In 1955 a typical Werribee house was about $6,800, or 4 years of an average wage. In 2026 it is about $700,000, or 7 years. Here is the decade-by-decade version, what was standing when, and what her block does now.
Modelled, not measured. Prices are the Melbourne median house price of the day (rounded, dollars of the day) scaled to where Werribee sits against the city median in 2026, blended toward the median for earlier decades because suburbs move up and down the ladder. Wages are national average full-time earnings. Treat every figure as "about". For actual sales history, ask an agent or the state valuer.
Commission homes on the fringe; weatherboards and brick closer in.
Triple-fronted cream brick, timber floors on stumps.
Brown brick project homes, ducted gas, a family room.
The ensuite arrives. Rumpus rooms and pergolas.
Four-two-two under one roof. Federation-revival gables.
Biggest houses in the world. Alfresco and theatre room.
Dual occupancies everywhere. Black frames and butler's pantries.
7-star, no new gas, townhouse pairs. Or a rebuild on Nan's.
Rebuild pressure in Werribee is medium. A knockdown or a subdivision every few streets. Character is shifting but the original stock still dominates. A country town swallowed by the growth corridor. Old Werribee is renovating; everything west is estate.
Locals know: Highly reactive basalt clay. Waffle-pod slabs and articulation joints are standard, and older homes show the cracks.
A typical Werribee block is 400-700m². Three realistic paths in 2026.
Blocks of 400-700m² in Werribee commonly support two dwellings, subject to overlays. Two townhouses typically $650K-$900K each to build, plus a 6-12 month permit.
Read the guideOne 230-280m² family home on the full block, $650K-$1.2M depending on builder tier and suburb.
Read the guideRestump, rewire, roof and a bathroom: $70K-$140K to bring an old Melbourne house up to modern comfort.
Read the guideModelled on the Melbourne median of the day and Werribee's current position relative to the city, a typical Werribee house was around $9,900 in 1965, or about 3.5 years of an average full-time wage. In 2026 it is around $700,000, or about 7 years of wages. These are indicative figures, not sales records.
Roughly 0% of today's homes in Werribee are infill: townhouses, courtyard homes or rebuilds that replaced an earlier house. Rebuild pressure is medium: A knockdown or a subdivision every few streets. Character is shifting but the original stock still dominates.
The largest share of Werribee (25%) is 1980s-90s brick veneer (1980s-1990s). Brick veneer with tiled roof, ensuite, rumpus, double garage by the 90s, ducted heating. Rendered Federation-revival gables late in the period.
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