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The quick read on

Wandin North

VIC 3139 · Yarra Ranges

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$871,000

latest suburb median

Population
3,132

ABS 2021

Postcode
3139

Wandin North, Victoria

Property market insights for Wandin North

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wandin North VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 34 sales in the preceding 12 months

$871,000

Down 0.2% over 12 months

$1m$900k$800k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$823k
4 bed
$1.04m
5+ bed
$1.28m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$725 per week

No change over 12 months

$800$700$600$50020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Wandin North, VIC is currently $871,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wandin North has a 12-month growth rate of -0.2% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $823,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000 in Wandin North.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Wandin North is $725 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Wandin North safe?

The overall rate for Wandin North is 1,965 offences per 100,000 residents — 51% 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 Wandin North.

Overall crime rate

1,965

offences per 100,000 residents

51% belowGreater Melbourne

Wandin NorthGreater 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 Wandin North?

Wandin North VIC 3139 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.

3,132 people call Wandin North home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,969 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
3,132
Median age
39 years
Median mortgage
$1,950 / month
2021 household rent
$368 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1518.1%In line
15–3426.6%Below
35–5425.5%Below
55–7423.3%Above
75 and over6.8%In line

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses99.4%Above
Townhouses0.3%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright37.4%Above
Paying a mortgage52.2%Above
Renting10.4%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car3.0%Below
One car19.6%Below
Two cars40.8%Above
Three or more36.8%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home18.6%Below
Drove to work58.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%Below
Walked or cycled2.1%Below

What stands out in Wandin North

18.6% of workers in Wandin North worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.

4.5% of Wandin North residents were born in England.

52.0% of people in Wandin North described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Wandin North

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wandin North VIC 3139.

Is Wandin North family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

18.1% of Wandin North's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

926 family households lived in Wandin North; 48.3% were couple families and 12.6% were one-parent families.

34.3% 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 Wandin North?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Wandin North had 3,132 residents at the 2021 Census.

24.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

30.1% 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 Wandin North?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 99.4% of occupied private dwellings in Wandin North.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.3% 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 Wandin North?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

37.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

52.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

10.4% 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 Wandin North?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Wandin North had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 17.2% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Two-person households represented 33.8%, while 33.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Wandin North?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

18.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

58.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Wandin North?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

3.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

One-car households formed 19.6% of the total.

77.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Wandin North, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

71.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.8% reported a different address.

12.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Wandin North?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

93.2% of residents used only English at home.

4.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Wandin North residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

12.1% of Wandin North's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.9% was born in Australia.

0.3% of residents were born in China.

0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.1%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Wandin North?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 45.8% of ancestry responses in Wandin North.

Australian ancestry made up 41.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Wandin North?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

14.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Managers accounted for 13.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Wandin North?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 67.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.

37.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Wandin North show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

59.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.7% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Wandin North?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

19.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.4%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wandin North?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,969 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $368 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Wandin North compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 18.6% in Wandin North, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.

Outright ownership was 37.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

Renting accounted for 10.4% in Wandin North, 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 Wandin North

Is Wandin North expensive?

The median house price is $871,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Wandin North good for families?

The Census counted 926 local families, and 18.1% 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 Wandin North?

Larger houses have a median around $1,280,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Wandin North

77 streets in Wandin North

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Alfred St
  • Bailey Gr
  • Bailey Rd
  • Beenak Rd
  • Bellbird Pl
  • Boundary Rd
  • Campbell Rd
  • Cecilia Pl
  • Cherrystone Dr
  • Clegg Rd
  • Connors Flat Rd
  • Cormilio Dr
  • Darinda Ave
  • De Lancey Rd
  • Delizia Cl
  • Dovavalley Rd
  • Edmond Cr
  • Edward Rd
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  • Elms Rd
  • Elsie St
  • Evans Gr
  • Farrar
  • Forest Rd
  • Galera Ct
  • Gaudion Rd
  • George St
  • Greenglades Ct
  • Guernsey Rd
  • Hendersons Rd
  • Hoiles Rd
  • Hunter Rd
  • Imperial Ave
  • John St
  • Johnston St
  • Keith Ct
  • Lachlan
  • Lewis Rd
  • Martin Pl
  • Mary Rd
  • Mayo Ct
  • Mckillop Rd
  • Meadow Ct
  • Merion
  • Morris Ct
  • Nicholas Rd
  • Old Gippsland Rd
  • Park St
  • Peppe Cl
  • Pignataro Ct
  • Plush
  • Prospect Rd
  • Quayle Rd
  • Queens Rd
  • Railway Pde
  • Rodger Rd
  • Rouget Rd
  • Royal Ave
  • Rue De Gare
  • Sartina Pl
  • Sebire Ave
  • Sirocco Ct
  • Sposato Pl
  • Stephen Rd
  • Stewart Ave
  • Tainton St
  • Union Rd
  • Victoria Rd
  • Victoria St
  • Victory Ave
  • View St
  • Wanda Ave
  • Wandin East Rd
  • Wandin North
  • Warburton Hwy
  • Warburton Rail Trl
  • Wellington Rd
  • Weymar Cr

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