Oaklands Junction VIC 3063
Located in Victoria, Oaklands Junction sits 31 km from Melbourne CBD, around 33 minutes by car. The suburb has 439 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $132,600 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 1.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $462 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Oaklands Junction is characterised by high crime risk and high aircraft noise risk. Walkability is low.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Oaklands Junction sits at $1.54 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only four sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,545,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Oaklands Junction safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Oaklands Junction sits in the high band, with 46 incidents recorded in 2026.
46 offences
no change since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Moderate impact — noise insulation required
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Walkability
Oaklands Junction is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Oaklands Junction.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 161
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Hume: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Oaklands Junction is home to 439 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $133,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
439
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$132,600/yr
Census Median Rent
$462/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
3.3
Median Personal Income
$47,320/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.3%
Total Dwellings
124
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.5%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
18.1%
Mortgage Stress
19.6%
Work From Home
25.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 79.0%
- Employment Rate
- 63.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
4 residents (0.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (16 of 228).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,715 a year through Hume based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 91%
- Other and special use 9%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Green Wedge Zone → Special Use Zone · GC263, Apr 2026 50.6 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Hume
In the year to August 2026, 3,063 new dwellings were approved across Hume. That mix is 2,610 houses and 453 units.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 18.9 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0.
From the Footscray monitoring station, 23.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Melbourne Airport, 8.5 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 233 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 28.7 km
- Annual rainfall
- 518 mm
- 81 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 12 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.0°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.9 kmOther Construction Material MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 3063, 3 of 604 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (12 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3063, 90 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 186 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 2 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3063 in 2025-26. The most was 3, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $1,545,000 this is $795,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Basem Abdo Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Basem Abdo | 64.7% | 35.3% | +2.3 |
| 2022 | Maria Vamvakinou | 62.4% | 37.6% | +7.2 |
| 2019 | Maria Vamvakinou | 68.8% | 31.2% | +0.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Ros Spence Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ros Spence ALP | 53.9% | 66.4% | 33.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 439 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Oaklands Junction
Is Oaklands Junction a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Oaklands Junction is high (86/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Oaklands Junction?
Oaklands Junction has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Oaklands Junction?
Oaklands Junction, VIC had a population of 439 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Oaklands Junction, VIC?
The postcode for Oaklands Junction, VIC is 3063.
How far is Oaklands Junction from Melbourne?
Oaklands Junction is 31 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 33 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Oaklands Junction?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Oaklands Junction was $132,600 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Oaklands Junction?
There are too few current rental listings in Oaklands Junction for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $462, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Oaklands Junction?
The median age of residents in Oaklands Junction was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
What is the weather like in Oaklands Junction?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Oaklands Junction, Melbourne Airport (8.5 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 6°C, 518 mm of rain a year over 81 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Oaklands Junction?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Oaklands Junction belong to?
Oaklands Junction sits within the Hume local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Oaklands Junction?
The average residential rates bill through Hume is $1,715 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Oaklands Junction?
Across Hume, 3,063 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Oaklands Junction in?
Oaklands Junction sits within the federal Division of Calwell, currently held by Basem Abdo (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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