Reservoir - North West

VIC

Reservoir - North West is a declining region in VIC with 9,751 residents.

SA2 code: 209021524
State: VIC

Population

9,751

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-5.8%

3yr: +0.5% · 10yr: -6.4%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$371/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,442/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Reservoir - North West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.5%5yr: -5.8%10yr: -6.4%Total: -9.7%

Population grew from 10,804 to 9,751 over 24 years, averaging -0.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (87.6%), owner-occupied (76.2%), built for families (59% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 87.6%

3,079 houses424 townhouses11 apartments

Tenure

Owned 49.1%

Mortgage 27.1%

Renting 20.1%

Owned 49.1%Mortgage 27.1%Renting 20.1%Other / NS 3.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

44 (1.3%)

2 bed

365 (10.6%)

3 bed

2,023 (58.6%)

4 bed

830 (24.0%)

5 bed

162 (4.7%)

6+ bed

30 (0.9%)