Reservoir - South West

VIC

Reservoir - South West is a growing region in VIC with 15,350 residents.

SA2 code: 209021526
State: VIC

Population

15,350

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.7%

3yr: +7.8% · 10yr: +5.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$361/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,743/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Reservoir - South West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +7.8%5yr: +3.7%10yr: +5.9%Total: +26.3%

Population grew from 12,153 to 15,350 over 24 years, averaging 1.0% 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 2.0%

Predominantly detached houses (57.1%), mixed tenure (56.7% own or mortgage), built for families (43% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 57.1%

Townhouses 40.0%

3,208 houses2,248 townhouses161 apartments

Tenure

Owned 26.6%

Mortgage 30.1%

Renting 40.5%

Owned 26.6%Mortgage 30.1%Renting 40.5%Other / NS 2.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

248 (4.5%)

2 bed

2,373 (42.7%)

3 bed

2,222 (39.9%)

4 bed

603 (10.8%)

5 bed

92 (1.7%)

6+ bed

25 (0.4%)