Median price trend for houses
Based on 59 sales in the preceding 12 months
$695,000
Up 3.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $555k
- 3 bed
- $733k
- 4 bed
- $695k
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The quick read on
Warburton
VIC 3799 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $695,000
- Population
- 2,020
- Postcode
- 3799
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Warburton, Victoria
Property market insights for Warburton (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Warburton (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 17 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$562 per week
Up 12.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Warburton (Vic.), VIC is currently $695,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Warburton (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 3.7% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $555,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $733,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $695,000 in Warburton (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Warburton (Vic.) is $562 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.4% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Warburton (Vic.) is $325 per week and has increased 85.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Warburton safe?
The overall rate for Warburton is 8,533 offences per 100,000 residents — 113% above 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 Warburton.
Overall crime rate
8,533
offences per 100,000 residents
113% aboveGreater Melbourne
WarburtonGreater 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 Warburton?
Warburton VIC 3799 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,020 people call Warburton home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,147 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,020
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,400 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.5%Below
15–3416.1%Below
35–5427.8%In line
55–7431.9%Above
75 and over10.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.6%Above
Townhouses0.4%Below
Apartments2.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.3%Above
Paying a mortgage41.3%Above
Renting17.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.7%Below
One car44.2%Above
Two cars35.4%Below
Three or more15.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home23.6%Below
Drove to work54.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%Below
Walked or cycled2.5%In line
What stands out in Warburton
23.6% of workers in Warburton worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
5.7% of Warburton residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
54.0% of people in Warburton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Warburton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Warburton VIC 3799.
Is Warburton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Warburton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
489 family households lived in Warburton; 31.9% were couple families and 22.9% were one-parent families.
34.4% 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 Warburton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Warburton had 2,020 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Warburton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Warburton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Warburton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
41.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.4% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Warburton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Warburton had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 38.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.4%, while 14.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Warburton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
23.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
54.1% 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 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Warburton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 44.2% of the total.
50.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Warburton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.5% reported a different address.
18.6% 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 Warburton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.2% of residents used only English at home.
5.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Warburton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.6% of Warburton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.4% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Warburton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.0% of ancestry responses in Warburton.
Australian ancestry made up 32.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Warburton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.6% of workers, and education and training employed 11.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Warburton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
22.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Warburton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.5% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Warburton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Warburton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,147 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,400.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Warburton compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 23.6% in Warburton, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 41.3% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 17.4% in Warburton, 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 Warburton (Vic.)
Is Warburton (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $695,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Warburton (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 489 local families, and 14.5% 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 Warburton (Vic.)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $733,000, 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 Warburton (Vic.)
83 streets in Warburton (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alpine St
- Andersons Ave
- Anne Cr
- Azalea Ct
- Blackwood Ave
- Boronia Rd
- Brett Rd
- Brides Pde
- Brisbane Hill Rd
- Brisbane Pde
- Burns Rd
- Cecil St
- Clarke Ave
- Clinch St
- Comongin Ave
- Cornish Rd
- Croom St
- Dammans Rd
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- Derby St
- Devon St
- Donna Buang Rd
- Ellis Ct
- Essex St
- Fantail
- Ferndale Rd
- Ferntree Ave
- Gable Ln
- Gibsons Pde
- Giffords Rd
- Glenbrook Rd
- Grant St
- Hand St
- Henri St
- Highfield Rd
- Hill Rd
- Hooks Rd
- Horners Rd
- Irruka Rd
- Kellys Rd
- Kent St
- La La Ave
- Leila Rd
- Lincoln Rd
- Lithgow Avenue
- Louis Ave
- Marlino Ave
- Maroondah Highway
- Martyr Rd
- Mildura Ave
- Oak Ave
- Old Warburton Rd
- Park Rd
- Pheasant Pde
- Piedmont Ave
- Prospect Ave
- Redcliffs Ave
- Richards Rd
- River Rd
- Riverside Dr
- Riverturn Ln
- Salisbury Ave
- Scotchmans Creek Rd
- Sherwood Ave
- Shirley Ave
- Station Rd
- St Johns Rd
- Story Rd
- Surrey Rd
- Sussex St
- Sylvan Ave
- Thomas Ave
- Unity Ct
- Upper Blackwood Ave
- View St
- Warburton Hwy
- Warburton Rail Trl
- Waterloo Ave
- Wattletree Rd
- Webb St
- Wellington Rd
- Woods Point Rd
- York St
- Yuonga Rd
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