Mitcham (Vic.)

VIC

Mitcham (Vic.) is a stable region in VIC with 17,496 residents.

SA2 code: 211041270
State: VIC

Population

17,496

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+0.9%

3yr: +3.0% · 10yr: +4.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$406/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,030/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Mitcham (Vic.) (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +3.0%5yr: +0.9%10yr: +4.9%Total: +22.9%

Population grew from 14,232 to 17,496 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% 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 1.2%

Predominantly detached houses (62.9%), owner-occupied (70.9%), built for families (47% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 62.9%

Townhouses 32.3%

4,063 houses2,090 townhouses310 apartments

Tenure

Owned 35.0%

Mortgage 35.9%

Renting 27.4%

Owned 35.0%Mortgage 35.9%Renting 27.4%Other / NS 1.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

244 (3.8%)

2 bed

1,427 (22.3%)

3 bed

2,994 (46.7%)

4 bed

1,443 (22.5%)

5 bed

259 (4.0%)

6+ bed

45 (0.7%)