South Morang VIC 3752
Located in Victoria, South Morang sits 32 km from Melbourne CBD, around 46 minutes by car. The suburb has 24,989 residents, a median age of 36, and a median household income of $108,056 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 3.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,900. 8 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is South Morang a good suburb?
South Morang scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, prices, and community, weaker on schools.
Below the state average
8 schools · Bottom 8% in VIC
Very walkable
Walkability 70/100 · 32.1 km · 46 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $813K · More affordable than 78% of VIC
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 52/100 · Crime 55/100 · Flood 49/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 36 · 24,989 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #520 in VICEach bar is South Morang's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
43 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSouth Morang's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $813,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$813,000
10% above its 7 neighbours (median $736,000)
Based on 383 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 233 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 19 sales $530K
- 3 bed 154 sales $739K
- 4 bed 183 sales $900K
- 5 bed 22 sales $1.12M
Units
$546,750
9% above its 4 neighbours (median $500,000)
Based on 40 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 23 sales $465K
- 3 bed 13 sales $612K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in South Morang are currently listed at around $755,000 on average. Based on 155 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$755K
155 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$456K
10 units listed in the last 6 months.
165 of the suburb's 8,033 dwellings (2.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in South Morang rent for around $570 a week on average, based on 140 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$570/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $575/wk)
140 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$468/wk
8 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
148 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,711 rented homes (8.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025121 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3752.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$570/week ($30,000 a year) on a $755,000 median
$468/week ($24,000 a year) on a $456,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
9 active Airbnb listings: 6 whole homes and 3 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% 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 South Morang safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in South Morang sits in the moderate band, with 1,009 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.
1,009 offences
11.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202539 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 4 of them fatal
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.
Schools
Eight schools serve South Morang, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 3,592 students across 4 schools (avg 898)
- • Sectors: 5 Government, 2 Catholic, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 1004-1069, median 1020 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Marymede Catholic College (2,467 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 7.7 kmMelbourne (Bundoora) CampusLa Trobe University · 223 courses
- 7.7 kmBundoora Campus, Plenty Road, Bundoora Vic 3083Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology · 111 courses
2.8% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
South Morang is very walkable on foot — at 70/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 108 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside South Morang.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 379.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 242.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 196.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.8 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 3 min wait
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 South Morang.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 96%
- Premises covered
- 10,106
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
Whittlesea: 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
The ABS scores 55 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 8 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
South Morang is home to about 25,000 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
24,989
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$108,056/yr
Census Median Rent
$390/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,900/mo
Avg Household Size
3.0
Median Personal Income
$42,848/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.4%
Total Dwellings
8,033
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.7%
Houses
84.4%
Rental Stress
18.8%
Mortgage Stress
21.1%
Work From Home
24.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
33 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 11 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,657 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 65.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 59.7%
- Employment Rate
- 65.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.0%
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.
1,040 residents (4.2%) 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.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 23,480 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
13% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,639 of 12,943).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 4,287 people work here; 12,943 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 67% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,899 a year through Whittlesea based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 48%
- Environmental 20%
- Parks and recreation 19%
- Infrastructure and transport 6%
- Commercial 4%
- Other and special use 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: Whittlesea
In the year to August 2026, 2,632 new dwellings were approved across Whittlesea. That mix is 2,157 houses and 475 units. Approvals are down 27.5% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 2,370 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 82 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 156 homes
- Projects firmly planned 213 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 1,803 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 80 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 36 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
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
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 3.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Macleod monitoring station, 10.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Essendon Airport, 18.9 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 149 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 26.8 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 10.0% of addresses
- 1,105 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 534 mm
- 85 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 13 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°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.
EV adoption
In postcode 3752, 182 of 18,705 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (555 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3752, 3,316 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,307 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 217 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.
35 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3752 in 2025-26, rank 38 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 412, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
26 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
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 $813,000 this is $63,000 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 2026-10-26 — 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 Andrew Giles Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Giles | 64.3% | 35.7% | -1.1 |
| 2022 | Andrew Giles | 65.6% | 34.4% | +6.1 |
| 2019 | Andrew Giles | 71.7% | 28.3% | -2.1 |
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
Currently held by Lily D'Ambrosio Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lily D'Ambrosio ALP | 50.5% | 61.4% | 38.6% |
| 2018 | Lily D'Ambrosio ALP | 62.7% | 74.9% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | Lily D'Ambrosio ALP | 59.8% | 69.8% | 30.1% |
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 South Morang
Is South Morang a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in South Morang is moderate (55/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect South Morang?
South Morang has a moderate recorded bushfire history (52/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (49/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is South Morang a good place to live?
South Morang has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of South Morang?
South Morang, VIC had a population of 24,989 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for South Morang, VIC?
The postcode for South Morang, VIC is 3752.
How far is South Morang from Melbourne?
South Morang is 32 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 46 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in South Morang?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in South Morang was $108,056 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 South Morang?
The median advertised rent in South Morang is $570 a week for houses (140 listings) and $468 a week for units (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in South Morang?
The median age of residents in South Morang was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is South Morang at risk of bushfire?
South Morang has a moderate recorded bushfire history (52/100). 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 South Morang?
There are 8 schools inside the South Morang boundary: 1 at and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is South Morang walkable?
South Morang scores 70/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in South Morang?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to South Morang (Macleod) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 3.9 µg/m³. That puts South Morang below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in South Morang?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to South Morang, Essendon Airport (18.9 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 534 mm of rain a year over 85 rainy days, and 13 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in South Morang?
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 South Morang belong to?
South Morang sits within the Whittlesea local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in South Morang?
The average residential rates bill through Whittlesea is $1,899 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near South Morang?
Across Whittlesea, 2,632 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 27.5% 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 South Morang in?
South Morang sits within the federal Division of Scullin, currently held by Andrew Giles (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
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- 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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