Mickleham
VICMickleham is a growing suburb in VIC with 17,452 residents.
- SAL code
- 21675
- SA2
- 210051445
- Population
- 17,452
- LGA
- Hume
Mickleham, VIC had 17,452 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 111.1% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 29. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000 a month. Around 75.3% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being owned with a mortgage at 66.7%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 98.4% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 62 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Mickleham, VIC at a glance
Mickleham sits ~29 km north of Melbourne CBD in the City of Hume, on the front edge of the city's fastest-running outer-north growth corridor (the population went from ~3,100 in 2016 to ~17,500 by 2021). Estate-built family housing dominates and lot releases are still active. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle, and council context they don't.
For homebuyers
Mickleham reads as an estate-built family suburb still mid-build: large master-planned communities like Merrifield and Botanical sit alongside paddocks that are next on the release schedule. Most homes are 4-bedroom houses on standard estate lots; townhouse stock is shallow. School coverage is unusually deep for an outer suburb — Mickleham Primary, Gaayip-Yagila Primary, Yubup Primary and Mickleham Secondary College on the government side, plus Hume Anglican Grammar (P-12), Holy Cross Catholic and Darul Ulum Academy. Day-to-day shopping leans on Craigieburn Central (~10 min south) and Stockland Highlands at Craigieburn West. There is no train station in the suburb itself: the 525 bus runs to Donnybrook station (~15 min) on the Craigieburn line, and Craigieburn station is ~12 min by car. Melbourne Airport is ~20 min south down Mickleham Road. In short: a young, family-heavy estate suburb where the schools and shops are sorted, but you'll be driving — and the road network is the open question.
For investors
Mickleham is a high-volume, modest-yield growth-corridor market. Median house sale ~$704,000 against $550/week rent gives a ~4.03% gross house yield (units ~4.34% on $490) per Your Investment Property / htag (May 2026). 12-month house growth +5.07%; unit growth +3.38%. Houses average 56 days on market, units 44. Volume is deep — 803 house sales in 12 months — but vacancy sits at 3.81%, well above the 2-3% balanced band.
Strengths
- Deep liquidity — 803 house sales in 12 months means easy entry and exit (htag May 2026).
- Mickleham Road duplication backed by $250M Federal + State commitment (2025/26 Road Blitz) materially eases the corridor's biggest known constraint.
- Ongoing master-planned community build-out (Merrifield, Botanical) keeps amenity catching up with population.
- Steady ~5% house growth alongside corridor-wide infrastructure investment.
Trade-offs
- Vacancy elevated at 3.81% — landlord competition is real, particularly around new-estate handover waves (htag May 2026).
- 56 days on market for houses is slow versus inner-Melbourne benchmarks; price discovery is unhurried.
- Yield is moderate (~4%) — not a cashflow play; reliant on capital growth thesis.
- Pipeline supply is structurally large — Hume's growth-corridor estates continue releasing, which can cap rent growth into 2027.
What's coming
The headline is the $250M Mickleham Road duplication (Dellamore Boulevard to Craigieburn Road), funded jointly by the Federal and Victorian Governments under the 2025/26 Road Blitz — Hume Council has welcomed it given >25,000 vehicles a day on the corridor. Bus uplifts for Craigieburn (including late-night services on select routes) are also in the 2025/26 commitments. Watch Hume's Current Projects and Works page for sequencing.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a family-and-schools estate suburb where road and bus upgrades are finally arriving. For investors: a deep, liquid corridor market with modest yield and a vacancy headwind to underwrite around.
Population
?17,452
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+111.1%
3yr: +38.3% · 10yr: +1323.0%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,968/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
29
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?5/10
SA2 · middle-range
Unemployment
?5.1%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
6
5 primary, 2 secondary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?14
6 long day, 5 OSHC
Parks & green space
?62
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?48
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
?289
Hume · Feb 2026
Median House Sale Price
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from VIC police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Mickleham - Yuroke (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Mickleham suburb alone is ~17,452 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 873 to 39,389 over 24 years, averaging 17.2% per year.
Schools
6 in suburbSector
4 public · 2 private
Type
4 primary · 1 secondary · 1 K-12
Total enrolment
5,968
Avg per school
995
Government school catchment
Catchment data is not yet available for VIC.
Source when available: Victorian Department of Education / Vicmap School Zones.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 0.1%Almost entirely detached houses (98.4%), owner-occupied (75.3%), built for families (64% are 4 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
VIC 29%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: VIC DTP Designated Bushfire Prone Area
As of Apr 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
Source: VIC DTP Vicmap Planning Overlay (flood codes)
As of Apr 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Planning zones
17 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWZ | Green Wedge ZoneRural | 33.8% | 18.52 km² |
| RLZ | Rural Living ZoneRural | 13.8% | 7.53 km² |
| UGZ4 | UGZ4Other | 11.1% | 6.09 km² |
| PUZ1 | Public Use Zone Schedule 1Special use | 6.9% | 3.75 km² |
| UGZ12 | UGZ12Other | 6.0% | 3.28 km² |
| UGZ | UGZOther | 5.5% | 3.04 km² |
| CDZ2 | Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 2Business | 5.3% | 2.88 km² |
| CA | CAOther | 2.6% | 1.45 km² |
| CDZ4 | Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 4Business | 2.5% | 1.36 km² |
| UGZ11 | UGZ11Other | 2.4% | 1.32 km² |
| IN1Z | Industrial 1 ZoneIndustrial | 2.3% | 1.27 km² |
| RCZ1 | Rural Conservation Zone Schedule 1Rural | 2.1% | 1.13 km² |
| UGZ1 | UGZ1Other | 1.3% | 0.69 km² |
| TRZ2 | TRZ2Special use | 1.2% | 0.68 km² |
| GRZ1 | General Residential Zone Schedule 1Residential | 1.2% | 0.66 km² |
| RCZ | Rural Conservation ZoneRural | 0.8% | 0.45 km² |
| PCRZ | Public Conservation and Resource ZoneEnvironmental | 0.8% | 0.44 km² |
Source: VIC DTP Vicmap Planning Zones (ZONE_VIC/2026-04-29/08783d2926383881) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.