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Wyndham Vale, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Wyndham Vale (VIC 3024): population 20,518, median age 31, median household income $1,766/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 3. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Wyndham Vale is a suburb in Wyndham, Victoria (postcode 3024), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 20,518 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
20,518
Median age
31
Household income
$1,766/wk
Weekly rent
$343
Unemployment
7.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile
3 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
9.3%
5-14
16.2%
15-19
5.9%
20-24
6.8%
25-34
18.7%
35-44
17.8%
45-54
10.2%
55-64
7.8%
65-74
5.0%
75-84
1.8%
85+
0.4%

Housing tenure

Owned
16.5%
Mortgage
49.8%
Rented
31.4%
Other
0.8%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3024
Population (2021)20,518
Males10,159 (49.5%)
Females10,359 (50.5%)
Median age31 years
Average household size3
Median weekly household income$1,766
Median weekly family income$1,892
Median weekly rent$343
Median monthly mortgage$1,733
Labour force10,010
Unemployment rate7.3%
Participation rate69.4%
Born overseas40.1%
Separate houses90.3%
Worked at home21.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile3 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher44.6%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent63.8%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents1.9%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.1%
Households with 2+ vehicles57.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD31.7 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 31 years. Residents under 15: 25.5%. Residents aged 65 and over: 7.2%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,9139.3%
5-143,32416.2%
15-191,2105.9%
20-241,3906.8%
25-343,84718.7%
35-443,65117.8%
45-542,09810.2%
55-641,6057.8%
65-741,0235.0%
75-843731.8%
85 and over890.4%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households6,520
Average household size3
One person1,08216.6%
Two persons1,76827.1%
Three persons1,43021.9%
Four persons1,31020.1%
Five persons5348.2%
Six or more persons3966.1%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families5,454
Couples with children2464.5%
Couples without children1,40725.8%
One-parent families1,11320.4%
Other families811.5%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.56
Women with no children32.3%
Women with three or more children22.7%

Of the 2,856 couple families with children in Wyndham Vale, 9.7% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Wyndham Vale.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)48.2%
Married (de facto)10.5%
Not married41.3%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings6,912
Occupied6,52094.3%
Unoccupied3985.8%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house6,24390.3%
Semi-detached or townhouse2653.8%
Flat or apartment150.2%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,07716.5%
Owned with a mortgage3,25049.8%
Rented2,04531.4%
Other tenure510.8%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week53.1%
$350 to $549 per week45.8%
$550 or more per week1.1%

1.9% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00011.8%
$1,000 to $1,79942.4%
$1,800 to $2,99939.5%
$3,000 or more6.2%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.2%
Two bedrooms4.3%
Three bedrooms47.5%
Four or more bedrooms48.0%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force10,010
Employed9,28292.7%
Unemployed7317.3%
Not in the labour force4,407
Unemployment rate7.3%
Participation rate69.4%

33.4% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Wyndham Vale are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65010.7%
$650 to $1,49930.1%
$1,500 to $2,99941.4%
$3,000 or more17.9%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50035.4%
$500 to $99925.9%
$1,000 to $1,99930.5%
$2,000 or more8.1%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver4,99853.8%
Car passenger4184.5%
Train2793.0%
Bus550.6%
Tram00.0%
Bicycle140.2%
Walked only500.5%
Worked at home1,99621.5%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity7,90138.5%
No religion6,02729.4%
Islam1,0895.3%
Hinduism2,35411.5%
Buddhism5242.6%
Judaism30.0%
Other or not stated2,62012.8%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)964324
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)9564
IER (economic resources)9984
IEO (education and occupation)9655

Where residents were born

57.7% of residents were born in Australia and 42.3% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Wyndham Vale are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India2,69813.9%
New Zealand5863.0%
Myanmar5492.8%
Thailand4382.3%
England3982.0%
Philippines3621.9%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202126.8%
2011 to 201523.2%
2001 to 201033.7%
Before 200116.2%

Languages spoken at home

58.1% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Wyndham Vale are listed below. Across all households, 5.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Punjabi1,2106.3%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi6743.5%
Indo-Aryan: Urdu3121.6%
Tamil2591.3%
Indo-Aryan: Bengali2411.3%
Chinese: Mandarin2121.1%

Ancestry

Residents of Wyndham Vale most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Australian4,78118.9%
English4,68718.5%
Indian2,70110.7%
Scottish1,0974.3%
Irish1,0874.3%
Italian6532.6%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Wyndham Vale residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,19713.6%
Retail Trade90910.4%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing8469.6%
Construction7728.8%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services6767.7%
Manufacturing6607.5%

The most common occupations among Wyndham Vale residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,67918.5%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,24613.8%
Technicians and Trades Workers1,23613.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,23613.7%
Machinery Operators and Drivers1,09812.1%
Labourers1,00711.1%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Wyndham Vale, 12.4% are at university or higher education, 10.9% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 70.4% are at school.

63.8% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Wyndham Vale residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,70321.0%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,26115.6%
Society and Culture1,22615.1%
Information Technology86810.7%
Health7649.4%
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services6227.7%

Long-term health conditions

61.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Wyndham Vale are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,7438.0%
Asthma1,6907.8%
Arthritis1,0925.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)9854.5%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)4702.2%
Cancer (including remission)2881.3%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2561.2%
Kidney disease1490.7%
Stroke1250.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)460.2%

17.3% of residents report one condition, 5.1% report two, and 2.5% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Wyndham Vale contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.9%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition11.8%
Provides unpaid child care68.5%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.3%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago81.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last year14.6%
Moved interstate in the last year1.0%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.9%
Same address 5 years ago46.8%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years35.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years4.1%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years9.2%

Photo: Wyndham Vale, Victoria. Credit: Thebusofdoom / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 1,807 offences in Wyndham Vale in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person362
B Property and deception offences947
C Drug offences65
D Public order and security offences95
E Justice procedures offences336
F Other offences2

That is a calculated rate of 88.1 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 Wyndham local government area recorded 6,638 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
995
2023
1,193
2024
1,194
2025
1,576
2026
1,807

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 20518
Median Age 31
Average Household Size 3
Median Weekly Household Income $1766
Median Weekly Rent $343
Median Monthly Mortgage $1733
Unemployment Rate 7.3%
Participation Rate 69.4%
Born Overseas 40.1%
Separate House 90.3%
Worked at Home 21.5%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 3
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 24
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4
Median Weekly Family Income $1892
Postcode 3024

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