Median price trend for houses
Based on 92 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,280,000
Down 2.9% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $770k
- 2 bed
- $1.02m
- 3 bed
- $1.27m
- 4 bed
- $1.3m
- 5+ bed
- $1.1m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Clayton
VIC 3168 · Monash
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,280,000
- Median unit
- $633,000
- Population
- 18,988
- Postcode
- 3168
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Clayton, Victoria
Property market insights for Clayton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Clayton VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 177 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Clayton, VIC is currently $1,280,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Clayton has a 12-month growth rate of -2.9% for houses and -6.9% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $770,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000 in Clayton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Clayton is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Clayton is $633,000, which has decreased 6.9% 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 $522,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $820,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $956,000, Larger apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,090,000 in Clayton. The median rent for units and apartments in Clayton is $625 per week and has increased 4.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Clayton safe?
The overall rate for Clayton is 3,831 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Melbourne.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Clayton.
Overall crime rate
3,831
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Melbourne
ClaytonGreater 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 Clayton?
Clayton VIC 3168 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
18,988 people call Clayton home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,494 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 18,988
- Median age
- 28 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 158.3%Below
15–3458.9%Above
35–5417.3%Below
55–749.5%Below
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses35.5%Below
Townhouses42.5%Above
Apartments21.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright19.4%Below
Paying a mortgage17.6%Below
Renting63.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car17.0%Above
One car46.0%Above
Two cars27.0%Below
Three or more10.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home19.9%Below
Drove to work41.5%Below
Train, tram or bus7.9%Above
Walked or cycled6.5%Above
What stands out in Clayton
19.9% of workers in Clayton worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
16.4% of Clayton residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
33.8% of people in Clayton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Clayton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Clayton VIC 3168.
Is Clayton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
8.3% of Clayton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
3,390 family households lived in Clayton; 35.3% were couple families and 14.3% 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 Clayton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Clayton had 18,988 residents at the 2021 Census.
41.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
15.5% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Clayton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 35.5% of occupied private dwellings in Clayton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 42.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 21.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Clayton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
19.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
17.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
63.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Clayton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Clayton had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.6%, while 23.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Clayton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
19.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
41.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
7.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Clayton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
17.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 46.0% of the total.
37.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Clayton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
28.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 71.7% reported a different address.
65.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Clayton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
28.3% of residents used only English at home.
63.9% used a language other than English at home.
17.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 3.0% spoke Cantonese and 3.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Clayton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
65.7% of Clayton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 34.3% was born in Australia.
14.7% of residents were born in China.
16.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 45.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Clayton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 10.9% of ancestry responses in Clayton.
Australian ancestry made up 9.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 24.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Clayton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 6.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Clayton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
26.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Clayton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
70.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.8% reported asthma, 3.6% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Clayton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 25.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 10.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Clayton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,494 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Clayton compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 19.9% in Clayton, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 19.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 63.0% in Clayton, 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 Clayton
Is Clayton expensive?
The median house price is $1,280,000, while units and apartments sit at $633,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Clayton good for families?
The Census counted 3,390 local families, and 8.3% 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 Clayton?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, 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 Clayton
147 streets in Clayton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adaleigh Ct
- Alice St
- Alliance Ln
- Ancora Imparo
- Arnott St
- Atlantic St
- Auguste Ave
- Banksia St
- Bayview Ave
- Beddoe Ave
- Beleura Gr
- Belmont Ave
- Bendix Dr
- Bettina St
- Bimbi St
- Blackburn Rd
- Browns Ct
- Browns Rd
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- Brushbox Ct
- Buckland St
- Burton Ave
- Cambro Rd
- Cantala St
- Carinish Road
- Carlson Ave
- Caroline St
- Centre Rd
- Chancellors
- Clarkson Ct
- Clayton Rd
- Cobain St
- Colin Rd
- College
- College Way
- Collier Ave
- Colonel St
- Connam Ave
- Cooke St
- Coombs Ave
- Dandenong Rd
- Dawson Ct
- Dennis St
- Dixon St
- Donald St
- Dooga St
- Duerdin St
- Dunstan Street
- Edinburgh St
- Eva St
- Evelyn St
- Exhibition
- Faulkiner St
- Ferntree Gully Rd
- Flora Rd
- Florence Ave
- Fortuna St
- Francis St
- Fregon Rd
- Fulton St
- Garden Rd
- Gardiner Rd
- Gentle St
- Glenbrook Ave
- Greenfield Dr
- Grovedale Ct
- Harlington St
- Harmony Ct
- Haughton Rd
- Henderson Rd
- Hilltop Ave
- Hourigan Ave
- Howard Ct
- Innovation
- Iona St
- Irwin St
- Jaguar Dr
- Jazz Ct
- Jean Ave
- Kanooka Gr
- Kay Ct
- Kionga St
- Koonawarra St
- Kumara Pl
- Lantana St
- Leaf Ct
- Lillian St
- Lindsay St
- Luke St
- Madeleine Rd
- Manatunga St
- Manton Rd
- Margaret St
- Marshall Ave
- Mary St
- Mcbean St
- Mcgregor St
- Mcnaughton Rd
- Monash Green Dr
- Monash Pl
- Moriah St
- Morrison St
- Morton St
- Murdo Rd
- Murray St
- Music Dr
- Myriong St
- Nantilla Rd
- Nicholson Court
- Normanby Rd
- North Rd
- Opera Ct
- Ormond Rd
- Panorama St
- Parker St
- Penn St
- Prince Charles St
- Prince St
- Pullyn St
- Rainforest
- Renver Rd
- Research
- Robinson St
- Rockbeare Ct
- Rose St
- Royalty St
- Sarton Rd
- Scenic Bvd
- Scotsburn Ave
- Seascape St
- Shady
- Shandeau Ave
- Sports
- Stockdale Ave
- Swing Ct
- Tarella Rd
- Thomas St
- Thompson St
- Torteval Pl
- Treforest Dr
- University Pl
- View St
- Wellington Rd
- Whitburn St
- Winterton Rd
- Woodside Ave
- Wright St
- Yarram Cr
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