Roxburgh Park
VICRoxburgh Park is a stable suburb in VIC with 24,129 residents.
- SAL code
- 22208
- SA2
- 210051545
- Population
- 24,129
- LGA
- Hume
Roxburgh Park, VIC had 24,129 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 3.0% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 5-14 years, and the median age sits at 31. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733 a month. Around 73.9% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being owned with a mortgage at 53.6%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 89.6% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 103 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
Roxburgh Park, VIC at a glance
Roxburgh Park is an established outer-northern Melbourne suburb ~21 km from the CBD in the City of Hume. Built out mostly through the 1990s and 2000s on the old Roxburgh estate, it's a multicultural, family-owner-occupier market with three shopping centres of its own and a station on the Craigieburn line. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle, and council context they don't.
For homebuyers
Roxburgh Park works for buyers who want a full-service suburb on a station rather than a fringe estate. The housing stock is overwhelmingly detached 3- and 4-bedroom brick on standard project-builder lots from the 1990s-2000s build-out, with pockets of newer infill. Three shopping centres sit inside the suburb itself — Roxburgh Park Shopping Centre on Somerton Road (~70 specialty stores), Roxburgh Village (Coles + Aldi anchored) and the Roxburgh Plaza/Homemaker centre on Pascoe Vale Road — so weekly errands rarely leave the postcode. Roxburgh Park station puts you on the Craigieburn line direct to Southern Cross. Roxburgh College (years 7-12, with a Trade Training Centre for automotive and metal/wood fabrication) is the largest local secondary, and the suburb is dotted with reserves anchored by the Lakeside Reserve precinct. In short: a settled, multicultural middle-ring suburb with its own shops, station, and schools — practical rather than aspirational.
For investors
Roxburgh Park sits in Melbourne's outer-north growth belt that has outpaced the metro average. Median house ~$703,500 with $540-565/week rent puts gross house yields around 4.0-4.5%; units run tighter at ~$500,000 / $500 week for ~5.3% (htag + MELBZ 2026). 12-month house growth ~6.7%; units stronger at ~11.9% off a smaller base. Roughly 298 house and 21 unit sales in the year to Jan 2026 — liquid for houses, thin for stratified stock. Days-on-market ~27 (houses) / ~23 (units).
Strengths
- Direct rail to the CBD via Roxburgh Park station on the Craigieburn line — a cut above most outer-north suburbs.
- Three in-suburb shopping centres plus Roxburgh College and multiple reserves keep the lifestyle case self-contained.
- Outer-north growth belt has run ~6-10% p.a. into 2026, ahead of Melbourne's ~5% metro average (MELBZ Jan 2026).
- 73.9% owner-occupied at the 2021 Census underpins neighbourhood stability for landlords.
Trade-offs
- House gross yield is ordinary at ~4% on $703,500 medians — a growth-tilted hold, not cashflow.
- Unit market is thin — only ~21 unit sales in the 12 months to Jan 2026 limits exit liquidity.
- Days-on-market ~27 (houses) is healthy but not the squeeze you'd see in tighter inner-north markets.
- Hume LGA continues to release greenfield land further north (Mickleham, Kalkallo) — substitution supply pressure on rents into 2027.
What's coming
Hume City Council's 2025/26 capital works program is $149m. The Lakeside Reserve redevelopment in Roxburgh Park — pavilion, sportsfield and community space, ~$1.75m council contribution — is due to complete early 2026, sharing facilities with Roxburgh College. Council has flagged ~$242,500 in the 2026/27 budget to start implementing the Roxburgh Park East Local Area Traffic Management plan.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: a self-contained middle-ring suburb on the Craigieburn line if you'd rather pay for amenity than land size. For investors: a steady growth-belt house play with modest yield and thin unit liquidity.
Population
?24,129
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+3.0%
3yr: +3.4% · 10yr: +25.6%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,629/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
31
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?1/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?11.8%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
5
4 primary, 1 secondary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?13
6 long day, 4 OSHC
Parks & green space
?103
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?78
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
?289
Hume · Feb 2026
Median Weekly Rent
Based on rental bond lodgements recorded by the state government.
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 — Roxburgh Park - North (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Roxburgh Park suburb alone is ~24,129 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 3,157 to 15,440 over 24 years, averaging 6.8% per year.
Schools
5 in suburbSector
4 public · 1 private
Type
4 primary · 1 secondary
Total enrolment
2,940
Avg per school
588
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 0.9%Almost entirely detached houses (89.6%), owner-occupied (73.9%), built for families (44% are 3 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
12 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRZ1 | General Residential Zone Schedule 1Residential | 75.8% | 5.22 km² |
| CDZ3 | Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 3Business | 12.7% | 0.88 km² |
| PPRZ | Public Park and Recreation ZoneRecreation | 4.3% | 0.30 km² |
| C1Z | Commercial 1 ZoneBusiness | 2.3% | 0.16 km² |
| TRZ2 | TRZ2Special use | 1.1% | 0.07 km² |
| PUZ1 | Public Use Zone Schedule 1Special use | 0.9% | 0.06 km² |
| CA | CAOther | 0.8% | 0.06 km² |
| TRZ1 | TRZ1Special use | 0.7% | 0.05 km² |
| PUZ2 | Public Use Zone Schedule 2Special use | 0.5% | 0.04 km² |
| MUZ | Mixed Use ZoneResidential | 0.5% | 0.03 km² |
| CDZ1 | Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 1Business | 0.2% | 0.01 km² |
| UGZ | UGZOther | 0.1% | 9,509 m² |
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.