Median price trend for houses
Based on 71 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,400,000
Up 23.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.16m
- 3 bed
- $1.52m
- 4 bed
- $1.83m
Victoria Street near railway bridge with shops
Philip Mallis · CC BY-SA 2.0
The quick read on
Abbotsford
VIC 3067 · Yarra
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,400,000
- Median unit
- $530,000
- Population
- 9,088
- Postcode
- 3067
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ABS 2021
Abbotsford, Victoria
Property market insights for Abbotsford (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Abbotsford (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 72 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 3.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Abbotsford (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,400,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Abbotsford (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 23.5% for houses and 3.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,520,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,830,000 in Abbotsford (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Abbotsford (Vic.) is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.2% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Abbotsford (Vic.) is $530,000, which has increased 3.0% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $395,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $580,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,220,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000 in Abbotsford (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Abbotsford (Vic.) is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Abbotsford safe?
The overall rate for Abbotsford is 14,999 offences per 100,000 residents — 275% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Abbotsford.
Overall crime rate
14,999
offences per 100,000 residents
275% aboveGreater Melbourne
AbbotsfordGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Abbotsford?
Abbotsford VIC 3067 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
9,088 people call Abbotsford home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,197 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,088
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $425 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 158.1%Below
15–3445.5%Above
35–5429.4%Above
55–7413.2%Below
75 and over3.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses10.2%Below
Townhouses23.9%Above
Apartments62.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright15.9%Below
Paying a mortgage27.5%Below
Renting56.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car21.3%Above
One car56.8%Above
Two cars18.2%Below
Three or more3.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home45.8%Above
Drove to work21.4%Below
Train, tram or bus7.2%Above
Walked or cycled9.6%Above
What stands out in Abbotsford
45.8% of workers in Abbotsford worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.9% of Abbotsford residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
59.6% of people in Abbotsford described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Abbotsford
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Abbotsford VIC 3067.
Is Abbotsford family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
8.1% of Abbotsford's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
2,127 family households lived in Abbotsford; 26.1% were couple families and 8.7% were one-parent families.
23.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Abbotsford?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Abbotsford had 9,088 residents at the 2021 Census.
55.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.0% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Abbotsford?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 10.2% of occupied private dwellings in Abbotsford.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 62.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Abbotsford?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
15.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
27.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
56.6% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Abbotsford?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Abbotsford had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 40.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 39.0%, while 8.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Abbotsford?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
45.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
21.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
7.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Abbotsford?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
21.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 56.8% of the total.
21.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Abbotsford, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
33.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 66.8% reported a different address.
34.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Abbotsford?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
71.0% of residents used only English at home.
23.4% used a language other than English at home.
3.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Abbotsford residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
34.0% of Abbotsford's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 66.0% was born in Australia.
1.7% of residents were born in China.
1.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 77.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Abbotsford?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.1% of ancestry responses in Abbotsford.
Australian ancestry made up 22.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Abbotsford?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
43.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 17.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Abbotsford?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 77.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
51.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Abbotsford show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 4.7% arthritis and 2.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Abbotsford?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
44.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 10.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Abbotsford?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,197 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Abbotsford compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 45.8% in Abbotsford, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 15.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Renting accounted for 56.6% in Abbotsford, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Abbotsford (Vic.)
Is Abbotsford (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,400,000, while units and apartments sit at $530,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Abbotsford (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 2,127 local families, and 8.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Abbotsford (Vic.)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,520,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Abbotsford (Vic.)
69 streets in Abbotsford (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbot Gr
- Abbotsford St
- Abbott St
- Acacia Pl
- Albert St
- Bath St
- Bloomburg St
- Bond St
- Charles St
- Church St
- Clarke St
- Cooke St
- Duke St
- Eddy Ct
- Fairchild St
- Federation Ln
- Ferguson St
- Flockhart St
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- Gipps St
- Greenwood St
- Grosvenor St
- Harper St
- Henry St
- Hoddle St
- Hunter St
- James St
- Johnston St
- Langridge St
- Lithgow St
- Little Charles St
- Little Lithgow St
- Little Nicholson St
- Little Turner St
- Lulie St
- Marine Pde
- Masons Ln
- Maugie St
- Mayfield St
- Mollison St
- Murray St
- Nelson St
- Nicholson St
- Park St
- Paterson St
- Peters Ln
- Princes St
- Raphael St
- Rich St
- Russell St
- Shamrock St
- Southampton Cr
- South Audley St
- Stafford St
- Stanton St
- St Heliers St
- St Phillips St
- Studley St
- Thompson St
- Trenerry Cr
- Truro St
- Turner St
- Valiant Street
- Vere St
- Victoria Cr
- Victoria St
- Walmer St
- William St
- Yarra Bank Ct
- Yarra St
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