Median price trend for houses
Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months
$735,000
Up 0.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $735k
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The quick read on
Blind Bight
VIC 3980 · Casey
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $735,000
- Population
- 1,290
- Postcode
- 3980
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Blind Bight, Victoria
Property market insights for Blind Bight
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Blind Bight VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Up 28.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Blind Bight, VIC is currently $735,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Blind Bight has a 12-month growth rate of 0.7% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $735,000 in Blind Bight.
The median house rent has increased 28.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Blind Bight safe?
The overall rate for Blind Bight is 1,029 offences per 100,000 residents — 74% 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 Blind Bight.
Overall crime rate
1,029
offences per 100,000 residents
74% belowGreater Melbourne
Blind BightGreater 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 Blind Bight?
Blind Bight VIC 3980 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,290 people call Blind Bight home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,889 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,290
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,742 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.6%Above
15–3426.3%Below
35–5425.0%Below
55–7423.4%Above
75 and over5.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.0%Above
Paying a mortgage58.2%Above
Renting9.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.9%Below
One car17.5%Below
Two cars46.9%Above
Three or more35.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.3%Below
Drove to work71.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Blind Bight
11.3% of workers in Blind Bight worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
4.2% of Blind Bight residents were born in England.
56.6% of people in Blind Bight described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Blind Bight
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Blind Bight VIC 3980.
Is Blind Bight family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.6% of Blind Bight's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
366 family households lived in Blind Bight; 49.7% were couple families and 14.2% were one-parent families.
39.1% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Blind Bight?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Blind Bight had 1,290 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.9% 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 Blind Bight?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.1% of occupied private dwellings in Blind Bight.
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 Blind Bight?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
58.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.8% 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 Blind Bight?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Blind Bight had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.0%, while 27.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Blind Bight?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
71.4% 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 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Blind Bight?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 17.5% of the total.
81.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Blind Bight, 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.
11.3% 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 Blind Bight?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.9% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Blind Bight residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.3% of Blind Bight's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.7% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Blind Bight?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.6% of ancestry responses in Blind Bight.
Australian ancestry made up 43.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Blind Bight?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 7.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Blind Bight?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Blind Bight show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.2% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Blind Bight?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 57.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Blind Bight?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,889 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,742.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Blind Bight compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.3% in Blind Bight, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 32.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 9.8% in Blind Bight, 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 Blind Bight
Is Blind Bight expensive?
The median house price is $735,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Blind Bight good for families?
The Census counted 366 local families, and 19.6% 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 Blind Bight?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $735,000, 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 Blind Bight
33 streets in Blind Bight
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albatross Cl
- Anchorage Dr
- Avocet Cl
- Blind Bight Rd
- Channel Cr
- Cormorant Cl
- Dilkhoosa Ave
- Dotterel Cl
- Eagle Ct
- Edwards Ln
- Egret Ct
- Falcon Cl
- Fishermans Dr
- Gannet Cl
- Gentle Annie Dr
- Goolagong Rd
- Gull Ct
- Harbour
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- Harrier Cl
- Heron Cl
- Ibis Ct
- Kestral Cl
- Nursery Ln
- Penguin Cl
- Petrel Cl
- Prion Cl
- Sandpiper Cl
- Seagull Cl
- Skua Ct
- Stilt Cl
- Tern Cl
- Warneet Rd
- Wild Duck
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