North Warrandyte is a semi-rural locality near Melbourne, in Nillumbik Council. It is close to the Yarra River.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 92% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 56% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are higher rents and limited school access, with median rents 10% above the peer median.
Overall, North Warrandyte suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage and university qualifications over lower rents.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Victoria (228)
Strengths
Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Rents run above those in comparable places
School access is a relative weakness
What stands out
Yarra River
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★★☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★★★☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How North Warrandyte compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
$640/wk
Population (ERP)
3,044
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
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
#73
among Metro Melbourne · Established
Crime rate
9th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
49th
percentile in VIC
Rented dwellings
5%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
87th
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
57.5/100 — Good
State standing
Top 16% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
784th in Australia
State rank
196th in VIC
Peer rank
#73 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#125 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
96%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$640
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
+0.3% annual · +0.5% over 5 years · 49th percentile in VIC
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+0.5%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+16
Growth rank in VIC
49th 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 (~3,050), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,027
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,766
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
38 of 1,008
Median monthly mortgage
$2,400
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$526
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
38.6% / 56% / 5.4%
Employment rate
67.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
37.8% / 0.9% / 46.3%
Walked or cycled to work
0.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
969 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
39.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 13.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified39.5% · 29.2% VIC
Diploma qualified11.7% · 9.8% VIC
Trade / vocational13.4% · 14.2% VIC
Year 12 or below35.4% · 46.8% VIC
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce19%
Society and culture14.7%
Engineering and related technologies12.4%
Health12.3%
Education10.9%
Architecture and building7.5%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,816
80th percentile in VIC · +5% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,708
74th percentile in VIC · +1% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
18.0%
87th percentile in VIC · +30% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$141,833
95th percentile in VIC · +124% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
58th percentile in VIC · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3113 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
5,752
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,023
Median net rent
-$2,057
Taxpayers reporting business income
694
Taxable income vs state median
+16%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
+39%
Super vs state median
+76%
Business income vs state median
+9%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
6.6% speak a language other than English at home; 15.8% born overseas
Language at home
2,755 English only · 194 other
Non-English at home
6.6%
Born overseas
465 (15.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
17 (0.6%)
Australian citizens
2,825
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
8
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian13 · 22.4%
Greek11 · 19%
French7 · 12.1%
Mandarin7 · 12.1%
Cantonese6 · 10.3%
German6 · 10.3%
Spanish4 · 6.9%
Vietnamese4 · 6.9%
Religion
61.7%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 61.7%, while Christianity accounts for 30.8%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
61.7%
38.8%
Christianity
30.8%
40.9%
Other / not stated
7.5%
20.3%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
13.3%
20.5%
Anglican
6.7%
6.5%
Uniting Church
2.1%
2.4%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted 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)
45
Against the person
11
Against property
24
Rate per 1,000 residents
14.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 275 residents
State crime-rate percentile
8.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-27.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
54
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.74
Most common offence types
B41 Motor Vehicle Theft4
B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle4
E21 Breach Family Violence Order4
Other Crimes Against The Person6
B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception5
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Warrandyte Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1112 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 200 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Andersons Creek Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Kangaroo Ground Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Research Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Warrandyte High SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Warrandyte Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Wonga Park Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
Victorian designated neighbourhood zones — Victorian Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 30 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.66
Community(1)
Yarra Warra Preschool & Bush KinderKindergarten
186 Research - Warrandyte Road, North Warrandyte
Sport & outdoors(9)
Diamond Creek TrailCycling route
Mullum Mullum TrailCycling route
KoornongNature reserve
Normans ReserveNature reserve
Professors Hill ReserveNature reserve
Cooks Weerona ReservePark
Park
Playground
Sports field
Entertainment(1)
Viewpoint
Transport(3)
3 bus stops
Other(3)
North Warrandyte Fire StationFire station
184 Research - Warrandyte Road, North Warrandyte
Parking
Australia PostPost Box
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Nearest hospital
Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital (8.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
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.
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 (12%)
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
91 planning-related records
2021· 40 proposals
September 2021
Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling and construct a deck
22 GLYNNS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Building and works to construct a dwelling extension
21 ALBERT ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Buildings and works to construct a retaining wall including fence extension
8 MORILLA PLACE NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
August 2021
Buildings and works to extend the existing dwelling
8 KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Buildings and works to construct a garage
67 BLOOMS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Removal of one native tree (Red Box)
OSBORNE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Building and works to construct a dwelling, carport, shed and fire bunker and associated earthworks
55 BRADLEYS LANE NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113NOD issued by a delegate
Buildings and works to construct a front fence
102 KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Withdrawn
Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling
10 MARBERT COURT NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding (shed)
15 CASTLE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
July 2021
Buildings and works to install a swimming pool, deck and verandah
80 BRADLEYS LANE NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding associated with the existing dwelling
11 VALIAS STREET NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Buildings and works to extend existing deck and construct a privacy screen
234B RESEARCH-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Amendment - Buildings and works to construct alterations and additions to existing dwelling and water tanks
34 GLYNNS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a pergola, deck and pool fence
10 BLOOMS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a shed
36 KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a fence
6 Caloola DriveWithdrawn
June 2021
Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding (shed)
102 KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a retaining wall
9 FLOODS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a veranda
25 Dingley Dell RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
Buildings and works for the construction of an outbuilding (shed)
102 RESEARCH-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct two carports
Castle RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a spa and deck
137 RESEARCH-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Removal of one tree
14 Dingley Dell RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a shed
54 Bradleys LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to alter the existing dwelling
9 SLOANS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a dwelling and front fence
14 DINGLEY DELL ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113NOD issued by a delegate
April 2021
Buildings and works to alter the existing dwelling
44 OSBORNE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to extend an existing dwelling and construct a garage
44 STONY CREEK ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct an outbuilding with associated earthworks, driveway and vegetation lopping and removal, and creation of access to a road in a Road Zone, Category 1
4 SOMERS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to construct a retaining wall including fence extension
8 MORILLA PLACE NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Removal of vegetation (two trees) to facilitate an upgrade to drainage infrastructure
191 RESEARCH-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113NOD issued by a delegate
March 2021
Buildings and works to use, construct and illuminate a private tennis court, fence and associated earthworks and retaining walls
230 RESEARCH-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Withdrawn
Buildings and works to alter and extend the existing dwelling, decking and retaining wall
25 WEERONA WAY NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Buildings and works to alter and extend the existing dwelling and associated earthworks
45 BLOOMS ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113NOD issued by a delegate
February 2021
Buildings and works to construct alterations to existing dwelling
22 DINGLEY DELL ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Removal of one native tree
OSBORNE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Lapsed
Buildings and works to construct a fence
102 KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Lapsed
Amendment - Buildings and works to construct a dwelling
35 The BoulevardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Removal of nineteen (19) trees
KANGAROO GROUND-WARRANDYTE ROAD NORTH WARRANDYTE 3113Withdrawn
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Jagajaga
Member of Parliament
Kate THWAITES (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
121,269
Turnout (2025)
94.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 37.1%Labor 62.9%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.3 km away).
Coalition 33.8%Labor 66.3%
3.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
North WarrandyteLabor 66.2% · Coalition 33.8% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
Warrandyte (Jagajaga)Labor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
ResearchLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
Eltham EastLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)5.3 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.
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 (12%)