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 data

The 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

2026

Crime in Oaklands Junction sits in the high band, with 46 incidents recorded in 2026.

46 offences

no change since 2025
Theft 33 (71.7%)
Arson 5 (10.9%)
Break & Enter 4 (8.7%)
Robbery 1 (2.2%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (2.2%)
Property Damage 1 (2.2%)
Fraud & Deception 1 (2.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

10 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Oaklands Road 5 (50.0%)

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 25
highest exposure
Moderate impact — noise insulation required
2
noise contours
intersecting this suburb
Melbourne Airport
airport

ANEF Contour Details

ANEF 25 — Melbourne Airport

Moderate impact — noise insulation required

ANEF 20 — Melbourne Airport

Noticeable aircraft noise

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Walkability

Oaklands Junction is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 12% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
161
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
4 in suburb
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Hume: council population

The whole council area, not just Oaklands Junction · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
278,885
+3.0% in a year
Change
+8,122
people since 2024
Density
554
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+3,225
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+1,527
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+3,370
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
5/10
4/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

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

1.4% since 2016

Median Age

42

13.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$132,600/yr

12.8% since 2016
Top 5% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$462/wk

36.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.3

5.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$47,320/yr

17.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

146.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

7.3%

33.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

124

5.1% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

88.5%

6.0% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

18.1%

20.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.6%

11.3% since 2016

Work From Home

25.9%

208.3% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 124 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 58 (47.5%)
Owned Outright 50 (41.0%)
Renting 14 (11.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
77.9%
English Spoken at Home
79.0%
Employment Rate
63.3%
5.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
39.6%

Occupations

Managers 50 (21.9%)
Professionals 32 (14.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 29 (12.7%)
Technicians & Trades 29 (12.7%)
Sales 29 (12.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 25 (11.0%)
Community & Personal Service 18 (7.9%)
Labourers 16 (7.0%)

Religion

Christianity 260 (59.2%)
No Religion 110 (25.1%)
Islam 31 (7.1%)
Buddhism 4 (0.9%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

Italy 7 (1.6%)
England 6 (1.4%)
Zimbabwe 6 (1.4%)
New Zealand 5 (1.1%)
South Africa 5 (1.1%)
Ireland 5 (1.1%)
Egypt 4 (0.9%)
India 3 (0.7%)

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.

2016-2021 4 (0.9%)
2011-2015 5 (1.1%)
2001-2010 16 (3.6%)
1991-2000 11 (2.5%)
1981-1990 6 (1.4%)
Before 1981 29 (6.6%)

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.

Turkish 7 (1.6%)
Arabic 5 (1.1%)
Greek 4 (0.9%)
Italian 4 (0.9%)

Age Distribution

0-4 18 (4.1%)
5-14 62 (14.1%)
15-19 45 (10.3%)
20-24 32 (7.3%)
25-34 30 (6.8%)
35-44 52 (11.8%)
45-54 77 (17.5%)
55-64 68 (15.5%)
65-74 34 (7.7%)
75-84 12 (2.7%)
85+ 4 (0.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 66 (71.0%)
Lone Person 13 (14.0%)
One Parent Families 10 (10.8%)
Other Families 4 (4.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 133 (71.9%)
Worked from Home 48 (25.9%)
Car (passenger) 4 (2.2%)

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

Certificate III & IV 82 (18.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 33 (7.5%)
Bachelor Degree 32 (7.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 11 (2.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 10 (2.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 4 (3.2%)
1 car 17 (13.6%)
2 cars 31 (24.8%)
3 cars 31 (24.8%)
4+ cars 42 (33.6%)

Council Rates

Hume
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,715 a year through Hume based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,715/yr
11% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.346¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Oaklands Junction's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • 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

The whole council area, not just Oaklands Junction · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 3,063 new dwellings were approved across Hume. That mix is 2,610 houses and 453 units.

Trailing 12 months
3,063dwellings
+0.5% YoY
Houses
2,610
detached dwellings
Units
453
townhouses + apartments

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 km

Moderate 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

EV adoption

0.5%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.5 points this year

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%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.50%

Rooftop solar

48
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.9 kW each

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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
8
2020
7
2021
11
2022
3
2023
3
2024
4
2025
2
2026
2

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.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$8,058
Loan amount
$1,236,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,664,806
Deposit
$309,000
Stamp duty
$84,975
Cash needed at settlement
$393,975

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.

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

Division of Calwell

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

Kalkallo District

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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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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