Upper Plenty suburb profile
Upper Plenty is a semi-rural locality in Melbourne's outer north set in the upper reaches of the Plenty valley, defined by bushland, creek lines and rolling paddocks. Housing is dominated by acreage blocks, country cottages and hobby farms, many with room for horses and sheds, so the suburb has a distinctly rural, quiet feel. People who live here tend to value space and a bushland outlook while still being within driving reach of suburban shops and services. Local life centres on outdoor recreation and rural living, with winding country roads, local reserves and a reliance on private cars rather than frequent public transport.
Upper Plenty property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Upper Plenty has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. Recent sales counts, median days on market and typical rents for the suburb are also not published for the same reason.
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Upper Plenty demographics
A small community of 415 people with a median age of 43. The median total household income is $1,687 a week, roughly $87,700 a year.
Families are dominated by couples: couple families with children are the largest group at 44.6%, and together with couple families without children (42.6%) they make up about 87% of families. One-parent families account for 12.9% of families.
In Upper Plenty, owner-occupiers are overwhelmingly common, comprising 96.1% of homes — 51.6% owned outright and 44.5% owned with a mortgage — while renters make up 3.9%.
Suburbs near Upper Plenty
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