Median price trend for houses
Based on 44 sales in the preceding 12 months
$960,000
Down 12.7% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $960k
- 2 bed
- $604k
- 3 bed
- $760k
- 4 bed
- $1.05m
- 5+ bed
- $2.01m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Bittern
VIC 3918 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $960,000
- Median unit
- $665,000
- Population
- 4,276
- Postcode
- 3918
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bittern, Victoria
Property market insights for Bittern
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bittern VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 9 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 20.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bittern, VIC is currently $960,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bittern has a 12-month growth rate of -12.7% for houses and 0.6% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $960,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $604,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $760,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,010,000 in Bittern.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bittern is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 20.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bittern is $665,000, which has increased 0.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $630,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $665,000 in Bittern. The median rent for units and apartments in Bittern is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bittern safe?
The overall rate for Bittern is 2,046 offences per 100,000 residents — 49% 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 Bittern.
Overall crime rate
2,046
offences per 100,000 residents
49% belowGreater Melbourne
BitternGreater 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 Bittern?
Bittern VIC 3918 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
4,276 people call Bittern home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,615 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,276
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,842 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $366 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%Below
15–3420.4%Below
35–5424.6%Below
55–7428.9%Above
75 and over9.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.7%Above
Townhouses6.2%Below
Apartments0.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.5%Above
Paying a mortgage43.8%Above
Renting12.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.7%Below
One car30.1%Below
Two cars38.0%Above
Three or more30.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.1%Below
Drove to work63.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Bittern
15.1% of workers in Bittern worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
8.3% of Bittern residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
54.5% of people in Bittern described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bittern
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bittern VIC 3918.
Is Bittern family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Bittern's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,261 family households lived in Bittern; 40.4% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
32.0% 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 Bittern?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bittern had 4,276 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bittern?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.7% of occupied private dwellings in Bittern.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bittern?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
43.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.7% 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 Bittern?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bittern had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 22.8% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 37.5%, while 24.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bittern?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
63.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bittern?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 30.1% of the total.
68.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bittern, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.3% reported a different address.
15.9% 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 Bittern?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.6% of residents used only English at home.
2.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bittern residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.9% of Bittern's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.1% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bittern?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.5% of ancestry responses in Bittern.
Australian ancestry made up 42.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bittern?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 11.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 8.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bittern?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.3%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
31.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bittern show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.3% reported asthma, 12.3% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bittern?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bittern?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,615 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,842.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $366 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bittern compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.1% in Bittern, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 43.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 12.7% in Bittern, 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 Bittern
Is Bittern expensive?
The median house price is $960,000, while units and apartments sit at $665,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bittern good for families?
The Census counted 1,261 local families, and 17.1% 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 Bittern?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,050,000, 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 Bittern
92 streets in Bittern
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alma St
- Ancre Ave
- Arras St
- Balmoral Ave
- Bapaume Ave
- Bayview Country Ln
- Beatty Ave
- Bennett St
- Birdwood St
- Bittern-Dromana Rd
- Blackburn St
- Booker
- Buckley St
- Bullecourt Rd
- Burton St
- Cedar Rose Tce
- Centre Ave
- Charlotte Stacey Pl
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- Considine St
- Cooke St
- Coolart Rd
- Creswell Rd
- Daly St
- Davies Rd
- Davies St
- Disney St
- Dunlop Rd
- Dunstan St
- Ella Cl
- Flinders St
- Frankston-Flinders Rd
- Goris Cl
- Hamilton St
- Hector Cl
- Hendersons Rd
- Heritage
- Heron Ln
- Hunts Rd
- Inkerman St
- Island View Cr
- Jacka St
- Jensen Rd
- Julia Ct
- Kinfauns Ln
- Lady Nelson Pwy
- Leak St
- Lens St
- Lille St
- Mayman St
- Messines Rd
- Morton Cr
- Myers Road
- Naval Ave
- Nelson Ave
- Osborne Ave
- Ostend St
- Park St
- Pearce Rd
- Peddle St
- Penguin Pl
- Peppermint Pl
- Peronne St
- Portsmouth Rd
- Pozieres St
- Puffin Pl
- Recreation St
- Rosyth Rd
- Sandstone Island
- Seaglades Ln
- Shout St
- Skinner St
- South Beach Rd
- Stony Point Rd
- Stringybark Lane
- Sudholz St
- Symonds St
- Taylor St
- The Bittern Boulevard
- Throssell St
- Trafalgar St
- Tubb St
- Urquhart Cr
- Vale St
- Victoria Ave
- Vimy St
- Warrenda Pl
- Warringine Creek Ln
- Wellington Rd
- Wilson Ave
- Woodland Cl
- Woodrow St
- Woolleys Rd
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