reservoir (vic.)
Victoria · Census 2021
$950k
+4.4% yr · median house · Dec 2025
Set 12km north of Melbourne in Darebin, Reservoir centers on Edwardes Lake Park and Merri Creek trails, with a rich Italian heritage and diverse housing stock.
Median house price
People
Housing
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 33%
- Top language at home
- Italian · 4%
- No religion
- 33%
- Born overseas
- 38%
- English only at home
- 57%
Local amenities
Grocery mix: 2 Coles · 1 Aldi · 2 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Darebin
- Council population
- 138,329
- Council area
- 54 km²
- Density
- 2,586/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.40M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $39/yr
- Avg rates / property
- $1,764
- Operating result
- +2.9%
- Asset renewal
- 72%
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: VIC Local Government Performance Reporting 2024-25, Local Government Victoria. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Cooper
- Federal MP
- Ged Kearney (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 79% 2PP
- State electorate
- Preston
- State MP
- Nathan Lambert (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.