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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Whittlesea is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 6,117, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 41 km from the Melbourne CBD, Whittlesea is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $84,656 per year.
Whittlesea has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Whittlesea. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Whittlesea on My School →Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
6,117 residents places Whittlesea squarely in the middle of the Victoria suburb size distribution (state median 7,416), with market depth comparable to most VIC localities. Household income of $84,656/year is 11% below the Victoria median of $95,160, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $347/week (82% coverage of the $1,842/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $338/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 41 km from Melbourne, Whittlesea is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Whittlesea stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Whittlesea sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Whittlesea | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,117 | 7,416 | -18% |
| Median household income | $84,656/yr | $95,160/yr | -11% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $347 | $380 | -9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,842 | $1,950 | -6% |
| Distance to CBD | 41 km | 32 km | +28% |
| Separate houses | 82% | 78% | +4pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Whittlesea — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Whittlesea's 6,117-person market and $84,656 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $347/week covers 82% of a $1,842/month mortgage, leaving a $338/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 82% houses in a 6,117-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Whittlesea property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Whittlesea are modest for 2026 — incomes 11% below the VIC median of $95,160 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~82% of the typical mortgage ($1,504/month rent vs $1,842/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Whittlesea in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Whittlesea scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 6,117, median household income of $84,656/year and median weekly rent of $347. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Whittlesea are a median household income of $84,656/year, a dwelling mix that is 82% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Whittlesea has a usual resident population of approximately 6,117, 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.
Whittlesea sits 41 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $347 in Whittlesea, equating to approximately $18,044/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Whittlesea is $1,842, or approximately $22,104/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $347 works out to $1,504/month, covering 82% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,842/month. That leaves a $338/month shortfall (around $4,056/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,842 median mortgage, the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.