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Roxburgh Park reads as a practical, family-focused commuter neighbourhood. Its streets are largely estate-era single-storey brick homes, with growing pockets of townhouses and low-rise apartments, and the suburb centres on Roxburgh Park railway station on the Craigieburn line with nearby retail and community facilities. Local parks, sporting ovals and playgrounds give plenty of room for outdoor activity, and the area provides straightforward suburban living with good public transport links and access to employment areas in Melbourne’s north.

Home to 24,129 people with a median age of 31, the community is strongly family-oriented—couple families with children are the largest group—and most homes are owner-occupied. The suburb is also seeing a number of local upgrades to the station, parks, shared trails and the recreation centre, which add to everyday convenience. Whether that suits you comes down to what you are looking for in a suburb.

Housing costs in Roxburgh Park sit unevenly against what local households were earning at the last Census. A median house price of $715,000 works out to about 8.4 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census (weekly household income $1,629 multiplied by 52), which is a high multiple and sits well above local incomes.

On the rental side, a house rent of $550 a week would take roughly 33.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share, while a unit rent of $375 a week would be about 23.0% of that income, a moderate share. Whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

The clearest movements in Roxburgh Park over the past 12 months are in values and unit rents. Median unit values climbed 16.5% and median house values rose 12.3% — both strong increases, with units outperforming houses on capital growth. At the same time, unit rents fell 6.2%, so the rental income from units has moved lower over the year. Which of those outcomes matters most to you depends on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.