290,101
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Whittlesea - Wallan · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Rapid growth has transformed Whittlesea - Wallan into one of the region's largest population centres. The area has expanded significantly since 2011, with the population climbing by 13.9% in the last few years alone.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has reached 290,101, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. This recent growth rate is well above the Victorian figure of 8.0%.
290,101
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
13.9%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Whittlesea - Wallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20904/whittlesea-wallan/topic/economy-advantage