Fawkner, VIC
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 14,274
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $1,428/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- Renting
- 31%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in VIC
- Nearest train station
- Gowrie Railway Station · 1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- The Northern Hospital [Epping] · 7.1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Current market rent
$530/wk
median of 1,743 new leases, year to Sep 2025
Official state bond/rent data (CC BY), suburb level.
Community safety
990 recorded incidents in 2025–26 · down 19.8% vs 2024–25
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Moomba Park Primary School
Secondary
John Fawkner Secondary College
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Fawkner
District population (2025)
15,096
+6% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
74
houses 33 · other 41
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.