Wandin North sits 50 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 54 minutes by car. Census data records 3,132 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $102,388 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 2.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $368 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. The area shows high bushfire risk. All 2 schools within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Wandin North a good suburb?
Wandin North scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 2 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 64/100 · 49.9 km · 54 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $862K
High bushfire risk
Fire 99/100 · Crime 43/100 · Flood 36/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 39 · 3,132 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #527 in VICEach bar is Wandin North's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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43 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWandin North's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $862,000, about 2% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$862,500
4% below its 6 neighbours (median $901,500)
Based on 49 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 24 sales $812K
- 4 bed 16 sales $921K
- 5 bed 5 sales $1.25M
Land
$545,000
Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Wandin North are currently listed at around $849,000 on average. Based on 12 houses listed in the past six months.
$849K
12 houses listed in the last 6 months.
12 of the suburb's 1,093 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Short-Stay Rentals
9 active Airbnb listings: 9 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.8% 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 Wandin North safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Wandin North sits in the moderate band, with 89 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 22% on the prior year.
89 offences
21.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202513 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 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
Two schools serve Wandin North, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Wandin North Primary School and Wandin Yallock Primary School lead the pack.
- • 443 students across 2 schools (avg 222)
- • ICSEA 1007-1016, median 1012 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Wandin North Primary School (311 students)
Primary
Walkability
Wandin North is somewhat walkable on foot — at 64/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 9 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Wandin North.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 25.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 17.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 14.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 15.8 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 Wandin North.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 37%
- Premises covered
- 1,297
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
Yarra Ranges: 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 11 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Wandin North is home to about 3,100 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $102,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,132
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$102,388/yr
Census Median Rent
$368/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$41,756/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.8%
Total Dwellings
1,093
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.6%
Houses
99.1%
Rental Stress
18.7%
Mortgage Stress
22.9%
Work From Home
22.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 85.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.2%
- Employment Rate
- 66.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 38.4%
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.
9 residents (0.3%) 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 2,942 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
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (56 of 1,701).
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 $2,161 a year through Yarra Ranges based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 87%
- Residential 7%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Parks and recreation 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
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.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 14 homes
- Projects firmly planned 14 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
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, 8.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Scoresby Research Institute, 18.0 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 196 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 39.3 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.
EV adoption
In postcode 3139, 62 of 13,055 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (181 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3139, 2,299 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,201 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 134 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 3139 in 2025-26. The most was 148, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 3139.
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 $862,500 this is $112,500 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 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
Currently held by Bridget Vallence Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bridget Vallence LP | 52.0% | 44.8% | 55.2% |
| 2018 | Bridget Vallence LP | 52.6% | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| 2014 | Christine Fyffe LP | 53.5% | 40.4% | 59.6% |
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 Wandin North
Is Wandin North a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Wandin North is moderate (43/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Wandin North?
Wandin North has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (36/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Wandin North a good place to live?
Wandin North 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 Wandin North?
Wandin North, VIC had a population of 3,132 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Wandin North, VIC?
The postcode for Wandin North, VIC is 3139.
How far is Wandin North from Melbourne?
Wandin North is 50 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 54 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Wandin North?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wandin North was $102,388 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 Wandin North?
There are too few current rental listings in Wandin North for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $368, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Wandin North?
The median age of residents in Wandin North was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Wandin North at risk of bushfire?
Wandin North has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100). 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 Wandin North?
There are 2 schools inside the Wandin North boundary: 2 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Wandin North walkable?
Wandin North scores 64/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. 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 Wandin North?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wandin North, Scoresby Research Institute (18 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 Wandin North?
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 Wandin North belong to?
Wandin North 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 Wandin North?
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 Wandin North?
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 Wandin North in?
Wandin North sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (Liberal).
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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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