Median house price
$1.25M
-3.5% change
VIC · Moonee Valley Council
Niddrie, 3042
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,292
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.2%
Median age
40
Median income
$2,213/wk
Employment rate
65.7%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,250,000
Languages at home
21.9%non-English
Most common: Italian, Greek, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
In Moonee Valley Council, Niddrie is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Schooling is a clear local strength compared with many peer areas.
Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Buses and trams connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been falling recently. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as growth momentum look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Niddrie snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$550/wk
Population (ERP)
6,292
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
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
#8
among Metro Melbourne · Emerging
Safety
36th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
86th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
80th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 58.6/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 25% of Victoria's suburbs
- National rank
- 1167th in Australia
- State rank
- 309th in VIC
- Peer rank
- #8 among Metro Melbourne · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #218 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
- $550
- Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
- $1,250,000
- Median price change
- -3.5%
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) · 4th Quarter 2025; Sep 2025 (council median) · Updated · Quarterly releases; council median rent fallback where suburb rent unavailable
Population
Estimated resident population
6,292(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +5.2% over 5 years · 86th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +5.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +116
- Change in 5 years
- +310
- Growth rank in VIC
- 86th 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 (~6,800), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 5,901
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,213
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 180 of 2,385
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,300
- Employment rate
- 65.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,438 / 690 / 72 (+ 3 other)
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2026)
- 247
- Against the person
- 41
- Against property
- 162
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 39.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 144 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -12.1%
Most common offence types
- B21 Criminal Damage20
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft18
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle62
- B49 Other Theft15
- C32 Drug Possession12
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 11
- Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
- 1,083
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 80th
School list
- Niddrie Autistic SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 153 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- St John Bosco's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Rosehill Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 1,109 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Niddrie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1052 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 299 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- St Bernard's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,567 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Buckley Park CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1088 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 888 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Essendon Keilor CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1004 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 697 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Penleigh & Essendon Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1173 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 2,913 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Essendon North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 629 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Keilor Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 254 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
33 public transport stops in this suburb
- 53A-Matthews Ave/Keilor Rd
- Hoffmans Rd/Keilor Rd #52
- Keilor Rd/Matthews Ave #53
- Keilor Rd/Matthews Ave #53
- Matthews Ave/Keilor Rd #53A
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
140 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 2 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 57 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 33 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 62 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 38/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.34
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.68
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.36
Food & drink(4)
- Cafe
- Strudels CafeCafe
427 Keilor Road
- El JannahFast food
- Fast food
Shopping(1)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
Community(4)
- Library
- Niddrie Autistic SchoolSchool
36 Vaynor Street
- Rosehill Secondary CollegeSchool
Sapphire Street
- St John Bosco's Primary SchoolSchool
21 Muriel Street
Health & services(1)
- Niddrie Veterinary ClinicVeterinary
577 Keilor Road, Niddrie
Sport & outdoors(71)
- Grosvenor Street ReservePark
- Keaki Court ReservePark
- Kelvin Close ReservePark
- P A Kirchner ReservePark
- Park (3)
- Steele Creek Linear ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (4)
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (57)
Transport(7)
4 bus stops · 3 tram stops
Other(20)
- Hoffmans CellarsAlcohol
- Commonwealth BankBank
433 Keilor Road
- Bbq (2)
- Bench (13)
- Bicycle Parking
- A1 Auto PartsCar Parts
511 - 515 Keilor Road
- VinniesCharity
481A Keilor Road
- Johnson & Rielly Mitre 10Doityourself
- Drinking water (2)
- Choices FlooringFlooring
400 Keilor Road
- Parking (17)
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
387 Keilor Road
- St John Bosco's Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
31 Muriel Street
- Australia PostPost Box
- Post Box
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- TelstraTelephone
- TyrepowerTyres
392 Keilor Road
- Waste Basket (3)
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
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Grosvenor Street ReservePark
- Keaki Court ReservePark
- Kelvin Close ReservePark
- P A Kirchner ReservePark
- Steele Creek Linear ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St John Bosco's Catholic Church
31 Muriel Street
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Essendon Private Clinic (1.0 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)
- 162
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.7
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).
84 planning-related records
2021· 29 proposals
July 2021
- Construction of two dwellings64 HOTHAM ROAD NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings42 IDA STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of three dwellings and within a Special Building Overlay and create access to the road in a Transport Zone 244 MOUSHALL AVENUE NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of two dwellings29 TEAGUE STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
June 2021
- Construction of a dwelling on a Lot less than 300 square metres29 CARRINGTON ROAD NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of two dwellings31 TEAGUE STREET NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of three dwellings70 HOTHAM ROAD NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of two dwellings in an Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO2)36 PEARL STREET NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
May 2021
- Construction of a roof over an existing balcony on a lot less than 300 square metres9/ 47 HAMILTON STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a roof over an existing balcony on a lot less than 300 square metres8/ 47 HAMILTON STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART Two Lot Subdivision50 Hotham RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two double storey dwellings4 TEAGUE STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings51 IDA STREET NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
April 2021
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision8 Rosehill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision59 Ryder StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings24 VAYNOR STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of a multi storey mixed use building and reduction in car parking requirements within a Design and Development Overlay Schedule 71/ 441-443 KEILOR ROAD NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
March 2021
- VICSMART - Two Lot Subdivision35 Carrington RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and works associated with facade alterations and to display internally illuminated business identification signs within a Design and Development Overlay (Schedule 7)Shop 2/ 326 Keilor RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of three dwellings46 GARNET STREET NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
February 2021
- Construction of three double storey dwellings on one lot Amendment: Construction of a pergola above the rear deck of Dwelling 3 (now known as 52D Coghlan Street)9 George StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings22 FLORENCE STREET NIDDRIE 3042NOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of two dwellings22 FLORENCE STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by the RA
- Use of the land for the sale and consumption of liquor and a waiver of the bicycle parking requirements1/ 344-346 Keilor RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision20 Ross StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings45 RYDER STREET NIDDRIE 3042Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings Amendment: To increase the roof pitch and overall height of the rear section of the upper levels of each dwelling14 Jackson StreetWithdrawn
- Two Lot Subdivision - VicSmart44 Shaw StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Construction of three dwellings25 Pearl StreetNOD issued by the Resp. Authority
2020· 11 proposals
December 2020
- Construction of seven dwellings3 Ross StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings46 Hamilton StreetLapsed
- Six Lot Subdivision50 Rosehill RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings54 Coghlan StreetLapsed
- Construction of a fence on a lot less than 300 square metres1/ 10 Ida StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Two Lot Subdivision - VicSmart1A The AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
November 2020
- Construction of three dwellings in a Design and Development Overlay (DDO7)6 Ross StreetNOD issued by a delegate
- Construction of a front fence on a lot of less than 300sqm1/ 58 Vaynor StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Construction of two dwellings66 Muriel StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Sale and consumption of liquor associated with an existing food and drink premises415 Keilor RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
October 2020
- Internally illuminated, third party promotional signage1st Floor 326 Keilor RoadPermit 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
- Maribyrnong
- Member of Parliament
- Jo BRISKEY (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,249
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -0.4 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 37.4%Labor 62.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).
Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%
7.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Niddrie CentralLabor 53.4% · Coalition 46.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Essendon HeightsLabor 55.8% · Coalition 44.2% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Keilor ParkLabor 57.6% · Coalition 42.4% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- Essendon NorthLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Keilor SouthLabor 54.2% · Coalition 45.8% TPP (2025)1.5 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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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