Suburb Overview
Tottenham is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 3, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 10 km from the Melbourne CBD, Tottenham is a inner city area in Victoria. The median household income is $23,348 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
3012
Postcode for Tottenham, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
3
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$150/wk
Median weekly rent recorded at the 2021 Census — market rents have risen since, so treat this as a dated baseline, not a current figure.
Median household income
$23,348
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
10 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
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Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
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Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Investment Insight
Tottenham is a smaller community of 3 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Tottenham's median household income of $23,348/year is 75% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. At the 2021 Census the median weekly rent was $150 (≈ $7,800/year gross at the time). Market rents have moved substantially since 2021, so benchmark against current listings before running yield numbers. At 10 km from the Melbourne CBD, Tottenham sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
Tottenham vs Victoria Median
How Tottenham stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Tottenham sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Tottenham | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3 | 7,416 | -100% |
| Median household income | $23,348/yr | $95,160/yr | -75% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $150 | $380 | -61% |
| Distance to CBD | 10 km | 32 km | -69% |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Tottenham — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 3 residents — 0% of the VIC suburb median (7,416).
- Purchasing power: median household income $23,348/year (-75% vs Victoria suburb median of $95,160).
- Gross rental income: $150/week (2021 Census), ~$7,800/year.
- CBD access: 10 km straight-line from Melbourne (state suburb median 32 km).
- Home mix: the housing-type split was not captured — verify on the ground.
- Rate stress-test: model your cash flow with rates 1–2 percentage points above current to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Tenant rent burden: 33% of the median household income is spent on rent — within normal range.
Investment Strategy
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 3 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $150/week (~$7,800/year, 2021 Census) sets an indicative yield ceiling. Cross-check against current listings and your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 3, the resale market in Tottenham may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate movements are the dominant macro risk for Tottenham — model cash flow with a 1–2 percentage-point buffer above current rates to ensure the investment survives a tightening cycle.
- Income vulnerability: household incomes in Tottenham are 75% below the Victoria median ($23,348 vs $95,160), which tends to compress rent growth and increases exposure to local unemployment shocks.
- Liquidity risk: with 3 residents, Tottenham has a thinner pool of buyers and tenants than larger suburbs. Expect longer days-on-market on resale and budget for potential vacancy gaps between tenancies.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Tottenham regardless of local market conditions.
- Market cycle risk: property markets are cyclical, so stress-test your projections in Tottenham with a 10–15% price pullback scenario before committing capital — returns to date are not a guarantee of future performance.
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Capital-growth expectations for Tottenham are modest for 2026 — incomes 75% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 3 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $150/week (2021 Census), a baseline gross rental income of roughly $7,800/year — refine against current listings before running your numbers. Overall investor sentiment for Tottenham is cautious heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Victoria median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tottenham a good suburb for investment?
Whether Tottenham suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 3, a median household income of $23,348/year and median weekly rent of $150. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Tottenham?
The main demand drivers in Tottenham are proximity to Melbourne (10 km), a median household income of $23,348/year. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Tottenham?
Tottenham has a usual resident population of approximately 3, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
How far is Tottenham from the Melbourne CBD?
Tottenham sits 10 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Melbourne employment nodes.
What is the median rent in Tottenham?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $150 in Tottenham, equating to approximately $7,800/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Tottenham?
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Tottenham. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Is Tottenham cash-flow positive for investors?
Census data was not complete enough in Tottenham to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
What are the main risks of investing in Tottenham?
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($23,348 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Tottenham profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.