Median price trend for houses
Based on 38 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,370,000
Down 6.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $980k
- 4 bed
- $1.37m
- 5+ bed
- $1.92m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Beaconsfield Upper
VIC 3808 · Cardinia
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,370,000
- Population
- 2,997
- Postcode
- 3808
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Beaconsfield Upper, Victoria
Property market insights for Beaconsfield Upper
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Beaconsfield Upper VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Down 31.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Beaconsfield Upper, VIC is currently $1,370,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Beaconsfield Upper has a 12-month growth rate of -6.4% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $980,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,370,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,920,000 in Beaconsfield Upper.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Beaconsfield Upper is $750 per week. The median house rent has decreased 31.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Beaconsfield Upper safe?
The overall rate for Beaconsfield Upper is 1,305 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% 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 Beaconsfield Upper.
Overall crime rate
1,305
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowGreater Melbourne
Beaconsfield UpperGreater 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 Beaconsfield Upper?
Beaconsfield Upper VIC 3808 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,997 people call Beaconsfield Upper home, with an average of 3.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,755 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,997
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,252 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $368 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.5%Above
15–3420.3%Below
35–5428.2%In line
55–7425.0%Above
75 and over5.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.8%Above
Paying a mortgage56.3%Above
Renting4.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.3%Below
One car9.6%Below
Two cars43.1%Above
Three or more46.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home25.2%Below
Drove to work54.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.3%Below
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Beaconsfield Upper
25.2% of workers in Beaconsfield Upper worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.2% of Beaconsfield Upper residents were born in England.
50.6% of people in Beaconsfield Upper described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Beaconsfield Upper
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Beaconsfield Upper VIC 3808.
Is Beaconsfield Upper family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.5% of Beaconsfield Upper's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
797 family households lived in Beaconsfield Upper; 60.0% were couple families and 6.1% were one-parent families.
39.8% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Beaconsfield Upper?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Beaconsfield Upper had 2,997 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.7% 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 Beaconsfield Upper?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.7% of occupied private dwellings in Beaconsfield Upper.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Beaconsfield Upper?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
56.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
4.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Beaconsfield Upper?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Beaconsfield Upper had 3.2 people.
One-person households made up 10.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 30.9%, while 44.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Beaconsfield Upper?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
25.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
54.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Beaconsfield Upper?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 9.6% of the total.
89.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Beaconsfield Upper, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.8% reported a different address.
12.7% 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 Beaconsfield Upper?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.5% of residents used only English at home.
4.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Beaconsfield Upper residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.7% of Beaconsfield Upper's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.3% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Beaconsfield Upper?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.7% of ancestry responses in Beaconsfield Upper.
Australian ancestry made up 45.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Beaconsfield Upper?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 19.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.5% of workers, and education and training employed 9.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Beaconsfield Upper?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Beaconsfield Upper show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 7.5% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Beaconsfield Upper?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Beaconsfield Upper?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,755 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,252.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $368 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Beaconsfield Upper compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 25.2% in Beaconsfield Upper, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 39.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 4.0% in Beaconsfield Upper, 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 Beaconsfield Upper
Is Beaconsfield Upper expensive?
The median house price is $1,370,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Beaconsfield Upper good for families?
The Census counted 797 local families, and 20.5% 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 Beaconsfield Upper?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,370,000, 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 Beaconsfield Upper
58 streets in Beaconsfield Upper
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abeckett Rd
- Alber Rd
- Armstrong Rd
- Beaconsfield-Emerald Rd
- Berglund Rd
- Billaroy Rd
- Brennan Ave
- Buckleigh Ln
- Burton Rd
- Canterbury Ct
- Corringham Rd
- Craik Rd
- Fairhazel Court
- Foott Rd
- Fox Rd
- Fraser Ave
- Funnell Rd
- Grant Ct
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- Halford St
- Harpfield Rd
- Harris Rd
- Haupt Pl
- Hughendon Rd
- John William Ct
- Kitchen Rd
- Knapton Ave
- Leadbetter Rd
- Lenne St
- Leppitt Rd
- Lewis Rd
- Manestar Rd
- Mcarthur Rd
- Mcbride Rd
- Mckenzie Rd
- Morris Dr
- Morris Rd
- Norbury Rd
- Paul Gr
- Quamby Rd
- Red Hill Rd
- Reed Ave
- Rosebank Ln
- Salisbury Rd
- Split Rock Rd
- St Georges Rd
- Stoney Creek Rd
- Sugarloaf Rd
- Sutherland Rd
- Telegraph Rd
- Thomson Rd
- Tower Rd
- Valley Dr
- Walford Rd
- Walnut Gr
- White Ln
- Yackatoon Rd
- Yeramba Cl
- Young St
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