Median price trend for houses
Based on 194 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,130,000
Down 3.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.35m
- 3 bed
- $1.75m
- 4 bed
- $2.27m
- 5+ bed
- $3.15m
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The quick read on
Brighton East
VIC 3187 · Bayside (Vic.)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,130,000
- Median unit
- $1,310,000
- Population
- 16,757
- Postcode
- 3187
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ABS 2021
Brighton East, Victoria
Property market insights for Brighton East
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brighton East VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 156 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,100 per week
Up 10.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brighton East, VIC is currently $2,130,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brighton East has a 12-month growth rate of -3.1% for houses and -9.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,750,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,270,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,150,000 in Brighton East.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brighton East is $1,100 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Brighton East is $1,310,000, which has decreased 9.5% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $908,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $892,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,400,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,880,000, Larger apartments and units have a median sale price of $4,490,000 in Brighton East. The median rent for units and apartments in Brighton East is $900 per week and has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brighton East safe?
The overall rate for Brighton East is 3,287 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% 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 Brighton East.
Overall crime rate
3,287
offences per 100,000 residents
18% belowGreater Melbourne
Brighton EastGreater 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 Brighton East?
Brighton East VIC 3187 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
16,757 people call Brighton East home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,544 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 16,757
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $600 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.9%Above
15–3419.1%Below
35–5427.3%In line
55–7422.3%Above
75 and over12.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses67.9%In line
Townhouses23.8%Above
Apartments7.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.0%Above
Paying a mortgage36.3%Below
Renting20.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.2%Below
One car34.5%Below
Two cars43.2%Above
Three or more16.9%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home43.4%Above
Drove to work36.5%Below
Train, tram or bus1.9%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Brighton East
43.4% of workers in Brighton East worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.5% of Brighton East residents were born in England.
38.6% of people in Brighton East described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brighton East
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brighton East VIC 3187.
Is Brighton East family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.9% of Brighton East's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
4,497 family households lived in Brighton East; 53.2% were couple families and 13.2% were one-parent families.
40.3% 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 Brighton East?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brighton East had 16,757 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.7% 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 Brighton East?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 67.9% of occupied private dwellings in Brighton East.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brighton East?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
36.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.7% 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 Brighton East?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brighton East had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 24.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 29.6%, while 30.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brighton East?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
43.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
36.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
1.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brighton East?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 34.5% of the total.
60.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brighton East, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.7% reported a different address.
29.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brighton East?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.3% of residents used only English at home.
20.8% used a language other than English at home.
4.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brighton East residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.7% of Brighton East's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.3% was born in Australia.
3.9% of residents were born in China.
1.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brighton East?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 31.4% of ancestry responses in Brighton East.
Australian ancestry made up 26.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brighton East?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 24.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brighton East?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.2%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
34.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brighton East show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.0% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brighton East?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
41.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brighton East?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,544 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $600 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brighton East compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 43.4% in Brighton East, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 43.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 20.7% in Brighton East, 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 Brighton East
Is Brighton East expensive?
The median house price is $2,130,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,310,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brighton East good for families?
The Census counted 4,497 local families, and 18.9% 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 Brighton East?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,350,000, 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 Brighton East
202 streets in Brighton East
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Agnew St
- Alexander St
- Alford St
- Allfrey St
- Aralee Pl
- Archer Ct
- Arnold Rd
- Arnot St
- Baird St
- Balfour St
- Barr St
- Bateman St
- Bayview Rd
- Beddoe Ave
- Beenak Ave
- Beltane Ave
- Berkeley Gr
- Billson St
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- Binnie St
- Blanche St
- Bluff Rd
- Bourneville Ave
- Bown Ct
- Breen Dr
- Brewer Rd
- Bright St
- Brown St
- Bruce St
- Burwah Ave
- Cambridge St
- Camperdown Street
- Canberra Gr
- Caramar Ave
- Carrington Gr
- Carr St
- Carween Ave
- Cecil St
- Centre Rd
- Chapman St
- Charles St
- Charlotte St
- Cheeseman Ave
- Churchill Ct
- Clendon St
- Clinton St
- Clive St
- Clonaig St
- Cluden St
- Collis St
- Comer St
- Como St
- Connor St
- Coronation St
- Creswick St
- Cummins Rd
- Curley St
- Curzon St
- Dacey St
- Dante Place
- Davey Ave
- Davies St
- Dendy St
- Denton St
- Dumaresq St
- Dunoon Ct
- Earlsfield Rd
- Edro Ave
- Edward St
- Egan St
- Eise Ct
- Elizabeth St
- Eloura Ave
- Eric St
- Farmer St
- Ferguson St
- Florence St
- Francis St
- Garden Ave
- Gillard St
- Glencairn Ave
- Gleniffer Ave
- Granter St
- Grant St
- Griffin St
- Griffiths Gr
- Halcyon Walk
- Hansen St
- Hardy Ct
- Hawthorn Rd
- Hazeldean Ave
- Heathfield Rd
- Hemming St
- Henry St
- Henslow Ct
- Henty St
- Heyington Pl
- Hodder St
- Holmhurst Ct
- Hope St
- Hornby St
- Howell St
- Hughes St
- Hurlingham St
- Hurlstone St
- Ivy St
- Janet St
- Kendall St
- Keys Ave
- Killeen Ave
- Landcox St
- Lansdown St
- Lansell Rd
- Lawson St
- Letchworth Ave
- Lilac Cr
- Little Union St
- Locke St
- Lockwood Ave
- Lorrean Ave
- Louise St
- Lubrano St
- Lucas St
- Luxe Ln
- Lysander St
- Mackie Gr
- Margaret St
- Marriage Rd
- Matthews Court
- Mavis Ave
- Mayflower Ct
- Mayrose Cr
- Melosa Ave
- Meyer Ct
- Milliara Gr
- Millswyn Dr
- Milroy St
- Montgomery St
- Moon St
- Moore St
- Murray St
- Nepean Hwy
- Noel St
- Northern Ave
- North Rd
- Olive St
- Otley Lane
- Oxford St
- Palmer Ave
- Parker St
- Parklands Cr
- Parkview Rd
- Percival St
- Perry Ct
- Pine St
- Plantation Ave
- Plunket St
- Primrose Cr
- Ratho Ave
- Raymond Ct
- Regent St
- Roberts Ct
- Robinson St
- Rogers Ave
- Roosevelt Ct
- Roseberry Ave
- Sara Ave
- Shasta Ave
- Shirley Ct
- Smith St
- South Rd
- St Finbars Cr
- St Georges Ct
- Stone St
- Stradbroke Ave
- Studley Rd
- Summerhill Rd
- Sunlight Cr
- Sunnyside Ave
- Talofa Ave
- Tatong Rd
- Taylor St
- Thomas St
- Tregenna Ct
- Trinity Ct
- Tuxen Ct
- Union St
- Valanne St
- Valdemar Ct
- Vernon St
- Victor Rd
- Victory Ct
- Vincent St
- Violet Cr
- Wairoa Ave
- Wallen St
- Walstab St
- Ward St
- Waverley St
- Weber St
- Welwyn Ave
- Were St
- Wrixon Ave
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