Median price trend for houses
Based on 242 sales in the preceding 12 months
$720,000
Up 8.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $517k
- 3 bed
- $700k
- 4 bed
- $789k
- 5+ bed
- $800k
Creek with walking path and trees
The quick read on
Deer Park
VIC 3023 · Brimbank
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $720,000
- Median unit
- $586,000
- Population
- 18,145
- Postcode
- 3023
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ABS 2021
Deer Park, Victoria
Property market insights for Deer Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Deer Park VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 246 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$500 per week
Up 5.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Deer Park, VIC is currently $720,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Deer Park has a 12-month growth rate of 8.1% for houses and 9.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $517,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $789,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $800,000 in Deer Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Deer Park is $500 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Deer Park is $586,000, which has increased 9.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $510,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $602,000 in Deer Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Deer Park is $475 per week and has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Deer Park safe?
The overall rate for Deer Park is 2,713 offences per 100,000 residents — 32% 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 Deer Park.
Overall crime rate
2,713
offences per 100,000 residents
32% belowGreater Melbourne
Deer ParkGreater 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 Deer Park?
Deer Park VIC 3023 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
18,145 people call Deer Park home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,456 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 18,145
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,689 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.4%Above
15–3428.4%In line
35–5427.1%Below
55–7418.8%In line
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses87.1%Above
Townhouses12.2%Below
Apartments0.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.0%Above
Paying a mortgage37.5%Below
Renting30.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.7%Below
One car36.6%Below
Two cars38.6%Above
Three or more19.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.6%Below
Drove to work60.3%Above
Train, tram or bus3.2%In line
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Deer Park
15.6% of workers in Deer Park worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
10.0% of Deer Park residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
19.9% of people in Deer Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Deer Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Deer Park VIC 3023.
Is Deer Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.4% of Deer Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
4,702 family households lived in Deer Park; 47.3% were couple families and 20.8% were one-parent families.
41.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Deer Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Deer Park had 18,145 residents at the 2021 Census.
32.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.1% 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 Deer Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 87.1% of occupied private dwellings in Deer Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Deer Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
37.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.5% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Deer Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Deer Park had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 20.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 28.2%, while 32.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Deer Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
60.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
3.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Deer Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 36.6% of the total.
57.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Deer Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.1% reported a different address.
50.7% 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 Deer Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
33.7% of residents used only English at home.
58.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Deer Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
50.7% of Deer Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 49.3% was born in Australia.
1.6% of residents were born in China.
4.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 73.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Deer Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 11.1% of ancestry responses in Deer Park.
Australian ancestry made up 11.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Deer Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 6.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.3% of workers, and education and training employed 5.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Deer Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.7%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
30.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Deer Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.1% reported asthma, 6.2% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Deer Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Deer Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,456 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,689.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Deer Park compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.6% in Deer Park, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 32.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 30.5% in Deer Park, 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 Deer Park
Is Deer Park expensive?
The median house price is $720,000, while units and apartments sit at $586,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Deer Park good for families?
The Census counted 4,702 local families, and 20.4% 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 Deer Park?
Larger houses have a median around $800,000, 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 Deer Park
224 streets in Deer Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abercairn Ct
- Abernethy Ave
- Adeline Ct
- Allandale Dr
- Alness Ct
- Alvaston St
- Ambon Ave
- Amelia Ave
- Amron Cl
- Antrim Ct
- Ashgrove Dr
- Avon Cl
- Aycliffe Dr
- Balfron Ave
- Ballarat Rd
- Ballina Ct
- Bayliss Rd
- Bentley Dr
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- Beswick St
- Billingham Rd
- Birchwood Bvd
- Bird St
- Blackley Ct
- Bogey St
- Bracknell Pl
- Bridie St
- Bronwyn Ct
- Buckhaven St
- Bunker Cct
- Burberry Ln
- Burnside St
- Byrne St
- Campbell Ave
- Canterbury St
- Capri Ct
- Carroll St
- Carson Rd
- Castlebury Pl
- Cavendish Dr
- Cedar Cl
- Central Park Bvd
- Chester Cr
- Christie St
- Clairview Rd
- Classic Ct
- Columbia Ct
- Corby Ct
- Corey Cl
- Cragside Pl
- Craigavon Ct
- Crosslee Ct
- Croydon Ave
- Cumbernauld Cr
- Cymbal Rd
- Dalmuir Bvd
- Davitt Dr
- Deauville Ln
- Deer St
- Denmans
- Doherty St
- Downes
- Droitwich Cr
- Dumfries St
- Duncombe Park
- Eagle
- Earls Ct
- Earlsferry Ln
- Earlsfield Ct
- Edmondshaw Dr
- Edward St
- Egan St
- Elsum Ave
- Emmetts
- Erindale Ave
- Erin Sq
- Erskine Ct
- Eymard St
- Fairways Bvd
- Ferris Ave
- Foleys Rd
- Genoa Pl
- Glenbrook Ave
- Glencairn Ave
- Glenrobe St
- Gold Ct
- Gould St
- Grail Ct
- Hamilton St
- Harlow Ct
- Harrison St
- Hatchlands Dr
- Hatfield Pl
- Heathcliff Ave
- Hemel Cl
- Hemsley Dr
- Hogan St
- Holmewood Ave
- Hotham Cl
- Hovell St
- Howard Pl
- Huddersfield Rd
- Hume St
- Hyde St
- Innis Ct
- Irvine St
- Jarrah
- Jonah Pde
- Joules Ct
- Katrine Pl
- Kent Ct
- Keynes Ct
- Kinross Ct
- Kunat St
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- Lake Boga Ave
- Laming Rd
- Lanark Pl
- Lara Ct
- Lee St
- Leighton Cr
- Leila St
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- Lloyd St
- Longfield
- Loxwood Ct
- Maccloud Ct
- Marcellin Ct
- Mawson Ave
- Meager St
- Meakin
- Melissa
- Mera Cl
- Miles St
- Millbank Dr
- Mogul Ct
- Montasell Ave
- Monza Ct
- Morgan Court
- Morval Ct
- Mt Derrimut Rd
- Muirfield St
- Murphy St
- Nash Pl
- Neale Rd
- Neimur Ave
- Newbury St
- Nova Ave
- Oakwood Rd
- Oconnor Rd
- Odell Cl
- Old Course Cr
- Opie Rd
- Orama St
- Ormesby Pl
- Osborne Cl
- Palm St
- Parkfield Ct
- Parkview Ct
- Parkwood Ct
- Penhurst Pl
- Peterborough Cr
- Peter Chanel Ct
- Phyllis Pde
- Pioneer Dr
- Poole St
- Porter Ct
- Quinn St
- Raby Pl
- Radnor Dr
- Railway Pde
- Ravenslea Cr
- Raydon Ct
- Redditch Cr
- Reston Ct
- Roanoke Gr
- Robinsons Rd
- Rosyth Ct
- Roxy
- Runcorn Cr
- Ryan Cl
- Salmond St
- Sassella St
- Slough St
- Soame St
- St Andrews Dr
- Stanley Ct
- Stapehill Ct
- Station Rd
- Stayton Cl
- Stevenage Cr
- Stevenston Street
- Stoke St
- Summers St
- Syon Cl
- Tamar Dr
- Tasman Ave
- Tee Ct
- Telford Cl
- Terront Ct
- Thames Ct
- Throsby Cr
- Tilburn Road
- Tinto Cl
- Trinacria Ct
- Tulloch St
- Tyne Cl
- Vincent St
- Wakool Ave
- Wandsworth Ave
- Warrington Cr
- Waylett Ct
- Wellington Ct
- Welton Ct
- Welwyn Pde
- Widnes Ct
- Winnington St
- Winslow Cr
- Witton St
- Wood St
- Wrexham Ct
- Yalding Pl
- Zacara Ct
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