Wollert, VIC 3750 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Wollert is a rapidly growing northern Melbourne suburb, 30km from the CBD in the City of Whittlesea, part of one of Victoria's fastest-expanding municipalities. It has a young, family-focused population of around 24,000 with recent schools and housing estates. Housing consists mainly of new detached houses with a median price of $710,000 and weekly rent of $560.
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 24,407
- Median age
- 30 years
- Median household income
- $1,979 /week
- Median personal income
- $843 /week
- Median family income
- $2,027 /week
- Average household size
- 3.3
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Whittlesea
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Melbourne - North East
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Scullin
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $560 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Median house price
- $710,000
- Rent share of household income
- 28%
Schools
- Edgars Creek Secondary College
- Wollert Secondary College
Transport
- Bus route 356 - Wollert East
- Bus route 357 - Wollert West to Thomastown Station
- Bus route 390 - Mernda to Craigieburn via Wollert
Lifestyle & amenities
Rapidly developing suburb attracting young families, with new housing estates, primary and secondary schools opened since 2018, and a community centre. Local bus services connect to nearby train stations at Epping, Thomastown, Mernda and Craigieburn; no direct rail.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (25.9°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (13.5°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 648 mm
- Reference station: Melbourne Regional Office, 24.0 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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