Median price trend for houses
Based on 48 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,700,000
Down 10.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.5m
- 4 bed
- $1.96m
- 5+ bed
- $2.92m
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The quick read on
Aberfeldie
VIC 3040 · Moonee Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,700,000
- Median unit
- $661,000
- Population
- 3,925
- Postcode
- 3040
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ABS 2021
Aberfeldie, Victoria
Property market insights for Aberfeldie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Aberfeldie VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 31 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 11.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Aberfeldie, VIC is currently $1,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Aberfeldie has a 12-month growth rate of -10.3% for houses and 7.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,960,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,920,000 in Aberfeldie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Aberfeldie is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Aberfeldie is $661,000, which has increased 7.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $330,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $661,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Aberfeldie. The median rent for units and apartments in Aberfeldie is $538 per week and has increased 2.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Aberfeldie safe?
The overall rate for Aberfeldie is 1,096 offences per 100,000 residents — 73% below 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 Aberfeldie.
Overall crime rate
1,096
offences per 100,000 residents
73% belowGreater Melbourne
AberfeldieGreater 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 Aberfeldie?
Aberfeldie VIC 3040 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,925 people call Aberfeldie home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,571 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,925
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.2%Below
15–3425.6%Below
35–5428.5%Above
55–7423.8%Above
75 and over5.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses67.0%Below
Townhouses18.5%Above
Apartments14.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.3%Above
Paying a mortgage38.8%Above
Renting20.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.5%Below
One car30.9%Below
Two cars42.2%Above
Three or more23.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.4%Above
Drove to work42.7%Below
Train, tram or bus1.2%Below
Walked or cycled2.5%In line
What stands out in Aberfeldie
34.4% of workers in Aberfeldie worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
27.6% of people in Aberfeldie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Aberfeldie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Aberfeldie VIC 3040.
Is Aberfeldie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.2% of Aberfeldie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,074 family households lived in Aberfeldie; 55.9% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.
34.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Aberfeldie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Aberfeldie had 3,925 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Aberfeldie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 67.0% of occupied private dwellings in Aberfeldie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 18.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 14.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Aberfeldie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
38.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Aberfeldie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Aberfeldie had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 29.5%, while 33.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Aberfeldie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
42.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Aberfeldie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 30.9% of the total.
65.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Aberfeldie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.6% reported a different address.
18.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Aberfeldie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
76.4% of residents used only English at home.
20.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Aberfeldie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.5% of Aberfeldie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.5% was born in Australia.
1.1% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Aberfeldie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.5% of ancestry responses in Aberfeldie.
Australian ancestry made up 26.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Aberfeldie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 19.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Aberfeldie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Aberfeldie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
66.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 6.1% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Aberfeldie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Aberfeldie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,571 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Aberfeldie compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.4% in Aberfeldie, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 40.3% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 20.9% in Aberfeldie, 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 Aberfeldie
Is Aberfeldie expensive?
The median house price is $1,700,000, while units and apartments sit at $661,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Aberfeldie good for families?
The Census counted 1,074 local families, and 16.2% 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 Aberfeldie?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,500,000, 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 Aberfeldie
42 streets in Aberfeldie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aberdeen St
- Aberfeldie St
- Afton St
- Allan St
- Alma St
- Antares Ct
- Aroona Ct
- Arthur St
- Batman St
- Beatrice Ave
- Beaver St
- Brunel Ct
- Brunel St
- Buckley St
- Caroline St
- Chisholm St
- Clifton St
- Combermere St
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- Corio St
- Derry St
- Doone St
- Fawkner St
- Hamlyn St
- Holmes Rd
- Jean St
- Knight St
- May Street
- Morgan St
- Muldowney St
- Park Cr
- Park St
- Ramsay St
- Rita St
- Roach Ave
- Rutherford St
- St Kinnord St
- Tamar St
- The Boulevard
- Tilba St
- Valencia St
- Vida Street
- Waverley St
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