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Whittlesea, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Whittlesea, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Whittlesea at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3757 |
| Local government area | Whittlesea |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 22775 |
Planning zones in Whittlesea
- PUZ — Public Use Zone34%
- GWAZ — Green Wedge A Zone21%
- GWZ — Green Wedge Zone19%
- 4 other zones25%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Whittlesea is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb. The names around the edge are the neighbouring suburbs.
- PUZ — Public Use Zone34% of the suburb
- GWAZ — Green Wedge A Zone21% of the suburb
- GWZ — Green Wedge Zone19% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone16% of the suburb
- RCZ — Rural Conservation Zone5% of the suburb
- LDRZ — Low Density Residential Zone2% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone2% of the suburb
Whittlesea in the 2021 Census
| Population | 6,117 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 41 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,628 |
| Median weekly rent | $347 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,842 |
| Average household size | 2.7 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Whittlesea
| Median house price | $735,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other suburbs in Whittlesea
- EppingVIC 3076
- BeaconsfieldVIC 3807
- BentleighVIC 3204
- BlackburnVIC 3130
- BunyipVIC 3815
- Capel SoundVIC 3940
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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