Median price trend for houses
Based on 122 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,310,000
Down 1.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.16m
- 3 bed
- $1.18m
- 4 bed
- $1.37m
- 5+ bed
- $1.78m
Aerial view of suburban residential area
Tangerineduel · CC BY-SA 4.0
The quick read on
Bulleen
VIC 3105 · Manningham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,310,000
- Median unit
- $820,000
- Population
- 11,219
- Postcode
- 3105
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bulleen, Victoria
Property market insights for Bulleen
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bulleen VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 130 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 Bulleen, VIC is currently $1,310,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bulleen has a 12-month growth rate of -1.7% for houses and -8.9% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,180,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,370,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,780,000 in Bulleen.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bulleen 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 Bulleen is $820,000, which has decreased 8.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $360,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $590,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $881,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,260,000 in Bulleen. The median rent for units and apartments in Bulleen is $725 per week and has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bulleen safe?
The overall rate for Bulleen is 1,454 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 Bulleen.
Overall crime rate
1,454
offences per 100,000 residents
64% belowGreater Melbourne
BulleenGreater 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 Bulleen?
Bulleen VIC 3105 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
11,219 people call Bulleen home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,814 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 11,219
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,400 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $459 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.5%Below
15–3422.5%Below
35–5425.8%Below
55–7423.0%Above
75 and over14.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.7%Above
Townhouses12.1%Below
Apartments8.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright50.0%Above
Paying a mortgage29.5%Below
Renting20.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.1%Below
One car32.9%Below
Two cars42.0%Above
Three or more19.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.2%Above
Drove to work47.9%Above
Train, tram or bus2.8%Below
Walked or cycled1.1%Below
What stands out in Bulleen
30.2% of workers in Bulleen worked from home on Census day.
7.6% of Bulleen residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
29.3% of people in Bulleen described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bulleen
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bulleen VIC 3105.
Is Bulleen family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Bulleen's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
3,287 family households lived in Bulleen; 45.7% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.
29.6% 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 Bulleen?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bulleen had 11,219 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.2% 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 Bulleen?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.7% of occupied private dwellings in Bulleen.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 8.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bulleen?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
29.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.6% 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 Bulleen?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bulleen had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 22.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.9%, while 26.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bulleen?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
47.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
2.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bulleen?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 32.9% of the total.
61.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bulleen, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.4% reported a different address.
41.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bulleen?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
48.7% of residents used only English at home.
48.9% used a language other than English at home.
9.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 6.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bulleen residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.1% of Bulleen's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.9% was born in Australia.
7.6% of residents were born in China.
1.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bulleen?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 13.5% of ancestry responses in Bulleen.
Australian ancestry made up 15.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 20.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bulleen?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 16.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.2% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bulleen?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
32.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bulleen show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.7% reported asthma, 8.7% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bulleen?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bulleen?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,814 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,400.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $459 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bulleen compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.2% in Bulleen, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 20.6% in Bulleen, 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 Bulleen
Is Bulleen expensive?
The median house price is $1,310,000, while units and apartments sit at $820,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bulleen good for families?
The Census counted 3,287 local families, and 14.5% 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 Bulleen?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,370,000, 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 Bulleen
150 streets in Bulleen
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albany Pl
- Alfreda Ave
- Alison Ave
- Allen St
- Almerta Pl
- Amberley Ct
- Apex Cr
- Austin St
- Avon St
- Ayr St
- Balwyn Rd
- Barak St
- Belmain Ct
- Ben Nevis Grove
- Betty St
- Birrarrung Ct
- Bourke St
- Brickmakers Lane
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- Bridge St
- Bruce St
- Bulleen Rd
- Calderwood St
- Calderwood Street
- Cameo Ct
- Carrathool St
- Chateau
- Citiview Ct
- Claremont Ln
- Colite St
- Collins St
- Cone St
- Coromandel Ct
- Cuthbert St
- Dale St
- Darrandaul Dr
- Darryl St
- Derreck Ave
- Derwent Sq
- Doyle St
- Dumossa Ave
- Eama Ct
- Edgevale Rd
- Egan Dr
- Elizabeth St
- England St
- Estelle St
- Fir St
- Flinders St
- Frederick St
- Fremont Cl
- Fuller St
- Furneaux Gr
- Gilbert St
- Gisborne St
- Glencester Ct
- Golden
- Graeme Ct
- Grant Olson Ave
- Greenaway St
- Greenhill Ct
- Gympie St
- Harold St
- Helene St
- Hillside Rd
- Illona Ct
- Ilma Ct
- Jindalee Ct
- Kampman St
- Kandanga Gr
- Kathleen Gr
- Kenneth St
- Kent Ct
- Killara
- Kimberley
- Kim Cl
- King St
- Kinka Cl
- Lachlan Gra
- Latrobe Street
- Leslie St
- Lilian St
- Lincoln Dr
- Lindsay St
- Lonsdale St
- Mangan St
- Manningham Rd
- Manningham Rd West
- Marcellin Rd
- Maringa St
- Marjorie Cl
- Millicent Ave
- Montgomery Place
- Moresby Ave
- Nevada Rtt
- Nirvana Cr
- Noelle St
- North Ave
- Olga
- Panorama Ct
- Park Avenue
- Penderel
- Piccadilly Pl
- Pilbara
- Pinnacle Cr
- Pleasant Rd
- Prospect Rd
- Ralph St
- Range View Tce
- Ridout Pl
- Riverview Tce
- Robb Cl
- Robert St
- Robinson Gr
- Rocklea Rd
- Ronald Ave
- Rose Ave
- Rosemont Dr
- Russell St
- Sandra St
- Sefton St
- Sheahans Rd
- Southam Ct
- Spear Ct
- Springbank Ct
- Spring St
- St Andrews Cr
- Stanley St
- Summit Dr
- Swanston St
- Tanami Ct
- Templestowe Rd
- The Crest
- Thompsons Rd
- Tobruk St
- Valentine St
- Valley View Ct
- Vera St
- Victoria St
- Virginia Ct
- Vista St
- Walter St
- Warringal St
- Westminster Ave
- Westwood Dr
- White
- William St
- Willow
- Yarraleen Pl
- Yarra Valley Bvd
- York St
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