WhittleseaVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3757 · Whittlesea
Daily life in Whittlesea is likely to be family-oriented, with a high percentage of family households (74.3%) and an average of 2.7 people per household. Commuting is predominantly done by car, with 61.6% of residents driving to work. The suburb has a relatively low public transport usage at 2.4%, which may reflect the suburban nature of the area. A notable 16.1% of the workforce works from home, indicating some flexibility in work arrangements.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Whittlesea
Houses · The median house in Whittlesea went for $823,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 7.1% below the Victorian median of $885,000. That is 7.9% up on the twelve months before, on 62 sales.
The middle half of houses sold between $695,000 and $963,000.
Houses
$823k
median of 62 sales
7.9% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 58% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $695k and $963k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$450k
median of 11 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $388k and $455k.
Last sold within the past month
Land
$735k
median of 7 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $441k and $850k.
Last sold two to four months ago
80 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2023, houses have climbed from $760,000 to $823,000 — 8.3% over the period.
- Houses
- Units
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $833k | $455k | |
| 2025 · part year | $771k | $423k | $820k |
| 2024 | $700k | $485k | |
| 2023 | $760k | $483k | |
| 2022 | $493k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $835k | 12 | +4.4%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 16 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $800k | 16 | +1.1%low confidence16 sales this quarter, 28 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $791k | 28 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Whittlesea
Houses
In Whittlesea, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $910,000 from 32 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $685,000 from 22 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $685k | 22 · few |
| 4 | $910k | 32 |
Units
In Whittlesea, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $450,000 from 7 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $450k | 7 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Whittlesea
All schools · Whittlesea's 3 schools teach 1,380 students, down 15.9% in ten years — and 3 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
2 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
1,380
2025 · −15.9% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−10.4%
657 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−10.9%
563 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Whittlesea have fallen 15.9% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 720 | 920 |
| 2016 | 752 | 857 |
| 2017 | 711 | 828 |
| 2018 | 713 | 770 |
| 2019 | 733 | 731 |
| 2020 | 733 | 693 |
| 2021 | 673 | 679 |
| 2022 | 672 | 720 |
| 2023 | 688 | 745 |
| 2024 | 671 | 712 |
| 2025 | 657 | 723 |
Which schools in Whittlesea are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 605 | 920 | 115 | 1,640 |
| 2016 | 645 | 857 | 107 | 1,609 |
| 2017 | 599 | 828 | 112 | 1,539 |
| 2018 | 614 | 770 | 99 | 1,483 |
| 2019 | 634 | 731 | 99 | 1,464 |
| 2020 | 632 | 693 | 101 | 1,426 |
| 2021 | 593 | 679 | 80 | 1,352 |
| 2022 | 575 | 720 | 97 | 1,392 |
| 2023 | 599 | 745 | 89 | 1,433 |
| 2024 | 569 | 712 | 102 | 1,383 |
| 2025 | 563 | 723 | 94 | 1,380 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Whittlesea
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 government, 1 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittlesea Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 723 | +4.3% | −21.4% | 23 · 88 |
| Whittlesea Primary School | Government | Primary | 395 | −7.9% | no change | — |
| St Mary's School | Catholic | Primary | 262 | −13.8% | −19.4% | — |
One school in Whittlesea reported a median VCE study score of 23, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Whittlesea
3 government catchments cover Whittlesea — 1 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Whittlesea Secondary College.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Whittlesea Secondary College | Secondary |
| Upper Plenty Primary School | Primary |
| Whittlesea Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Whittlesea is a suburb with a total population of 6,116, characterized by a median age of 41, which is slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is relatively balanced, with 48.6% male and 51.4% female residents. Families are a significant part of the community, with 45.6% of households being couples with children and 33.2% couples without children. The suburb has a strong sense of community, with 84.0% of residents born in Australia and 89.1% speaking only English at home.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Whittlesea · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 80 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Professionals | 60 |
| Investors | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 74.3%
- Predominantly separate houses (87.0%) suitable for families
- Good balance of couples with and without children
- Average household size of 2.7 people
Against the state
How Whittlesea differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 1.6% |
| Separate houses | 87% |
| Townhouses | 11.4% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 16.1% |
| Drove a car | 61.6% |
| Public transport | 2.4% |
| Walked only | 1.9% |
| Car passenger | 3.8% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High proportion of separate houses - 87.0% of dwellings
- Low unemployment rate at 3.7%
- Significant owner-occupier presence with 35.3% owning outright
- Technicians and Trades Workers make up 22.7% of the workforce
- Median weekly rent is $347, below the state average
Things to be aware of
- Lower educational attainment with 12.8% holding a bachelor's degree compared to 29.2% for VIC
- Below average median household income of $1,628 weekly
- Limited public transport options with only 2.4% using it
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- Health conditions like arthritis and asthma are relatively common
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.