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Homeowners in Mount Waverley, Victoria

Mount Waverley, by the people who own it.

9,164 of Mount Waverley's 12,481 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 73 in every 100, against 68 across Victoria. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Mount Waverley by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Mount Waverley

9,164owner-occupied homes
5,232owned outright
3,932with a mortgage
6,805owner-occupied houses
35,340residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Mount Waverley73%9,164
Victoria68%1,631,388
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Mount Waverley (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

Every stage of life

Median age 40. Mount Waverley is a mix: young families, people mid-renovation and long-time owners, often on the same street.

3,932 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Mount Waverley: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

19% of households are one person

2,395 households in Mount Waverley are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

On Doorstep in Mount Waverley

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Your suburb's board

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Open Homes

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Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Mount Waverley →

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Reach Mount Waverley's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Mount Waverley, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Mount Waverley

How many homes in Mount Waverley are owner-occupied?

9,164 of Mount Waverley's 12,481 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (73%): 5,232 owned outright and 3,932 with a mortgage. Across Victoria the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in Mount Waverley?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Mount Waverley is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Mount Waverley see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

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