Pakenham - North West

VIC

Pakenham - North West is a growing region in VIC with 10,502 residents.

SA2 code: 212011550
State: VIC

Population

10,502

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+47.3%

3yr: +29.9% · 10yr: +136.4%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$366/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,887/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Pakenham - North West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +29.9%5yr: +47.3%10yr: +136.4%Total: +1567.0%

Population grew from 630 to 10,502 over 24 years, averaging 12.4% 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 0.1%

Almost entirely detached houses (95.3%), mixed tenure (67.8% own or mortgage), built for families (48% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 95.3%

2,363 houses116 townhouses

Tenure

Owned 15.9%

Mortgage 51.9%

Renting 28.7%

Owned 15.9%Mortgage 51.9%Renting 28.7%Other / NS 3.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

10 (0.4%)

2 bed

170 (6.9%)

3 bed

950 (38.5%)

4 bed

1,177 (47.7%)

5 bed

134 (5.4%)

6+ bed

26 (1.1%)