Question 1

Is Williams Landing a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Williams Landing is a modern, master-planned suburb in Melbourne's west built around its train station and a compact town centre. It mixes contemporary detached homes, townhouses and apartments with pocket parks, playgrounds and landscaped wetlands along Skeleton Creek. A nearby business park and neighbourhood shopping centre provide local jobs and everyday services, and shared paths and green corridors encourage walking and cycling. The suburb has a population of 9,448, a median age of 31, and tends to attract young families and commuting professionals who value newer housing, organised streetscapes and easy public transport.

Transport and station improvements are planned or committed, including a new secure bike cage and a lift, and local planning names an integrated sports and community hub with ovals and a pavilion. Homes are mostly owner-occupied (59.7%) with a substantial renting share (40.3%), so Williams Landing suits people after newer housing, open space and commuter convenience. Whether it fits you depends on what you value in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Williams Landing?

Accepted Answer

Across Williams Landing, a median house price of $915,000 works out to about 6.8 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, which places buying well above local incomes recorded at that Census. For renters, an average house rent of $600 a week would take about 23.3% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a moderate share, while an average unit rent of $490 a week would take about 19.0%, a modest 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.

Question 3

Is Williams Landing a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Over the past 12 months Williams Landing shows a clear split between houses and units. House values rose 6.1%, a solid increase, while unit values declined 7.8%, a notable fall. On the income side, house rents edged up 1.7% and unit rents rose a modest 2.1%.

Put simply, the past year looked like capital growth for houses but capital decline for units, while rents moved only slightly higher for houses and a little more for units. If rental income is your priority, the unit rent change is the more relevant figure this year; if capital growth matters, the house value change is the larger movement. Whether that pattern fits your needs depends on your own goals and circumstances.

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.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$915K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	6.1%	-7.8%
Sold Past 3 months	26	8
Median days on market Past 12 months	33	80
Average rent Past 12 months	$600	$490
Change in rent Past 12 months	1.7%	2.1%

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