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Suburb profile ·Yarra Ranges LGA · VIC ·3139

Wandin East VIC 3139

Wandin East is in Yarra Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3139, with population 408.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
160,906
161K via Yarra Ranges LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,275
115 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$316

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Greater Melbourne
2.5%
Balanced market

Official vacancy is published at the Greater Melbourne level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025
Investor profile

Who invests in Wandin East

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.7%
519 of 1,013 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,721/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,013
Reported capital gains582
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)50.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

78% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

78% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$117K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$117K household · yr+42.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$131K
Household
$117K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
10
$300-649
18
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
15
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
31
$3,000-3,999
22
$4,000+
24

At the median asking rent, about 43% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (148 households)
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
37%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure7.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 54% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 26% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
8,224
5,096 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,096
Total incidents8,224· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault89254%
  • Sexual Offences31419%
  • Robbery412%
  • Break And Enter40024%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone designation

High broad-area context

About 47.3% of the suburb is within Victoria's mapped Bushfire Prone Area.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Flood and moisture context

No mapped flood exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

May affect: Floor levels and drainage · Water-resistant assemblies · Material durability

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire-prone area

Partly designated ~47.3%
~47.3% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

6
active listings · ~14.7 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
33%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Green Wedge (GWZ)
Rural / Green wedge 98% Public / Open space 2%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · Yarra Ranges LGA

Dwellings
+14.6%
61,570 → 70,530
+8,960 dwellings
Population
+12%
157,420 → 176,270
Households
+17.1%
59,230 → 69,350

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Population outlook

7,947 people · 20227,870 by 2032 (-1.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Wandin - Seville SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Wandin East VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Wandin East is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Yarra Ranges local government area (postcode 3139). The area has roughly 408 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

The crime rate in the Yarra Ranges LGA is moderate at 5,096 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$316
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Population growth · Yarra Ranges LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)160,906
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yarra Ranges LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)450
Houses 55%Units 45%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yarra Ranges LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.1%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3139ATO
Negatively geared5.7%
519 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,721/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,013
Reported capital gains582
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population408
Median age49
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,250
Personal income · wk$881
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,642 → $2,250
Change+37%
vs VIC median+13.5 pp
Median rent+5%
gentrifyingvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Yarra Ranges LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Healthpublic
Yarra Ranges Healthpublic
Aged care · Yarra Ranges LGAGEN
Facilities14
Residential places1,203
Chirnside Views144 places
Mercy Place Montrose124 places
Estia Health Healesville120 places
Walmsley Aged Care120 places
Kirkbrae Kilsyth Nursing Home110 places
Estia Health Yarra Valley100 places
+8 more in Yarra Ranges LGA
Childcare · Yarra Ranges LGAACECQA
Services140
Approved places7,586
Exceeding NQS44
Oxley Kids235 places
Lilydale Lakeside Children's Centre156 places
Cire Early Learning - Lilydale122 places
Mount Evelyn Primary School Combined OSHC120 places
Cire Children's Centre Yarra Junction118 places
Sherbrooke Family and Children's Centre114 places
+134 more in Yarra Ranges LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Wandin East is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · mixed acquisition · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Wandin East is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Wandin East feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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pop same · rent -$300/wk

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$270/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Yellingbo most similar
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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Wandin East FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wandin East in?

    Wandin East is in the Yarra Ranges Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3139. Council-level context for Yarra Ranges LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wandin East?

    The median weekly rent in Wandin East is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Wandin East?

    Rent context available: Wandin East has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Wandin East a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wandin East show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wandin East?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Wandin East data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.