Median price trend for houses
Based on 88 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,620,000
Down 2.4% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $385k
- 2 bed
- $1.23m
- 3 bed
- $1.54m
- 4 bed
- $2m
- 5+ bed
- $2.4m
Commercial buildings along a main road
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The quick read on
Carnegie
VIC 3163 · Glen Eira
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,620,000
- Median unit
- $556,000
- Population
- 17,909
- Postcode
- 3163
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Carnegie, Victoria
Property market insights for Carnegie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Carnegie VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 96 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 10.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Carnegie, VIC is currently $1,620,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Carnegie has a 12-month growth rate of -2.4% for houses and -11.3% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $385,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,540,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,000,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,400,000 in Carnegie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Carnegie is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Carnegie is $556,000, which has decreased 11.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $325,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $600,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,090,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,660,000 in Carnegie. The median rent for units and apartments in Carnegie is $575 per week and has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Carnegie safe?
The overall rate for Carnegie is 1,827 offences per 100,000 residents — 54% 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 Carnegie.
Overall crime rate
1,827
offences per 100,000 residents
54% belowGreater Melbourne
CarnegieGreater 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 Carnegie?
Carnegie VIC 3163 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
17,909 people call Carnegie home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,878 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 17,909
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,040 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $395 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.9%Below
15–3433.4%Above
35–5427.6%In line
55–7417.6%Below
75 and over7.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses31.9%Below
Townhouses28.2%Above
Apartments39.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright26.9%Below
Paying a mortgage29.7%Below
Renting43.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car12.8%Above
One car51.1%Above
Two cars28.3%Below
Three or more7.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home39.7%Above
Drove to work34.3%Below
Train, tram or bus6.3%Above
Walked or cycled2.6%In line
What stands out in Carnegie
39.7% of workers in Carnegie worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
9.2% of Carnegie residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
41.4% of people in Carnegie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Carnegie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Carnegie VIC 3163.
Is Carnegie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.9% of Carnegie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
4,636 family households lived in Carnegie; 41.5% were couple families and 11.3% were one-parent families.
34.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Carnegie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Carnegie had 17,909 residents at the 2021 Census.
37.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Carnegie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 31.9% of occupied private dwellings in Carnegie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 28.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 39.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Carnegie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
26.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
29.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
43.4% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Carnegie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Carnegie had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 35.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.8%, while 16.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Carnegie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
39.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
34.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
6.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Carnegie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
12.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 51.1% of the total.
36.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Carnegie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
49.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 50.9% reported a different address.
43.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Carnegie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
58.2% of residents used only English at home.
38.4% used a language other than English at home.
7.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.0% spoke Cantonese and 2.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Carnegie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
43.4% of Carnegie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 56.6% was born in Australia.
6.2% of residents were born in China.
9.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Carnegie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.9% of ancestry responses in Carnegie.
Australian ancestry made up 20.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 12.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Carnegie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 14.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Carnegie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
41.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Carnegie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.3% reported asthma, 6.0% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Carnegie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 21.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Carnegie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,878 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,040.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $395 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Carnegie compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 39.7% in Carnegie, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 26.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 43.4% in Carnegie, 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 Carnegie
Is Carnegie expensive?
The median house price is $1,620,000, while units and apartments sit at $556,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Carnegie good for families?
The Census counted 4,636 local families, and 13.9% 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 Carnegie?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,540,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Carnegie
112 streets in Carnegie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia St
- Albert Rd
- Ames Ave
- Anzac St
- Arawatta St
- Beena Avenue
- Belsize Ave
- Blackwood St
- Boake St
- Buckley St
- Byron St
- Carool Rd
- Centre Rd
- Chestnut St
- Clarence Ave
- Coling Ave
- Coorigil Rd
- Cosy Gum Rd
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- Craigavad St
- Dandenong Rd
- Edgewood St
- Egan St
- Elbena Gr
- Elimatta Rd
- Elizabeth Cr
- Elliott Ave
- El Nido Gr
- Emily St
- Frogmore Rd
- Gilbert Gr
- Girdwood Ave
- Glen Huntly Rd
- Gnarwyn Rd
- Graceburn Ave
- Grandview Gr
- Grange Rd
- Hethersett Gr
- Hewitts Rd
- Holywood Gr
- Hunter St
- Huntingfield Ct
- Jersey Pde
- Judd St
- Judith St
- Kingsley Pde
- Kokaribb Rd
- Kooringa Rd
- Koornang Rd
- Lake St
- Lascelles St
- Leila Rd
- Libna St
- Longstaff St
- Lyons St
- Madden Ave
- Margaret St
- Maroona Rd
- Matthew St
- Mclaurin Rd
- Mcpherson Ave
- Melton Ave
- Mernda Ave
- Merric Ln
- Mile End Rd
- Miller St
- Milton St
- Mimosa Rd
- Moira Ave
- Moonya Rd
- Morgan St
- Morton Ave
- Munro Ave
- Munster Ave
- Murrumbeena Rd
- Neerim Rd
- Neville St
- Newman Ave
- North Rd
- Oakdene Cr
- Oakleigh Rd
- Park View Dr
- Parton Ct
- Patterson St
- Phillips Ave
- Plunkett Ave
- Poplar Gr
- Porter Rd
- Portland St
- Railway Rd
- Reserve Ave
- Rigby Ave
- Rosanna Ct
- Rosanna St
- Rosstown Rd
- Seymour Ave
- Shepparson Ave
- St Huberts Rd
- Tara Gr
- The Crossover
- Toolambool Rd
- Tranmere Ave
- Truganini Rd
- Vine Gr
- Wahgoo Rd
- Walden Gr
- Walnut St
- Wanalta Rd
- Warina Rd
- Wilmoth Ave
- Woorayl St
- Woornack Rd
- Yendon Rd
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