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Bundoora VIC 3083

14,501 addresses · 503 streets

Scullin Electorate › Whittlesea LGA › Bundoora · 16 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A northern Melbourne suburb home to major university campuses, Bundoora mixes family homes with student housing. Households average 2.6 people and the median age is 38. Median household income is $1,668 a week, with rent around $381.

Bundoora is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 28,068 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,668 a week, with median rent near $381 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $865,000.

28,068Population
38Median age
$1,668Median household income / wk
$381Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bundoora - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bundoora itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Watsonia, 2.6 km south-east · Tram stop: Stop 67: Bundoora Square Shopping Centre, 150 m west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 5.7 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 14.6 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

19 facilities recorded in Bundoora, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$865,000House · 2024
$470,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bundoora

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bundoora VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Bundoora
Population by age, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,345
5-142,689
15-191,732
20-242,710
25-344,420
35-443,403
45-543,632
55-643,174
65-742,538
75-841,709
85+719
Dwelling types in Bundoora
Dwelling types, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House7,620
Townhouse1,485
Apartment909
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bundoora
Households by weekly income, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,591
$650-1,4992,663
$1,500-2,9993,053
$3,000+2,050
Top ancestries in Bundoora
Top ancestries, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English5,312
Australian5,237
Other4,268
Chinese3,864
Italian3,491
Irish1,845
Housing tenure in Bundoora
Housing tenure, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,654
Mortgage3,234
Rented2,760
Other218
Cars per household in Bundoora
Cars per household, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0655
13,539
23,724
31,264
4+697
Commute to work in Bundoora
Commute to work, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car7,774
Train171
Bus123
Tram/ferry143
Walked161
Bicycle41
Home3,031
Top countries of birth in Bundoora
Top countries of birth, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China2,139
India1,135
Italy614
Sri Lanka608
Greece559
North Macedonia470
Languages used at home in Bundoora
Languages used at home, Bundoora VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,718
Greek1,039
Italian975
Macedonian893
Arabic726
Cantonese584

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

289,705 bird observations recorded near Bundoora — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bundoora

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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