Suburbs Wattle Glen

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Wattle Glen VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Wattle Glen, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Wattle Glen VIC is 1,911 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wattle Glen is $850 per week ($44,200 per year). Median rent in Wattle Glen is $420 per week ($1,820 per month). Wattle Glen has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Wattle Glen has a population density of 212.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wattle Glen is England. The most common religion is No Religion (60% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wattle Glen is $2,167.

There were 81 recorded offences in Wattle Glen in 2025-25, a rate of 42 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was justice procedures (36 offences).

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📍 Wattle Glen, Victoria — 37.6699°S, 145.1887°E

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Wattle Glen Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Wattle Glen Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$850/wk
$44,200 per year
#2768 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$420/wk
$1,820 per month
#1513 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Wattle Glen Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.0% (955) Female 50.0% (955)

Population Density

212.6
people per km²
1,911 people · 9.0 km²

Households

3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,552
Family income/wk

Wattle Glen Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wattle Glen Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
44.3% 248 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
55.7% 312 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wattle Glen Country of Birth

Australia
93.0%
England
5.4%
Germany
1.0%
India
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Wattle Glen Religion

No Religion
60.2%
Catholic
18.9%
Anglican
10.2%
Not stated
3.9%
Uniting Church
3.4%
Christian (other)
1.3%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.2%
Baptist
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wattle Glen Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
63.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
16.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
16.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Wattle Glen Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
23.8%
Russian
19.0%
German
14.3%
Polish
9.5%
Turkish
9.5%
Vietnamese
9.5%
Other Chinese
7.1%
Greek
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Wattle Glen Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.7% 609 people
⏰
Employed part-time
24.4% 366 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.4% 36 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.5% 487 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Wattle Glen Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
36.2%
Bachelor Degree
28.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.9%
Postgraduate Degree
7.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.7%
Certificate I/II
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Wattle Glen Occupation

Professionals
29.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.7%
Managers
17.9%
Community & Personal Service
12.7%
Clerical & Administrative
9.8%
Sales Workers
4.1%
Labourers
4.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Wattle Glen Field of Study

Engineering
19.6%
Management & Commerce
16.0%
Society & Culture
12.8%
Health
11.4%
Education
11.2%
Architecture & Building
10.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.0%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.6%
Information Technology
2.9%
Agriculture & Environment
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Wattle Glen Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wattle Glen Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.6%
$400-$499/wk
1.9%
$500-$649/wk
1.9%
$650-$799/wk
3.2%
$800-$999/wk
5.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
11.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
11.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.8%
$4,000+/wk
19.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wattle Glen Marital Status

💍
Married
48.5% 771
↔️
Separated
2.2% 35
📋
Divorced
7.9% 125
🕊️
Widowed
5.2% 83
👤
Never married
36.2% 576

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wattle Glen Ancestry

English
31.6%
Australian
30.4%
Irish
10.8%
Scottish
9.7%
Other
4.8%
Italian
4.7%
German
3.0%
Dutch
1.5%
Greek
1.2%
Maltese
1.1%
Filipino
0.7%
Aboriginal Australianralian
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wattle Glen School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.4%
Secondary — Government
27.2%
Vocational Education
13.9%
Pre-school
10.1%
Secondary — Catholic
7.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.7%
Primary — Catholic
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Wattle Glen Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.6% 283
✅
No need for assistance
92.4% 3,446

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Wattle Glen Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.9% 231
—
Not a volunteer
85.1% 1,323

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wattle Glen Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.4%
$300-$449/mo
2.6%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
3.4%
$800-$999/mo
5.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
10.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
21.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
18.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wattle Glen How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.8%
Did not go to work
19.3%
Car (passenger)
2.3%
Walked only
2.2%
Truck
2.1%
Train
1.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Bicycle
0.5%
Bus
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Wattle Glen Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.8%
1 vehicle
16.4%
2 vehicles
42.2%
3 vehicles
20.4%
4+ vehicles
19.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Wattle Glen Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.2%
2 bedrooms
4.7%
3 bedrooms
38.8%
4 bedrooms
43.8%
5 bedrooms
9.0%
6+ bedrooms
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Wattle Glen Population Mobility

7.8%
moved in the last year
28.9%
moved in the last 5 years
3.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
67.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wattle Glen Indigenous Population

0.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
27
Indigenous residents
3,719
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wattle Glen Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
223
Asthma
79
Arthritis
58
Cancer
52
Heart disease
50
Diabetes
45
Stroke
27
Lung condition
25
Dementia
17
Kidney disease
15

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Wattle Glen Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.7%
$1-$149/wk
5.3%
$150-$299/wk
6.2%
$300-$399/wk
3.0%
$400-$499/wk
2.9%
$500-$649/wk
2.3%
$650-$799/wk
8.9%
$800-$999/wk
10.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
9.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
12.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500+/wk
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wattle Glen Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
37.0%
Couple — no children under 15
30.2%
Couple — no children
20.9%
One parent — no children under 15
6.0%
One parent — children under 15
5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wattle Glen Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.8% 43
👤
Never served
97.2% 1,517

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wattle Glen Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.6% 257
—
Did not provide
83.4% 1,294

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wattle Glen Children Ever Born

No children
31.1%
1 child
9.5%
2 children
32.0%
3 children
20.0%
4 children
6.8%
5+ children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Wattle Glen When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
7
1951–1960
16
1961–1970
52
1971–1980
21
1981–1990
44
1991–2000
26
2001–2010
57
2011–2015
21
2016
8
2017
4
2018
3
2019
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Wattle Glen Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
24.2%
5–14 hours
28.9%
15–29 hours
16.7%
30+ hours
8.7%
Did not do domestic work
21.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Wattle Glen Household Size

1 person
12.6%
2 persons
31.2%
3 persons
20.5%
4 persons
21.0%
5 persons
10.7%
6+ persons
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wattle Glen Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,710
Moved from VIC
106
Moved — same area (SA2)
33
Moved from overseas
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Wattle Glen Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.1%
Step family — no other children
7.0%
Intact family — other children present
2.8%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wattle Glen Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 81 total

Justice Procedures
36
Theft
12
Drug Offences
11
Break & Enter
7
Assault
6
Property Damage
5
Weapons
4

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Wattle Glen Schools

5
schools nearby
4
government
1061
avg ICSEA score
1,816
total students
Kangaroo Ground Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 203 students
1085
ICSEA
Sacred Heart School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 182 students
1080
ICSEA
Diamond Creek East Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 466 students
1066
ICSEA
Wattle Glen Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 147 students
1055
ICSEA
Diamond Valley College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 818 students
1020
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Wattle Glen Rent Prices & Affordability

17%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,425/wk
Median Rent $420/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Wattle Glen

≈ $10,508/month
Median rent $420/wk
Left after rent $2,005/wk
Rent share 17.3%

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Income: $876/wk Rent: $348/wk Save: $72/wk
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Income: $824/wk Rent: $358/wk Save: $62/wk
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Income: $1,001/wk Rent: $368/wk Save: $52/wk
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Income: $839/wk Rent: $380/wk Save: $40/wk
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Income: $783/wk Rent: $383/wk Save: $37/wk
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Income: $963/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $20/wk

Wattle Glen vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Cardigan Village
Pop: 957 Income: $942/wk Rent: $300/wk
Gruyere
Pop: 966 Income: $855/wk Rent: $296/wk
Menzies Creek
Pop: 966 Income: $960/wk Rent: $388/wk
Sassafras (Vic.)
Pop: 970 Income: $891/wk Rent: $410/wk
Nerrina
Pop: 970 Income: $1,033/wk Rent: $380/wk
St Andrews Beach
Pop: 974 Income: $871/wk Rent: $360/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wattle Glen

What is the population of Wattle Glen VIC?

The population of Wattle Glen VIC is 1,911 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 212.6 people per km².Wattle Glen is ranked #3,092 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wattle Glen?

The median personal income in Wattle Glen VIC is $850 per week, or $44,200 per year.The median household income is $2,425 per week.Family income is $2,552 per week.Wattle Glen is ranked #2,768 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wattle Glen?

Median rent in Wattle Glen VIC is $420 per week ($1,820 per month).Rent represents 17.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Wattle Glen ranks #1,513 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wattle Glen?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wattle Glen VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wattle Glen?

The median age in Wattle Glen VIC is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wattle Glen a good suburb to live in?

Wattle Glen is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 1,911.The median income is $850/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22727. All dollar figures in AUD.