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Glen Waverley, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Glen Waverley (VIC 3150): population 42,642, median age 40, median household income $1,918/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Glen Waverley is a suburb in Monash, Victoria (postcode 3150), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 42,642 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
42,642
Median age
40
Household income
$1,918/wk
Weekly rent
$480
Unemployment
5.9%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
3.8%
5-14
12.8%
15-19
6.4%
20-24
7.2%
25-34
11.7%
35-44
13.9%
45-54
13.0%
55-64
11.5%
65-74
9.4%
75-84
7.0%
85+
3.3%

Housing tenure

Owned
41.0%
Mortgage
28.3%
Rented
27.1%
Other
2.3%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3150
Population (2021)42,642
Males21,075 (49.4%)
Females21,569 (50.6%)
Median age40 years
Average household size2.8
Median weekly household income$1,918
Median weekly family income$2,158
Median weekly rent$480
Median monthly mortgage$2,500
Labour force20,496
Unemployment rate5.9%
Participation rate60%
Born overseas58.7%
Separate houses71.2%
Worked at home32.9%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher71.0%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent80.2%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.2%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.1%
Households with 2+ vehicles58.8%
Distance from Melbourne CBD19.8 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 40 years. Residents under 15: 16.6%. Residents aged 65 and over: 19.8%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,6183.8%
5-145,46312.8%
15-192,7496.4%
20-243,0507.2%
25-344,96811.7%
35-445,92313.9%
45-545,55213.0%
55-644,89811.5%
65-744,0269.4%
75-843,0017.0%
85 and over1,3963.3%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households14,445
Average household size2.8
One person2,61918.1%
Two persons4,25229.4%
Three persons2,77819.2%
Four persons3,20122.2%
Five persons1,0887.5%
Six or more persons5013.5%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families11,757
Couples with children7196.1%
Couples without children3,84232.7%
One-parent families1,59513.6%
Other families1671.4%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.48
Women with no children30.3%
Women with three or more children17.8%

Of the 6,147 couple families with children in Glen Waverley, 4.4% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Glen Waverley.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)54.9%
Married (de facto)4.2%
Not married40.9%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings16,042
Occupied14,44590.0%
Unoccupied1,60110.0%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house11,42871.2%
Semi-detached or townhouse1,5349.6%
Flat or apartment1,4699.2%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright5,92841.0%
Owned with a mortgage4,09228.3%
Rented3,91427.1%
Other tenure3262.3%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week10.5%
$350 to $549 per week59.6%
$550 or more per week29.9%

2.8% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00017.0%
$1,000 to $1,79914.7%
$1,800 to $2,99926.1%
$3,000 or more42.3%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.9%
Two bedrooms11.2%
Three bedrooms37.1%
Four or more bedrooms49.8%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force20,496
Employed19,28894.1%
Unemployed1,2085.9%
Not in the labour force13,636
Unemployment rate5.9%
Participation rate60%

37.1% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Glen Waverley are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65017.0%
$650 to $1,49924.1%
$1,500 to $2,99929.2%
$3,000 or more29.6%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50040.5%
$500 to $99920.9%
$1,000 to $1,99924.3%
$2,000 or more14.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver8,58144.5%
Car passenger6733.5%
Train5152.7%
Bus2141.1%
Tram40.0%
Bicycle450.2%
Walked only3451.8%
Worked at home6,35032.9%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity13,65732.0%
No religion15,98637.5%
Islam1,2252.9%
Hinduism4,1979.8%
Buddhism4,45210.4%
Judaism680.2%
Other or not stated3,0577.2%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1047871
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)107910
IER (economic resources)10346
IEO (education and occupation)110010

Where residents were born

39.3% of residents were born in Australia and 60.7% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Glen Waverley are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)7,57118.4%
India3,4178.3%
Malaysia2,3855.8%
Sri Lanka2,2765.5%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)1,0752.6%
Vietnam7771.9%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202122.6%
2011 to 201516.6%
2001 to 201026.1%
Before 200134.7%

Languages spoken at home

36.9% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Glen Waverley are listed below. Across all households, 10.9% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin9,93824.2%
Chinese: Cantonese3,4308.3%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese1,7104.2%
Tamil1,2943.1%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi1,1612.8%
Greek7831.9%

Ancestry

Residents of Glen Waverley most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Chinese16,18833.1%
English6,11412.5%
Australian4,6979.6%
Indian4,0748.3%
Scottish1,6983.5%
Irish1,6723.4%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Glen Waverley residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance2,63014.3%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,38713.0%
Retail Trade1,98010.8%
Education and Training1,7559.6%
Accommodation and Food Services1,3547.4%
Manufacturing1,2696.9%

The most common occupations among Glen Waverley residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals6,49234.4%
Managers2,89215.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,43712.9%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,7869.5%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,6999.0%
Sales Workers1,6688.8%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Glen Waverley, 25.6% are at university or higher education, 8.0% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 62.0% are at school.

80.2% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Glen Waverley residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce6,44029.4%
Engineering and Related Technologies3,47115.8%
Health2,32410.6%
Society and Culture2,32210.6%
Information Technology2,1609.8%
Education1,5527.1%

Long-term health conditions

63.1% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Glen Waverley are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Arthritis2,7005.8%
Asthma2,4185.2%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)2,2704.9%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)2,0664.5%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1,6913.7%
Cancer (including remission)1,1522.5%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)4190.9%
Stroke4080.9%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)3840.8%
Kidney disease3490.8%

16.4% of residents report one condition, 4.7% report two, and 2.4% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Glen Waverley contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group13.4%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition11.4%
Provides unpaid child care52.2%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work21.7%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.3%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago83.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last year11.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.8%
Moved from overseas in the last year1.7%
Same address 5 years ago57.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years21.4%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years2.6%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years13.4%

Photo: Glen Waverley, Victoria. Credit: Dragan Jankovic Faza… / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 2,709 offences in Glen Waverley in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person332
B Property and deception offences1,924
C Drug offences108
D Public order and security offences153
E Justice procedures offences191
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 63.5 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Monash local government area recorded 7,056 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
2,168
2023
2,047
2024
2,525
2025
2,834
2026
2,709

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 42642
Median Age 40
Average Household Size 2.8
Median Weekly Household Income $1918
Median Weekly Rent $480
Median Monthly Mortgage $2500
Unemployment Rate 5.9%
Participation Rate 60%
Born Overseas 58.7%
Separate House 71.2%
Worked at Home 32.9%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 71
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10
Median Weekly Family Income $2158
Postcode 3150

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