Oaklands Junction vs Mickleham

Mickleham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 42 in Oaklands Junction. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oaklands Junction: a median of $1.54 million, against $685,000 in Mickleham, and rent is higher there too. Oaklands Junction is closer to the city centre: 31.3 km, against 37.9 km. On these figures, Mickleham tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Mickleham

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (16 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mickleham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($685,000 vs $1,545,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mickleham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $462/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Oaklands Junction

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 44 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (31.3 km vs 37.9 km)
  • But Mickleham is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mickleham

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (64/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Oaklands Junction has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 4%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mickleham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (455.4% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Oaklands Junction and Mickleham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Walkability 0 / 64
Oaklands Junction — Walkability: 0/100 Mickleham — Walkability: 64/100
Safety 14 / 27
Oaklands Junction — Safety: 14/100 Mickleham — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 100 / 27
Oaklands Junction — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mickleham — Low fire risk: 27/100
Low flood risk 100 / 46
Oaklands Junction — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mickleham — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Mickleham has more residents (17,452 vs 439); Oaklands Junction skews older (42 vs 29).

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Population 439 17,452
+3875% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +455.4%
Median age 42 29
Median household income $132,600/yr
+23% vs other
 $102,336/yr
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+13% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
0-4 4.1% / 13.3%
Oaklands Junction — 0-4: 4.1% Mickleham — 0-4: 13.3%
5-14 14.1% / 16.0%
Oaklands Junction — 5-14: 14.1% Mickleham — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 10.3% / 4.4%
Oaklands Junction — 15-19: 10.3% Mickleham — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.3% / 5.7%
Oaklands Junction — 20-24: 7.3% Mickleham — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.8% / 25.1%
Oaklands Junction — 25-34: 6.8% Mickleham — 25-34: 25.1%
35-44 11.8% / 18.6%
Oaklands Junction — 35-44: 11.8% Mickleham — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 17.5% / 7.6%
Oaklands Junction — 45-54: 17.5% Mickleham — 45-54: 7.6%
55-64 15.5% / 5.5%
Oaklands Junction — 55-64: 15.5% Mickleham — 55-64: 5.5%
65-74 7.7% / 2.8%
Oaklands Junction — 65-74: 7.7% Mickleham — 65-74: 2.8%
75-84 2.7% / 0.7%
Oaklands Junction — 75-84: 2.7% Mickleham — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ 0.9% / 0.2%
Oaklands Junction — 85+: 0.9% Mickleham — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 71.0% couple families
Oaklands Junction — Couple Families: 71.0% Oaklands Junction — Lone Person: 14.0% Oaklands Junction — One Parent Families: 10.8% Oaklands Junction — Other Families: 4.3% Oaklands Junction — Group Household: 0.0%
Mickleham 69.1% couple families
Mickleham — Couple Families: 69.1% Mickleham — Lone Person: 13.0% Mickleham — One Parent Families: 13.9% Mickleham — Other Families: 1.4% Mickleham — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 11.5% renting
Oaklands Junction — Owned Outright: 41.0% Oaklands Junction — Mortgage: 47.5% Oaklands Junction — Renting: 11.5%
Mickleham 23.2% renting
Mickleham — Owned Outright: 8.8% Mickleham — Mortgage: 68.0% Mickleham — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 10.5%
Oaklands Junction — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Mickleham — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 11.4%
Oaklands Junction — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Mickleham — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.2%
Oaklands Junction — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Mickleham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 5.2%
Oaklands Junction — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Mickleham — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.5%
Oaklands Junction — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Mickleham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
India 0.7% / 16.4%
Oaklands Junction — India: 0.7% Mickleham — India: 16.4%
Iraq — / 6.6%
Oaklands Junction — Iraq: not among its largest Mickleham — Iraq: 6.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.9%
Oaklands Junction — New Zealand: 1.1% Mickleham — New Zealand: 2.9%
Pakistan — / 2.3%
Oaklands Junction — Pakistan: not among its largest Mickleham — Pakistan: 2.3%
Italy 1.6% / 0.6%
Oaklands Junction — Italy: 1.6% Mickleham — Italy: 0.6%
Philippines — / 2.2%
Oaklands Junction — Philippines: not among its largest Mickleham — Philippines: 2.2%
England 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — England: 1.4% Mickleham — England: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.4% / —
Oaklands Junction — Zimbabwe: 1.4% Mickleham — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
South Africa 1.1% / —
Oaklands Junction — South Africa: 1.1% Mickleham — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Junction 100.0% houses
Oaklands Junction — Houses: 100.0% Oaklands Junction — Townhouses: 0.0% Oaklands Junction — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mickleham 98.3% houses
Mickleham — Houses: 98.3% Mickleham — Townhouses: 1.6% Mickleham — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Median house price $1,545,000 $685,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $690,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 614 sales

Zoning mix

Oaklands Junction has more rural and farming land (91% vs 48%).

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Rural and farming 91% 48%
Residential 0% 28%
Other and special use 9% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 3%
Industrial 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Houses — 4.0%
$550/wk on $708K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
House price — Higher than 38% of VIC
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 41% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 86% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Mickleham is more walkable (64 vs 0).

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mickleham carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); Mickleham carries more flood risk (54 vs 0).

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
73/100
Crime High
86/100
 High
73/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Oaklands Junction

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mickleham

  • Hume Anglican Grammar Independent · Combined above peers
  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Gaayip-Yagila Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mickleham Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mickleham Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Yubup Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 16
GPs 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 4 8

Mobility

Mickleham sits further from the CBD (37.9 km vs 31.3 km).

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Walkability score 0/100 64/100
Distance to Melbourne 31.3 km 37.9 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3063
 0.8%
postcode 3064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3063
 60
postcode 3064

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Car (driver) 71.9% / 74.1%
Oaklands Junction — Car (driver): 71.9% Mickleham — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 18.1%
Oaklands Junction — Worked from Home: 25.9% Mickleham — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.6%
Oaklands Junction — Car (passenger): 2.2% Mickleham — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train — / 3.2%
Oaklands Junction — Train: not among its largest Mickleham — Train: 3.2%
Bus — / 0.5%
Oaklands Junction — Bus: not among its largest Mickleham — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 258 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.7 km 33.4 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Connectivity score 30/100 98/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
161 premises
 98%
6,906 premises

Climate

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
PM2.5 — 3.9 µg/m³
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Division Calwell
same for both
Member Basem Abdo
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oaklands Junction Mickleham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oaklands Junction

Outer

Mickleham

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

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