Werribee VIC 3030
Werribee is a suburb in Victoria, 34 km from Melbourne CBD, around 37 minutes by car. Population is 50,027; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $85,540 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 24.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. Werribee is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 23 schools within the suburb boundary, 4 rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Werribee a good suburb?
Werribee scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
23 schools · 4 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 67/100 · 33.9 km · 37 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $640K · More affordable than 75% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 79/100 · Flood 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 35 · 50,027 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #333 in VICEach bar is Werribee's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
56 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWerribee's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $640,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$640,000
4% below its 7 neighbours (median $665,000)
Based on 1632 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 733 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 5 sales $570K
- 2 bed 63 sales $465K
- 3 bed 838 sales $607K
- 4 bed 636 sales $700K
- 5 bed 52 sales $856K
- 6 bed 5 sales $1.01M
Land
$518,500
Based on 202 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 75 days — median across 76 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Werribee are currently listed at around $684,000 on average. Based on 480 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$684K
480 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$460K
52 units listed in the last 6 months.
532 of the suburb's 17,614 dwellings (3.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Werribee rent for around $490 a week on average, based on 556 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$490/wk
9% below its 5 neighbours (median $540/wk)
556 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$410/wk
49 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
605 rentals advertised against an estimated 6,042 rented homes (10.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025133 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3030.
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$490/week ($25,000 a year) on a $684,000 median
$410/week ($21,000 a year) on a $460,000 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
54 active Airbnb listings: 39 whole homes and 15 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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 Werribee safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Werribee sits in the high band, with 4,137 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 6% on the prior year.
4,137 offences
6.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025112 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 12 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
23 schools serve Werribee, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. MacKillop Catholic Regional College and Suzanne Cory High School lead the pack.
- • 13,605 students across 19 schools (avg 716)
- • Sectors: 13 Government, 5 Catholic, 5 Independent
- • ICSEA 921-1165, median 1021 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Heathdale Christian College (2,367 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Werribee is somewhat walkable on foot — at 67/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 7 supermarkets, 68 parks and 20 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Werribee.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 790.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 698.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 555.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 21.0 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 10 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 Werribee.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 57%
- Premises covered
- 22,103
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
Wyndham: 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 127 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 10 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Werribee is home to about 50,000 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $86,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
50,027
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$85,540/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$39,520/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.0%
Total Dwellings
17,614
Owner-Occupier Rate
65.7%
Houses
85.0%
Rental Stress
20.1%
Mortgage Stress
24.3%
Work From Home
24.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
414 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 68 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 5,860 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 59.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 61.7%
- Employment Rate
- 57.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.0%
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.
4,029 residents (8.1%) 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 46,291 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
15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3,443 of 22,987).
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 15,161 people work here; 22,987 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.7 jobs per working resident. At least 34% 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 $1,997 a year through Wyndham based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 60%
- Rural and farming 15%
- Infrastructure and transport 11%
- Other and special use 7%
- Parks and recreation 4%
- Commercial 2%
- Industrial 1%
- Environmental 1%
Proposed rezonings
- General Residential Zone → Transport Zone 2 · C269wynd, exhibited Jun 2026 1.5 ha
- Public Use Zone → Transport Zone 2 · C269wynd, exhibited Jun 2026 0.8 ha
and 1 smaller change
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: Wyndham
In the year to August 2026, 4,045 new dwellings were approved across Wyndham. That mix is 3,355 houses and 690 units.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 11,238 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 79 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 1,144 homes
- Projects firmly planned 154 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 6,503 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 64 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 159 homes
- Land set aside, awaiting a precinct structure plan 3,135 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 Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
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).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Point Cook monitoring station, 10.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Laverton RAAF, 11.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 24 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.4 km
- Annual rainfall
- 482 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.9°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.2°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
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 km
- 2.7 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus · Ammonia (total)
EV adoption
In postcode 3030, 1,583 of 85,650 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.0% (3,417 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3030, 18,846 rooftop-solar systems totalling 121.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 41,810 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1,638 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.
191 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3030 in 2025-26, rank 10 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,758, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
37 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 167 across postcode 3030.
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 $640,000 this is under 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 Joanne Ryan Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joanne Ryan | 63.2% | 36.8% | +0.4 |
| 2022 | Joanne Ryan | 62.8% | 37.2% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Joanne Ryan | 62.4% | 37.6% | +1.8 |
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 John Lister Australian Labor Party — elected at the Feb 2025 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Pallas ALP | 51.6% | 60.5% | 39.5% |
| 2018 | Tim Pallas ALP | 52.1% | 62.5% | 37.5% |
| 2014 | Tim Pallas ALP | 56.6% | 65.7% | 34.3% |
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 Werribee
Is Werribee a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Werribee is high (79/100, 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 Werribee?
Werribee has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Werribee a good place to live?
Werribee has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), 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 Werribee?
Werribee, VIC had a population of 50,027 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Werribee, VIC?
The postcode for Werribee, VIC is 3030.
How far is Werribee from Melbourne?
Werribee is 34 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 37 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Werribee?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Werribee was $85,540 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 Werribee?
The median advertised rent in Werribee is $490 a week for houses (556 listings) and $410 a week for units (49 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Werribee?
The median age of residents in Werribee was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Werribee?
There are 23 schools inside the Werribee boundary: 4 above, 7 at, and 6 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Werribee walkable?
Werribee scores 67/100 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 Werribee?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Werribee, Laverton RAAF (11.5 km away), summer days average 25.9°C, winter nights 6.2°C, 482 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Werribee?
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 Werribee belong to?
Werribee sits within the Wyndham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Werribee?
The average residential rates bill through Wyndham is $1,997 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Werribee?
Across Wyndham, 4,045 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 Werribee in?
Werribee sits within the federal Division of Lalor, currently held by Joanne Ryan (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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