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The quick read on

Bonbeach

VIC 3196 · Kingston (Vic.)

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house: $1,240,000
Median unit: $739,000
Population: 6,855
Postcode: 3196

Property market insights for Bonbeach

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bonbeach VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 42 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,240,000

Up 18.1% over 12 months

2 bed: $1m
3 bed: $1.05m
4 bed: $1.42m
5+ bed: $1.28m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 41 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$725 per week

Up 7.4% over 12 months

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Bonbeach, VIC is currently $1,240,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bonbeach has a 12-month growth rate of 18.1% for houses and 1.1% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000 in Bonbeach.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bonbeach is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bonbeach is $739,000, which has increased 1.1% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $465,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $656,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,130,000 in Bonbeach. The median rent for units and apartments in Bonbeach is $600 per week and has increased 9.1% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Bonbeach safe?

The overall rate for Bonbeach is 1,439 offences per 100,000 residents — 64% 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 Bonbeach.

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Overall crime rate

1,439

offences per 100,000 residents

64% belowGreater Melbourne

BonbeachGreater 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 Bonbeach?

Bonbeach VIC 3196 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.

6,855 people call Bonbeach home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,766 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population: 6,855
Median age: 42 years
Median mortgage: $2,139 / month
2021 household rent: $391 / week

Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1517.0%Below

15–3422.0%Below

35–5429.7%Above

55–7423.2%Above

75 and over8.1%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses38.8%Below

Townhouses47.5%Above

Apartments8.7%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright30.8%In line

Paying a mortgage39.3%Above

Renting29.9%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car5.7%Below

One car44.2%Above

Two cars39.6%Above

Three or more10.2%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home28.6%In line

Drove to work50.4%Above

Train, tram or bus1.8%Below

Walked or cycled1.4%Below

What stands out in Bonbeach

28.6% of workers in Bonbeach worked from home on Census day.

5.3% of Bonbeach residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.

49.0% of people in Bonbeach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Bonbeach

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bonbeach VIC 3196.

Is Bonbeach family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

17.0% of Bonbeach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

1,823 family households lived in Bonbeach; 41.2% were couple families and 15.2% were one-parent families.

38.4% 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 Bonbeach?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Bonbeach had 6,855 residents at the 2021 Census.

29.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

31.4% 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 Bonbeach?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 38.8% of occupied private dwellings in Bonbeach.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 47.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 8.7% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Bonbeach?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

30.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

39.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

29.9% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Bonbeach?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Bonbeach had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 33.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 18.3% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Bonbeach?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

28.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

50.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Bonbeach?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

5.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

One-car households formed 44.2% of the total.

49.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Bonbeach, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

56.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.9% reported a different address.

22.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Bonbeach?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

83.9% of residents used only English at home.

11.2% used a language other than English at home.

0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Bonbeach residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

22.9% of Bonbeach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.1% was born in Australia.

0.8% of residents were born in China.

0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.5%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Bonbeach?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 39.8% of ancestry responses in Bonbeach.

Australian ancestry made up 33.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.3% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Bonbeach?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

25.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Managers accounted for 16.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.5% of workers, and education and training employed 10.5%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Bonbeach?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 64.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.

38.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Bonbeach show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

58.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.2% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Bonbeach?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

27.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.8%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bonbeach?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,766 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,139.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $391 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Bonbeach compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 28.6% in Bonbeach, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.

Outright ownership was 30.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

Renting accounted for 29.9% in Bonbeach, 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 Bonbeach

Is Bonbeach expensive?

The median house price is $1,240,000, while units and apartments sit at $739,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Bonbeach good for families?

The Census counted 1,823 local families, and 17.0% 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 Bonbeach?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,420,000, 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 Bonbeach

65 streets in Bonbeach

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

Alleyne Ave
Attwell Ln
Banjo Cct
Bondi Rd
Breeze St
Brixton St
Broadway
Cannes Avenue
Cirrus St
Cisticola Lane
Coast Banksia Dr
Crampton Sq
Crown Rd
Derby Pde
Devon Ct
Dunk Cr
Ferrier Gr
Fowler St

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Genoa Ave
Glenbrook Ave
Golden Ave
Haldane St
Harding Ave
Harding Ln
Harold St
Hogan Cl
Hunter Lane
Ilma Gr
Irish Ct
Karadoc Ct
La Perouse Bvd
Laraine Ct
Lord Weaver Gr
Lord Weaver Ln
Marina Gr
Mascot Ave
Matilda
Mernda Ave
Milan Ct
Monaco Ave
Monica Ave
Nepean Hwy
Newberry Ave
Patterson St
Royal Rd
Sandalong Ct
Scotch Pde
Shenfield Ave
Shenfield Ln
Station St
Thames Promenade
The Fairway
The Glade
The Waterfront
Ti Tree Ave
Toulon Ct
Trent Ct
Troy St
Warrawitur Ct
Warren St
Wellwood Rd
Williams Gr
Wolstenholme
York St
Zephyr Pl

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