Median price trend for houses
Based on 46 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,130,000
Down 3.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $1.21m
- 5+ bed
- $1.43m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Croydon Hills
VIC 3136 · Maroondah
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,130,000
- Population
- 4,839
- Postcode
- 3136
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Croydon Hills, Victoria
Property market insights for Croydon Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Croydon Hills VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 31 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$738 per week
Up 5.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Croydon Hills, VIC is currently $1,130,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Croydon Hills has a 12-month growth rate of -3.3% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,210,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,430,000 in Croydon Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Croydon Hills is $738 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Croydon Hills safe?
The overall rate for Croydon Hills is 1,013 offences per 100,000 residents — 75% 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 Croydon Hills.
Overall crime rate
1,013
offences per 100,000 residents
75% belowGreater Melbourne
Croydon HillsGreater 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 Croydon Hills?
Croydon Hills VIC 3136 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
4,839 people call Croydon Hills home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,437 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,839
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,093 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $491 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.1%In line
15–3423.6%Below
35–5427.6%In line
55–7425.4%Above
75 and over5.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.5%Above
Paying a mortgage48.5%Above
Renting10.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.0%Below
One car21.1%Below
Two cars49.2%Above
Three or more29.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.0%In line
Drove to work50.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Croydon Hills
29.0% of workers in Croydon Hills worked from home on Census day.
3.8% of Croydon Hills residents were born in China.
44.5% of people in Croydon Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Croydon Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Croydon Hills VIC 3136.
Is Croydon Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.1% of Croydon Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
1,439 family households lived in Croydon Hills; 54.1% were couple families and 13.4% were one-parent families.
34.7% 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 Croydon Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Croydon Hills had 4,839 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Croydon Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.6% of occupied private dwellings in Croydon Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Croydon Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
48.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Croydon Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Croydon Hills had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 12.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 32.6%, while 36.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Croydon Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
50.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Croydon Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 21.1% of the total.
78.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Croydon Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.7% reported a different address.
18.9% 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 Croydon Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.0% of residents used only English at home.
12.9% used a language other than English at home.
5.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Croydon Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.9% of Croydon Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.1% was born in Australia.
3.8% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Croydon Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.9% of ancestry responses in Croydon Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 39.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Croydon Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 14.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 12.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Croydon Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.2%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
39.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Croydon Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Croydon Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Croydon Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,437 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,093.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $491 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Croydon Hills compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.0% in Croydon Hills, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 41.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 10.0% in Croydon Hills, 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 Croydon Hills
Is Croydon Hills expensive?
The median house price is $1,130,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Croydon Hills good for families?
The Census counted 1,439 local families, and 18.1% 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 Croydon Hills?
Larger houses have a median around $1,430,000, 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 Croydon Hills
90 streets in Croydon Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Angelica Cr
- Applegum Cl
- Avon Ct
- Banjora Cl
- Barwon Ct
- Bemboka Rd
- Bemm Ct
- Bickleigh Ct
- Billabong Cl
- Bowness Ct
- Cambridge Cl
- Campaspe Dr
- Catherine Pl
- Coniston Cl
- County Tce
- Crossman Dr
- Croydon Hills Dr
- Dalehead Ct
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- Dargo Cl
- Dealbata Pl
- Derwent Cl
- Drysdale Ct
- Edwina Ct
- Eskdale Dr
- Federation
- Golden Ridge Dr
- Goulburn Ct
- Grange Tce
- Greengable Ct
- Greygum Tce
- Grose Ct
- Handscombe Ct
- Hawkshead Ct
- Helston Ct
- Henry Smith Pl
- Hillview Ct
- Jum Jum Cl
- Karina Cl
- Kate Charlesworth Pl
- Kendal Ct
- Kerry Rd
- Kiewa Cl
- Kingsbridge Ct
- Kulsi Ct
- Lakeside Cr
- Langdale Dr
- Latrobe Ct
- Lehmann Pl
- Lemongrove Cr
- Lewis Spencer Pl
- Loddon Ct
- Mari Tce
- Marloo Ct
- Melba
- Merrill Cr
- Mitta Ct
- Mountainview Cl
- Narr-Maen Dr
- Ovens Ct
- Oxford Cl
- Patterdale Ct
- Peachwood Pl
- Peppermint Pl
- Plumtree
- Plymouth Road
- Ravenglass Ct
- Red Cherry
- Rosemary Ave
- Samuel Beavis Pl
- Settlers Hill Cr
- St Austell Ct
- St Ives Ct
- Tallarook Ct
- Tambo Cl
- Tanya Ct
- Tarmaroo Ct
- Tarwin Dr
- Tavistock Ct
- The Loch
- Thomas Lawford Pl
- Timberview Tce
- Tuta Cl
- Wardlow Ct
- Waterview Ct
- Wildberry Cl
- William Gill Pl
- Wonuka Ct
- Woolmer Ct
- Yarra Rd
- Yea Ct
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