Median house price
$1.22M
+0.7% change
VIC · Manningham Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
5,133
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
-1.6%
Median age
45
Median income
$2,742/wk
Employment rate
63.9%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,223,200
Languages at home
13.3%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Greek, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Warrandyte is a well-connected mid-sized suburb in Manningham Council with everyday amenities close at hand. Well placed between the city and outer suburbs, it offers practical access in every direction. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities stand out and the overall desirability rating is good, with growth momentum less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.22M
+0.7% change
Median rent
$670/wk
Population (ERP)
5,133
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.1%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#11
among Metro Melbourne · Mature
Safety
29th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
46th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
85th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
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
Estimated resident population
5,133(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · -1.6% over 5 years · 46th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
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 (~5,100), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
48 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
128 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 4 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 4 places of worship
402 Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road
166 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
2A Webb Street, Warrandyte
148 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
61 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
110 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
104 Melbourne Hill Road
152 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
Warrandyte
402 Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road
8 Taroona Avenue, Warrandyte
168 Yarra Street
36-42 Drysdale Road
5-11 Forbes Street
106-108 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
2 Trezise Street, Warrandyte
402 Heidelberg - Warrandyte Road
111 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
16 bus stops
144 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
102 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
152 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
168 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
138-140 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
2 Harris Gully Road, Warrandyte
103 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
104 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
158-160 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
5-7 Stiggant Street, Warrandyte
3 McCulloch Street, Warrandyte
57 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
Warrandyte
Warrandyte
168 Yarra Street
100 Melbourne Hill Road, Warrandyte
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
14 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
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
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
5-7 Stiggant Street, Warrandyte
3 McCulloch Street, Warrandyte
57 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
Warrandyte
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
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
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
146 planning-related records
December 2022
June 2022
May 2022
February 2022
December 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
5 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.4 km away).
1.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
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
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).
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
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.