Sherbrooke VIC 3789

Sherbrooke sits 50 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 57 minutes by car. Census data records 294 residents with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $125,216 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 10.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $355 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,500. Sherbrooke is characterised by high crime risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Sherbrooke sits at $980,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$980,000

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Short-Stay Rentals

7 active Airbnb listings: 6 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 4.8% of the suburb's homes.

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 Sherbrooke safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Sherbrooke sits in the moderate band, with 18 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 200% on the prior year.

18 offences

200.0% since 2025
Theft 7 (38.9%)
Weapons Offences 5 (27.8%)
Arson 2 (11.1%)
Break & Enter 2 (11.1%)
Harassment & Stalking 1 (5.6%)
Property Damage 1 (5.6%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

5 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Monbulk Road 3 (60.0%)

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.

Schools

One school serve Sherbrooke, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this suburb
1 below similar
  • • 91 students in one school (avg 91)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 91 students
ICSEA 1118 (higher than 89% of Australian schools) · 43% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Sherbrooke is car-dependent on foot — at 29/100, most errands require a car.

29
out of 100
Car-Dependent
Top 18% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km 33
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 60

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Sherbrooke.

34
out of 100
Bottom 15% in VIC
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
2.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
6.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
4.4 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
28 min
Span of service
15.2 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Sherbrooke.

96
connectivity score / 100
Top 3% in VIC
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
80%
Premises covered
137
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 80%
Fibre to the curb (FTTC) 19%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 1%

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
2 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
4 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
11 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
4 in suburb
Places of Worship
None

Yarra Ranges: council population

The whole council area, not just Sherbrooke · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
160,906
+0.7% in a year
Change
+1,127
people since 2024
Density
65
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+894
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-480
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+713
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
10/10
10/10 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
10/10
10/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Sherbrooke is home to 294 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $125,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

294

10.9% since 2016

Median Age

47

2.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$125,216/yr

55.7% since 2016
Top 7% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$355/wk

28.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,500/mo

22.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

12.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$49,348/yr

38.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

2.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.0%

11.6% since 2016

Total Dwellings

106

1.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

91.3%

5.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

3.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

14.7%

17.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

24.0%

21.3% since 2016

Work From Home

33.9%

253.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 106 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 48 (46.2%)
Mortgage 47 (45.2%)
Renting 9 (8.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
75.5%
English Spoken at Home
86.7%
Employment Rate
56.2%
1.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
60.2%

Occupations

Professionals 44 (32.1%)
Managers 28 (20.4%)
Community & Personal Service 13 (9.5%)
Sales 12 (8.8%)
Clerical & Administrative 11 (8.0%)
Technicians & Trades 10 (7.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 7 (5.1%)
Labourers 3 (2.2%)

Religion

No Religion 163 (55.4%)
Christianity 71 (24.1%)
Other Religions 10 (3.4%)
Buddhism 8 (2.7%)
Sikhism 8 (2.7%)
Hinduism 4 (1.4%)
Judaism 3 (1.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 16 (5.4%)
New Zealand 5 (1.7%)
Germany 5 (1.7%)
South Africa 4 (1.4%)
Indonesia 4 (1.4%)
Vietnam 3 (1.0%)

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 6 (2.0%)
2011-2015 12 (4.1%)
2001-2010 9 (3.1%)
1991-2000 6 (2.0%)
1981-1990 9 (3.1%)
Before 1981 16 (5.4%)

6 residents (2.0%) 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.

German 6 (2.0%)
Thai 3 (1.0%)

Age Distribution

0-4 13 (4.4%)
5-14 41 (13.9%)
15-19 19 (6.5%)
20-24 10 (3.4%)
25-34 27 (9.2%)
35-44 18 (6.1%)
45-54 47 (16.0%)
55-64 45 (15.3%)
65-74 37 (12.6%)
75-84 20 (6.8%)
85+ 3 (1.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 39 (58.2%)
Lone Person 19 (28.4%)
One Parent Families 6 (9.0%)
Group Household 3 (4.5%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 71 (58.7%)
Worked from Home 41 (33.9%)
Car (passenger) 6 (5.0%)
Walked Only 3 (2.5%)

9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (12 of 137).

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

Bachelor Degree 52 (17.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 39 (13.3%)
Postgraduate Degree 35 (11.9%)
Certificate III & IV 28 (9.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 13 (4.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 5 (4.9%)
1 car 29 (28.4%)
2 cars 52 (51.0%)
3 cars 14 (13.7%)
4+ cars 11 (10.8%)

Council Rates

Yarra Ranges
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,161 a year through Yarra Ranges based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,161/yr
12% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.314¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Sherbrooke's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Parks and recreation 84%
  • Rural and farming 11%
  • Other and special use 3%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%

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: Yarra Ranges

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

In the year to August 2026, 416 new dwellings were approved across Yarra Ranges. That mix is 242 houses and 174 units. Approvals are down 57.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
416dwellings
-57.0% YoY
Houses
242
detached dwellings
Units
174
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 15.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2.

From the Mooroolbark monitoring station, 12.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Scoresby Research Institute, 9.3 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
490 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
27.4 km
Annual rainfall
777 mm
105 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.9°C
10 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.3°C
2 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

1.7%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 1.11% in 2021
+0.5 points this year
Top 9% in VIC

In postcode 3789, 4 of 242 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (7 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
1.11%
2022
1.53%
2023
1.57%
2024
1.18%
2025
1.65%

Rooftop solar

20
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.8 kW each

In postcode 3789, 25 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 125 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
0
2020
0
2021
3
2022
1
2023
4
2024
1
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 3789 in 2025-26. The most was 2, in 2009-10.

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
$5,111
Loan amount
$784,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,055,994
Deposit
$196,000
Stamp duty
$53,900
Cash needed at settlement
$249,900

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 Casey

Currently held by Aaron Violi Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Aaron Violi 47.1% 52.9% -1.5
2022 Aaron Violi 48.5% 51.5% -3.1
2019 Tony Smith 45.4% 54.6% +0.1

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

Monbulk District

Currently held by Daniela De Martino Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Daniela De Martino ALP 57.5% 57.5% 42.5%
2018 James Merlino ALP 58.6% 58.6% 41.4%
2014 James Merlino ALP 55.0% 55.0% 45.0%

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 Sherbrooke

Is Sherbrooke a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Sherbrooke is moderate (62/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (30/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke, VIC had a population of 294 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Sherbrooke, VIC?

The postcode for Sherbrooke, VIC is 3789.

How far is Sherbrooke from Melbourne?

Sherbrooke is 50 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 57 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Sherbrooke?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Sherbrooke was $125,216 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 Sherbrooke?

There are too few current rental listings in Sherbrooke for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $355, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Sherbrooke?

The median age of residents in Sherbrooke was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Sherbrooke at risk of bushfire?

Sherbrooke has a low recorded bushfire history (20/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Sherbrooke?

There is 1 school inside the Sherbrooke boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Sherbrooke walkable?

Sherbrooke scores 29/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Sherbrooke?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Sherbrooke, Scoresby Research Institute (9.3 km away), summer days average 26.9°C, winter nights 6.3°C, 777 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Sherbrooke?

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 Sherbrooke belong to?

Sherbrooke sits within the Yarra Ranges local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Sherbrooke?

The average residential rates bill through Yarra Ranges is $2,161 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Sherbrooke?

Across Yarra Ranges, 416 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 57.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Sherbrooke in?

Sherbrooke sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (Liberal).

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