Median price trend for houses
Based on 40 sales in the preceding 12 months
$980,000
Up 13.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $855k
- 4 bed
- $1.25m
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The quick read on
Attwood
VIC 3049 · Hume
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $980,000
- Median unit
- $613,000
- Population
- 3,309
- Postcode
- 3049
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latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Attwood, Victoria
Property market insights for Attwood
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Attwood VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 14 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Down 22.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Attwood, VIC is currently $980,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Attwood has a 12-month growth rate of 13.6% for houses and 47.7% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $855,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Attwood.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Attwood is $525 per week. The median house rent has decreased 22.2% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Attwood is $613,000, which has increased 47.7% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $590,000 in Attwood. The median rent for units and apartments in Attwood is $712 per week and has increased 13.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Attwood safe?
The overall rate for Attwood is 1,651 offences per 100,000 residents — 59% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Attwood.
Overall crime rate
1,651
offences per 100,000 residents
59% belowGreater Melbourne
AttwoodGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Attwood?
Attwood VIC 3049 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,309 people call Attwood home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,209 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,309
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $358 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.6%Below
15–3425.1%Below
35–5428.8%Above
55–7425.9%Above
75 and over3.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.9%Above
Townhouses2.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.4%Above
Paying a mortgage50.5%Above
Renting8.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.5%Below
One car20.4%Below
Two cars42.7%Above
Three or more34.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.8%Below
Drove to work58.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.6%Below
What stands out in Attwood
21.8% of workers in Attwood worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
22.5% of people in Attwood described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Attwood
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Attwood VIC 3049.
Is Attwood family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.6% of Attwood's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
922 family households lived in Attwood; 59.9% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
34.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Attwood?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Attwood had 3,309 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Attwood?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Attwood.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Attwood?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
50.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Attwood?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Attwood had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 16.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 27.1%, while 38.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Attwood?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
58.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Attwood?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 20.4% of the total.
77.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Attwood, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
82.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 17.9% reported a different address.
23.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Attwood?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.5% of residents used only English at home.
27.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Attwood residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.6% of Attwood's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.4% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Attwood?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 20.0% of ancestry responses in Attwood.
Australian ancestry made up 25.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Attwood?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 18.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Attwood?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Attwood show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 7.7% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Attwood?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Attwood?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,209 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $358 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Attwood compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.8% in Attwood, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 41.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 8.1% in Attwood, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Attwood
Is Attwood expensive?
The median house price is $980,000, while units and apartments sit at $613,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Attwood good for families?
The Census counted 922 local families, and 16.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Attwood?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,250,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Attwood
62 streets in Attwood
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alanbrae Tce
- Alison Pl
- Anvil Pl
- Ardlie St
- Bateman St
- Blacksmith Dr
- Chadwick Ln
- Chandos Pl
- Chisholm Ave
- Coach House Dr
- Cobblestone Dr
- Collyer Ct
- Corrigan Pl
- Craigieburn Road
- Cromwell Drive
- Davidson Ct
- Erinbank Cr
- Fernie Pl
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- Forbes Ct
- Gatehouse Dr
- Gilmore Dr
- Haddon Hall Dr
- Haig Pl
- Harricks Cr
- Herod Pl
- Innkeepers
- Kenny Street
- Kings College Ct
- Lamplight
- Lavery Pl
- Lloyds Pl
- Lockhart Ave
- Mackinnon Ct
- Maddingley Rd
- Marjon Ct
- Maxwell Ct
- Mcivor
- Mckay Pl
- Mickleham Rd
- Mitchell Ct
- Palamino Valley Court
- Parkers Ct
- Peas Hill Ct
- Peterborough Ct
- Sainsbury Court
- Shirra Pl
- Shoemaker St
- Sidgewick St
- Sinclair Ct
- Stonebridge
- Tattenham Ct
- The Crest
- Threadneedle St
- Tindale Ct
- Tollkeepers Pde
- Trinity Bvd
- Trumpington Tce
- Victor Pl
- Willowbank
- Wilton Pl
- Wings
- Wolfson Ct
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