Median price trend for houses
Based on 47 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,070,000
Up 8.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $826k
- 3 bed
- $1.03m
- 4 bed
- $1.4m
- 5+ bed
- $1.37m
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The quick read on
Briar Hill
VIC 3088 · Banyule
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,070,000
- Median unit
- $810,000
- Population
- 3,220
- Postcode
- 3088
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ABS 2021
Briar Hill, Victoria
Property market insights for Briar Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Briar Hill VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 18 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Briar Hill, VIC is currently $1,070,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Briar Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 8.4% for houses and 13.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $826,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,030,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,400,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,370,000 in Briar Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Briar Hill is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Briar Hill is $810,000, which has increased 13.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $720,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $810,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,400,000 in Briar Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Briar Hill is $525 per week and has increased 5.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Briar Hill safe?
The overall rate for Briar Hill is 1,114 offences per 100,000 residents — 72% 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 Briar Hill.
Overall crime rate
1,114
offences per 100,000 residents
72% belowGreater Melbourne
Briar HillGreater 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 Briar Hill?
Briar Hill VIC 3088 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,220 people call Briar Hill home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,935 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,220
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $411 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.2%Above
15–3420.0%Below
35–5428.8%Above
55–7423.0%Above
75 and over9.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.7%Above
Townhouses14.4%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.2%Above
Paying a mortgage40.4%Above
Renting20.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.3%Below
One car39.2%Above
Two cars41.6%Above
Three or more17.1%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home32.4%Above
Drove to work47.2%Above
Train, tram or bus1.9%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Briar Hill
32.4% of workers in Briar Hill worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.1% of Briar Hill residents were born in England.
49.2% of people in Briar Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Briar Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Briar Hill VIC 3088.
Is Briar Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.2% of Briar Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
942 family households lived in Briar Hill; 44.9% were couple families and 19.0% were one-parent families.
39.5% 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 Briar Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Briar Hill had 3,220 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.2% 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 Briar Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.7% of occupied private dwellings in Briar Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.4% 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 Briar Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
40.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.4% 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 Briar Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Briar Hill had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 25.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.5%, while 22.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Briar Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
32.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
47.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1.9% 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 Briar Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 39.2% of the total.
58.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Briar Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.3% reported a different address.
16.6% 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 Briar Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.1% of residents used only English at home.
10.1% used a language other than English at home.
1.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Briar Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.6% of Briar Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.4% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Briar Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.0% of ancestry responses in Briar Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 35.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Briar Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 14.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.1% of workers, and education and training employed 12.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Briar Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.3%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
37.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Briar Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Briar Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Briar Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,935 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $411 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Briar Hill compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 32.4% in Briar Hill, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 39.2% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 20.4% in Briar Hill, 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 Briar Hill
Is Briar Hill expensive?
The median house price is $1,070,000, while units and apartments sit at $810,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Briar Hill good for families?
The Census counted 942 local families, and 19.2% 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 Briar Hill?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,400,000, 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 Briar Hill
51 streets in Briar Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ct
- Allipol Ct
- Aminya Pl
- Ann Ct
- Arthur St
- Ayr Ct
- Beaconsfield Rd
- Bonnie Doone St
- Box Rd
- Boyce Ave
- Brandon Ct
- Campbell Rd
- Dawson Rd
- Dixon Ct
- Doon Ct
- Essex St
- Fernside Ave
- Flodden
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- Gladstone Rd
- Glendale Rd
- Greenwood St
- Harold St
- Heather Gr
- Hibiscus Ave
- Hyacinth St
- Karingal Dr
- Law St
- Leach St
- Lorraine Dr
- Marden Dr
- Mountain View Rd
- Outlook Cr
- Parklands Ave
- Pine Ave
- Plantation Ln
- Porter St
- Railway Rd
- River St
- Sherbourne Rd
- Springfield St
- Starling St
- St Helena Rd
- Suzanne Ct
- Teal Ln
- Toorac Dr
- Tower Dr
- Turner St
- Wembley Cl
- Williams Rd
- Wiluna Ct
- Woodland Gr
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