Median price trend for houses
Based on 51 sales in the preceding 12 months
$920,000
Up 4.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $855k
- 4 bed
- $1.07m
- 5+ bed
- $1.22m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Watsonia North
VIC 3087 · Banyule
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $920,000
- Population
- 3,799
- Postcode
- 3087
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Watsonia North, Victoria
Property market insights for Watsonia North
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Watsonia North VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 29 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 8.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Watsonia North, VIC is currently $920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Watsonia North has a 12-month growth rate of 4.1% for houses and 17.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $855,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,070,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Watsonia North.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Watsonia North is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Watsonia North is $538 per week and has decreased 13.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Watsonia North safe?
The overall rate for Watsonia North is 1,776 offences per 100,000 residents — 56% 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 Watsonia North.
Overall crime rate
1,776
offences per 100,000 residents
56% belowGreater Melbourne
Watsonia 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 Watsonia North?
Watsonia North VIC 3087 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,799 people call Watsonia North home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,069 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,799
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,050 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $401 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.3%In line
15–3422.7%Below
35–5427.1%Below
55–7422.8%Above
75 and over9.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.5%Above
Townhouses1.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.3%Above
Paying a mortgage41.1%Above
Renting12.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.6%Below
One car28.2%Below
Two cars45.5%Above
Three or more21.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.2%In line
Drove to work47.7%Above
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Watsonia North
29.2% of workers in Watsonia North worked from home on Census day.
2.5% of Watsonia North residents were born in China.
37.9% of people in Watsonia North described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Watsonia North
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Watsonia North VIC 3087.
Is Watsonia North family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.3% of Watsonia North's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
1,131 family households lived in Watsonia North; 47.6% were couple families and 13.9% were one-parent families.
34.0% 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 Watsonia North?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Watsonia North had 3,799 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.9% 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 Watsonia North?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.5% of occupied private dwellings in Watsonia North.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.7% 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 Watsonia North?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
41.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.6% 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 Watsonia North?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Watsonia North had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 35.2%, while 30.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Watsonia North?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
47.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Watsonia North?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 28.2% of the total.
67.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Watsonia North, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.8% reported a different address.
22.3% 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 Watsonia North?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.0% of residents used only English at home.
20.5% used a language other than English at home.
2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Watsonia North residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.3% of Watsonia North's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.7% was born in Australia.
2.5% of residents were born in China.
1.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Watsonia North?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.3% of ancestry responses in Watsonia North.
Australian ancestry made up 30.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Watsonia North?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 12.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.8% of workers, and education and training employed 10.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Watsonia North?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
36.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Watsonia North show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 9.7% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Watsonia North?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Watsonia North?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,069 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,050.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $401 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Watsonia North compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.2% in Watsonia North, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 46.3% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 12.6% in Watsonia 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 Watsonia North
Is Watsonia North expensive?
The median house price is $920,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Watsonia North good for families?
The Census counted 1,131 local families, and 18.3% 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 Watsonia North?
Larger houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Watsonia North
67 streets in Watsonia North
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Almeida Ct
- Anderson Pde
- Atkins Ave
- Balfour Cl
- Bawden Cl
- Bentley Ct
- Berkerley Ct
- Binnak Dr
- Browning Ct
- Busst Dr
- Byrne Cr
- Calvin Ct
- Cameron Pde
- Carson Ct
- Chappell Dr
- Dallas Cr
- Damien Ct
- Derwent Pl
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- Dundee St
- Dunraven Ct
- Edmund Rice Pde
- Elton Cl
- Elwers St
- Fernlea Cl
- Frye St
- Gerrard St
- Gillingham St
- Glendalough Ct
- Grant St
- Grimshaw St
- Gundry Gr
- Hakea St
- Hamilton Ct
- Healy Ct
- Holyrood Ct
- Huntley St
- Iredale Ct
- Kalista Cr
- Kempston St
- Kurrajong Cr
- Lawson Ct
- Lincoln St
- Longfield Ct
- Macorna St
- Meakin St
- Michelle Ave
- Middleton St
- Myrtle Ct
- Naughtin Ct
- Newton Ct
- Norman Ave
- Ronald Ct
- Sellars St
- Selwood Ct
- Senior Ct
- Sharpes Rd
- Stallard Ct
- Stonehaven Ct
- Stonnington Dr
- Tevlin Ct
- Thaxted Ct
- The Crest
- The Nook
- Trist St
- Vicarage
- Walbrook St
- Yarradale Ct
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