Wollert, VIC 3750
Whittlesea City, Victoria
Good to Know
Wollert, VIC 3750 is a growth-oriented house market in the Whittlesea City area, currently positioned as a growth-oriented capital appreciation submarket. Located about 22 km north of Melbourne CBD, Wollert is home to roughly 24,407 adults across 16,249 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 3.93%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Wollert is exhibiting mixed supply and demand signals. Stock on Market sits at 0.41% and Inventory at 2.52 months — both sit in the HtAG neutral band relative to the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +12.3% YoY price growth and +0.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling — Wollert
Wollert's market shows strong recent capital gains (+12.3% 1-year price growth) while rental growth is almost flat (+0.4%), signalling price momentum is currently outpacing income returns. High building approvals (6.25%) and an elevated vacancy rate (3.93%) point to rising supply pressure that could cap near-term rent upside even as sales activity remains brisk — days on market sit at a relatively quick 30 days. For a visual of where Wollert sits today, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Wollert — and why it matters for investors
Wollert records an IRSAD decile of 6, indicating a moderate socioeconomic profile that typically supports steady—but not extreme—price volatility. The renter/owner split is 24% renters (neutral), and the low units-to-houses share (5%) makes the suburb house-dominant—important for strategy since demand and tenant type influence cashflow resilience and turnover. Read more in our IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Wollert
Suburb-level metrics like Wollert's typical house price of $771,647, indicative gross yield of 3.59%, Stock on Market 0.41%, Inventory 2.52 months and days on market 30 tell a much more actionable story than high-level averages. Council or LGA averages can blend multiple pockets and hide this specific profile, so the investment decision should rest on Wollert's own numbers. See our methodology note in LGA vs Suburb research. For a downloadable data pack, get the full Wollert data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 75
The HtAG RCS™ (Rating Composite Score) bundles three independent dimensions—risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience—into a single score to help match markets to strategy. Wollert's overall RCS™ of 75 reflects stronger capital-growth signals alongside moderate cashflow metrics; reviewing the sub-score breakdown is critical to see whether the suburb aligns with your objective. Learn how the RCS™ is built. To explore Wollert interactively, open Wollert in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 3.93%: sustained readings above the ~3.5% threshold imply weaker rental demand and ongoing downside pressure on rent growth over the next 12–24 months.
The building approvals ratio — currently 6.25%: this elevated approvals rate signals an upcoming increase in supply which can depress rental and sales momentum if absorption lags.
The Melbourne cycle phase: any city-wide shift in the Melbourne phase (e.g. from expansion to slowing) would materially affect local demand and could either reinforce Wollert’s recent price momentum or moderate it, depending on the direction of the cycle.
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RCS Breakdown
Wollert's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Wollert's headline values — $772K to buy and $534PW to rent, a 3.59% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 166.68% and rents 44.72% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$772K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$534PW today, with rent growth at (+0.38% YoY) compared to price growth (+11.04%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Wollert in its cycle - and is the 3.59% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Wollert's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Wollert carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Wollert's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Wollert can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Wollert genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Wollert prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Wollert - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Wollert looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Wollert's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Wollert has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Wollert shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Wollert has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Wollert 3750 VIC is 17,301, with a median age of 30. Of those, 61.20% are married, 8.35% are divorced or separated, 28.54% are single and 1.95% are widowed.
The average household size is 3.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $8,108. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,000 which is 24.67% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)