Whittlesea

Victoria · Melbourne - North East · 243,768 people · 17 suburbs · 12 postcodes

Whittlesea at a glance

243,768

Population

#4 of 79 in VIC

470

km² area

519/km² density

35.8

Median age

-3.3 vs VIC

983

SEIFA IRSAD

#38 of 79 in VIC

Schools

45 gov, 16 Cath, 7 indep

37.5%

Born overseas

25.8%

Renting

Map shows the Whittlesea LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Whittlesea is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 17 suburbs across 12 postcodes and an area of 470 km². Whittlesea has a population of 243,768 , ranking #4 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Epping (33,489 residents).About 37.5% of residents were born overseas and 44.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

20.8%

12.3%

31.6%

22.1%

13.1%

0–14 (20.8%) 15–24 (12.3%) 25–44 (31.6%) 45–64 (22.1%) 65+ (13.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	50,797 (20.8%)
15–24 years	30,052 (12.3%)
25–44 years	76,986 (31.6%)
45–64 years	53,955 (22.1%)
65+ years	32,004 (13.1%)

37.5%

Born overseas

44.7%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.0%

First Nations

2.9

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

29.3%

44.8%

25.8%

Owned outright (29.3%) Mortgaged (44.8%) Renting (25.8%)

Dwelling type mix

89.1%

8.8%

Separate house (89.1%) Semi/townhouse (8.8%) Flat/apartment (2.1%)

$374

Median weekly rent

$1,871

Median monthly mortgage

37.0%

Households with 0-1 cars

63.0%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

6.0%

Unemployment rate

67,890

In full-time work

38,589

In part-time work

Schools in Whittlesea

68 schools across Whittlesea: 66.2% Government, 23.5% Catholic, 10.3% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1030 (range 926 to 1119). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

66.2%

23.5%

10.3%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

63.2%

20.6%

11.8%

Primary (63.2%) Secondary (20.6%) Combined (11.8%) Special (4.4%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1030 VIC median 1027LGA range 926 to 1119

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 68 schools in Whittlesea, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Marymede Catholic College	Catholic	Combined	South Morang	2,467	1069
St Monica's College - Davisson Street	Catholic	Secondary	Epping	2,185	1059
Hazel Glen College	Government	Combined	Doreen	2,141	1023
Parade College	Catholic	Secondary	Bundoora	1,968	1077
Mernda Central P-12 College	Government	Combined	Mernda	1,746	1009
Al Siraat College	Independent	Combined	Epping	1,554	1067
Edgars Creek Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Wollert	1,330	999
St Francis of Assisi School	Catholic	Primary	Mill Park	1,260	1073
Lalor Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Lalor	1,110	964
Mill Park Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Mill Park	976	1023
Epping Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Epping	975	956
Laurimar Primary School	Government	Primary	Doreen	968	1027
Plenty Valley Christian College	Independent	Combined	Doreen	911	1113
Harvest Home Primary School	Government	Primary	Epping	885	1043
Mernda Primary School	Government	Primary	Mernda	844	1035
Edgars Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Wollert	812	1025
Plenty Parklands Primary School	Government	Primary	Mill Park	737	1064
Whittlesea Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Whittlesea	723	967
The Lakes South Morang College	Government	Combined	South Morang	688	1004
Epping Views Primary School	Government	Primary	Epping	684	1029
Northside Christian College	Independent	Combined	Bundoora	643	1102
Wollert Primary School	Government	Primary	Wollert	601	1012
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Epping	595	1060
Mill Park Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Mill Park	563	1015
Glowrey Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Wollert	559	1071
Bundoora Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Bundoora	540	1030
Mill Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Mill Park	529	1065
Donnybrook Primary School	Government	Primary	Donnybrook	502	1036
Ashley Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Doreen	497	1037
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Mernda	497	1094
Thomastown Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Thomastown	461	926
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Doreen	454	1080
Concord School	Government	Special	Bundoora	424	1007
Lalor Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Lalor	408	981
Whittlesea Primary School	Government	Primary	Whittlesea	395	977
Wollert Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Wollert	389	1005
Meadowglen Primary School	Government	Primary	Epping	384	966
St Damian's School	Catholic	Primary	Bundoora	378	1080
Barrawang Primary School	Government	Primary	Wollert	375	1053
Morang South Primary School	Government	Primary	South Morang	375	1027
Mernda Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Mernda	369	1057
Mernda Hills Christian College	Independent	Combined	Mernda	359	1119
Lalor North Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Epping	355	960
St Peter's School	Catholic	Primary	Epping	348	1061
Thomastown East Primary School	Government	Primary	Thomastown	331	1062
Lalor North Primary School	Government	Primary	Lalor	330	998
Epping Primary School	Government	Primary	Epping	319	977
St Clare's School	Catholic	Primary	Thomastown	319	1043
St Luke's School	Catholic	Primary	Lalor	313	1049
Bundoora Primary School	Government	Primary	Bundoora	306	1063
St Catherine's School	Catholic	Primary	Lalor	289	1036
Findon Primary School	Government	Primary	Mill Park	278	1008
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Whittlesea	262	1032
Thomastown Meadows Primary School	Government	Primary	Thomastown	252	954
Lalor Primary School	Government	Primary	Lalor	228	984
St John XXIII Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Thomastown	228	1035
Lalor East Primary School	Government	Primary	Thomastown	213	966
Thomastown West Primary School	Government	Primary	Thomastown	204	970
Thomastown Primary School	Government	Primary	Thomastown	176	967
Doreen Primary School	Government	Primary	Doreen	167	1064
Merriang School	Government	Special	Lalor	129	1006
Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Wollert	111	1098
Wirrigirri Primary School	Government	Primary	Wollert	111	1062
Norris Bank Primary School	Government	Primary	Bundoora	110	992
Peter Lalor Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Lalor	101	968
Y Community School	Independent	Secondary	Epping	65	966
Mastery Schools Victoria	Independent	Special	Bundoora	62	1082
Plenty River College	Independent	Secondary	South Morang	62	1013

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Whittlesea. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

983

Ranked #38 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

991

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1017

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

983

Suburbs in Whittlesea

Whittlesea contains 17 suburbs and 12 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Epping	3076	33,489	$1,671/wk	35
Mill Park	3082	28,712	$1,735/wk	40
Bundoora	3083	28,068	$1,668/wk	38
Doreen	3754	27,122	$2,151/wk	33
South Morang	3752	24,989	$2,078/wk	36
Wollert	3750	24,407	$1,979/wk	30
Mernda	3754	23,369	$2,011/wk	33
Lalor	3075	23,219	$1,348/wk	37
Thomastown	3074	20,234	$1,225/wk	39
Whittlesea	3757	6,117	$1,628/wk	41
Donnybrook	3064	2,100	$2,207/wk	30
Eden Park	3757	1,194	$2,168/wk	45
Humevale	3757	352	$2,266/wk	43
Yan Yean	3755	246	$1,520/wk	48
Woodstock	3751	150	$1,375/wk	53
Lalor Plaza	3075
Morang South	3752

Postcodes covered

3064, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3082, 3083, 3750, 3751, 3752, 3754, 3755, 3757

Compare Whittlesea with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Whittlesea and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Whittlesea (VIC)	243,768	35.8	983	25.8%	37.5%
Nillumbik	59,490	42.4	1090	9.1%	15.8%
Hume	243,266	34.1	949	26.0%	39.9%
Darebin	144,864	37.4	1045	39.6%	30.9%
Banyule	121,704	40.4	1069	26.1%	24.1%
Mitchell	49,753	38.3	968	21.4%	14.7%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Whittlesea

What is the population of Whittlesea?

The 2021 Census recorded 243,768 people living in Whittlesea, across 17 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Whittlesea?

Whittlesea contains 17 suburbs. The most populous are Epping, Mill Park, Bundoora, Doreen, South Morang.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Whittlesea?

Whittlesea covers 12 postcodes: 3064, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3082, 3083, 3750, 3751, 3752, 3754, 3755, 3757.

How many schools are in Whittlesea?

Whittlesea has 68 schools, including 45 government, 16 Catholic, and 7 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Whittlesea?

Whittlesea has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 983, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.