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VIC · Whittlesea Council
Eden Park, 3757
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,785
Growth (1 yr)
+15.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+85.4%
Median age
45
Median income
$2,168/wk
Employment rate
61.8%
Languages at home
10.5%non-English
Most common: Italian, Macedonian, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Whittlesea Council, Eden Park keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Desirability lands around average here: softer growth momentum weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with safety, plus community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Eden Park snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$530/wk
Population (ERP)
1,785
+15% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#26
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
9th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
100th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 52.2/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 34% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 1887th in Australia
- State rank
- 422nd in VIC
- Peer rank
- #26 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #93 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 52%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
- $530
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DFFH rent report and Valuer-General property sales report — Department of Families, Fairness and Housing / Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Sep 2025 (council median) · Updated · Quarterly releases; council median rent fallback where suburb rent unavailable
Population
Estimated resident population
1,785(June 2025)
+15.3% annual · +85.4% over 5 years · 100th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +15.3%
- 5-year growth
- +85.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +237
- Change in 5 years
- +822
- Growth rank in VIC
- 100th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,450), extrapolated at +6.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,194
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $2,168
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 26 of 388
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,303
- Employment rate
- 61.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 366 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 25
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 16
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 239 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +8.7%
Most common offence types
- A211 Fv Serious Assault1
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle2
- B45 Receiving Or Handling Stolen Goods2
- B49 Other Theft8
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · 2025 · Updated
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(1)
- CFA Whittlesea Satellite StationFire station
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mernda Community Hospital (12.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 55
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 155 mm · ~19 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 186 mm · ~23 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 203 mm · ~25 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 207 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
10 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
February 2021
- Construction of an outbuilding440 Fifth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 9 proposals
December 2020
- Use and development of a dwelling and associated outbuilding Use and development of a dwelling and associated outbuilding65 Alice WayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
September 2020
- Construction of an outbuilding. Construction of an outbuilding.150 Ninth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2020
- Buildings and works for an extension to an existing dwelling Buildings and works for an extension to an existing dwelling255 Grants RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2020
- Buildings and works comprising of an extension to an existing dwelling Buildings and works comprising of an extension to an existing dwelling280 Eighth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of an outbuilding Construction of an outbuilding65 Fifth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of an outbuilding Construction of an outbuilding121 Seventh AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Building and works associated with the construction of a verndah to an Building and works associated with the construction of a verndah to an existing dwelling224 Twelfth AvenueNo permit required
May 2020
- Single dwelling incl. associated works Buildings and works associated with the extension to an existing dwelling445 Grants RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- Development Construction of an outbuilding474 Sixth AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · 2020–2022 · Updated · MapServer through FY 2022–23; newer data needs council/API access
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- McEwen
- Member of Parliament
- Rob MITCHELL (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 117,921
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.2%Labor 54.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.7 km away).
Coalition 44.5%Labor 55.5%
0.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Whittlesea CentralLabor 55.4% · Coalition 44.6% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
- WhittleseaLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
- WoodstockLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)8.2 km away
- Yan YeanLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)8.8 km away
- BeveridgeLabor 64.6% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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