Nunawading Property Growth

Nunawading railway station sits on the Belgrave/Lilydale line and offers direct services to Flinders Street in around 35 minutes. The Springvale Road grade separation, completed in 2010, removed a major level crossing and improved north-south road connectivity through the suburb's centre. Major Roads: Whitehorse Road, Springvale Road. Train Lines: Belgrave/Lilydale lines (Nunawading station). Tram Lines: Route 109 (Whitehorse Road). Nunawading is approximately 18 km from the Melbourne CBD. Verify current timetables before relying on any commute estimate.

Government options include Whitehorse Primary School and Nunawading Primary School. Nunawading Christian College, established in 1962, provides an independent primary-through-secondary option locally. St Phillip's Catholic Primary also serves the area, and Vermont Secondary College and Forest Hill College serve as nearby government secondary options. Always confirm the applicable zone via the Department of Education's Find My School tool.

The Whitehorse Road "MegaMile" is the standout retail feature — Melbourne's largest strip of bulky-goods, furniture, hardware and auto retail. Aqualink Nunawading provides indoor/outdoor pools, gym and leisure facilities. Nunawading City FC and the Nunawading Lions give the suburb an active local sporting culture, and its multicultural food and grocery scene reflects its significant Chinese-Australian and Sri Lankan communities.

Major Employment Hubs: Nunawading hosts the City of Whitehorse's main civic/administrative offices, large-format retail and wholesale businesses along the MegaMile, and historically manufacturing operations. Commercial Centres: the Whitehorse Road MegaMile. City of Whitehorse LGA-wide unemployment was 5.4% at the 2021 Census.

The City of Whitehorse's Nunawading MegaMile Structure Plan sets a long-term renewal framework for the Whitehorse Road bulky-goods precinct, targeting improved public realm, walkability, transport and mixed-use redevelopment opportunities over coming years. The 2010 Springvale Road grade separation remains the suburb's most significant recent piece of hard infrastructure. Check Infrastructure Australia's project pipeline and the City of Whitehorse website for the latest updates.

• Own train station — Direct CBD access, unlike several neighbouring Whitehorse suburbs.
• MegaMile Structure Plan renewal — Long-term planning framework creating potential for mixed-use redevelopment and improved amenity along Whitehorse Road.
• Relative affordability — More affordable house and unit medians than inner-Whitehorse suburbs like Mont Albert, offering better entry-level yield potential.
• Strong local employment base — Civic offices, bulky-goods retail and light industrial reduce reliance on CBD commuting for local jobs.

• Mixed-use zoning constraints — Light industrial and big-box retail zoning adjacent to residential areas can constrain amenity and limit rezoning-driven upside in parts of the suburb.
• Higher renter share — A renter share above the state average increases exposure to rental market volatility for investors.
• Interest rate and lending sensitivity — A meaningful proportion of owner-occupiers hold mortgages, making the suburb sensitive to further interest-rate increases.

• State Government
  Wikipedia — Nunawading, Victoria— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunawading,_Victoria
• CoreLogic
  Your Investment Property Magazine — Nunawading VIC 3131— https://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/top-suburbs/vic/3131-nunawading
• ABS
  ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — Census QuickStats, Nunawading (SAL21985)— https://www.abs.gov.au/census
• Local Council
  Whitehorse City Council — Nunawading MegaMile & Mitcham Structure Plan— https://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/
• Local Council
  Whitehorse City Council — Aqualink Box Hill and Nunawading— https://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/