GILES (ALP)68%
McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)27%
Jagajaga · Kate THWAITES (ALP)6%
Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)1%

State districts

Thomastown · Bronwyn Halfpenny (ALP)44%
Yan Yean · Lauren Kathage (ALP)26%
Mill Park · Hon Lily D'Ambrosio (ALP)23%
Bundoora · Colin Brooks (ALP)6%
Kalkallo · Ros Spence (ALP)1%
Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)1%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 6 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 13 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 13 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 30; of 416 tracked
Share cut: 7.2%
Typical cut: 3.2%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Mernda (9), Doreen (8), Bundoora (Vic.) (6), Mill Park (4). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.