Upper Plenty
VIC 3756 · Mitchell
415 (2021) → 549 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Plenty is a high growth suburb in Mitchell, VIC 3756, about 45km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Plenty are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 35/100, and is about 48km inland. Upper Plenty has an overall score of 31/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.58%), South Africa (2.65%), North Macedonia (2.41%), Turkey (1.45%), Thailand (1.2%)
Top languages: Macedon (2.89%), Turkish (2.17%), Afrikaans (0.72%), Indonesian (0.72%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 993 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Upper Plenty Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 998
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.9kmICSEA 1037
- Wallan Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 967
- Wandong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 996
- Wallan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.1kmICSEA 960
- Beveridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 1001
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Plenty
How far is Upper Plenty from Melbourne CBD?
Upper Plenty is about 44.5 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 146 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Upper Plenty?
Upper Plenty has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 998 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Plenty?
Upper Plenty has a transport score of 35/100.