Wantirna Melbourne Suburb

Wantirna

Intro 

Wantirna is a suburb of Melbourne and is located about 24 km east of Melbourne’s CBD. The City of Knox is Wantirna’s local municipality. Post code is 3152.

Wantirna is a conveniently located suburb which has a Westfield shopping mall, parks, schools, Swinburne University, Knoxx Private Hospital and good access to freeways. 

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, the population of Wantirna was at 13,818. 51.5% make thefemale population and 48.5% of male population. 0.4% of the population is comprised of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Median age of people in Wantirna is 42. 

Common ancestries include 21.3% English, 19.6% Australian, 14.5% Chinese, 6.4% Irish and 5.8% Scottish. 

Major religions in this city reported No religion, Catholic, Anglican and Buddhism - where Christianity was the largest group among these. 

The top languages spoken were English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek, Vietnamese and Sinhalese. 

Common professions in Wantirna are professionals, clerical and admin workers, technicians, tradies, managers and sales workers. 

Median weekly individual income was at $637 and median weekly income for household showed $1576.

Weekly rent showed a median of $380 and median mortgage monthly repayments were $1800.

Recent stats displayed that 11.9% are established couples and families, 33.1% of people are older couples and families and 10.8% older independence. 

Schools

There are a number of schools in Wantirna giving you different options to choose from. Swinburne University of Technology is also located in Wantirna.

Following is a list of some schools and colleges in this suburb:

Transport 

Mostly trains, trams and buses are used for public transportation. You would usually have to catch a bus first to get to the train station. There is good access to Eastlink Freeway.

Health

There are some clinics situated in Wantirna where you can find experienced General Practitioners and nurses. You can visit MedCentral Knox Medical Centre, Wantirna Mall Clinic or Mount Medical Centre for your check-up.

Knox Private Hospital is also located in Wantirna.

There are also many dental clinics in Wantirna like Diamond Dental and Studfield Dental Group.

Real Estate 

If you are looking to buy a house or just want general information of the median of buying a house in Wantirna following are the 2018 figures:

Median Rent would be $440 per week. The market in Wantirna is considered to be a high demand market due to healthy and stable growth. 

Shopping

Westfield Knox is located in Wantirna. It has more than hundred stores which include popular brands like Bed, Bath n Table, Betts Shoes, Bupa, Boost Juice, Coles, Combank, Cotton On, EB Games, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Kmart, Myer, Novo, Rebel, Roger David and many other stores. 

Things to do/Places to Visit 

Here are a few things to do and places to visit in this suburb:

Restaurants

Wantirna has many restaurants to choose from to fulfil your cravings. Here is a list below of some places to visit;

What Local Residents Say

According to local residents: