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 Aug 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

10.2 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to Aug 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, 2021-07–2026-08

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 9 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 8 Nov 2026; newest crawl observation 8 Nov 2026.

Listings cut: 135; of 1,123 tracked
Share cut: 12.0%
Typical cut: 3.9%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Wollert (42), Bundoora (Vic.) (16), Epping (Vic.) (14), South Morang (14), Mernda (12), Doreen (11). 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 2026-11-05.