Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,180,000
Up 32.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $1.22m
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The quick read on
Don Valley
VIC 3139 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,180,000
- Population
- 586
- Postcode
- 3139
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Don Valley, Victoria
Property market insights for Don Valley
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Don Valley VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$950 per week
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Don Valley, VIC is currently $1,180,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Don Valley has a 12-month growth rate of 32.3% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Don Valley.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Don Valley is $950 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Don Valley safe?
The overall rate for Don Valley is 1,746 offences per 100,000 residents — 56% 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 Don Valley.
Overall crime rate
1,746
offences per 100,000 residents
56% belowGreater Melbourne
Don ValleyGreater 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 Don Valley?
Don Valley VIC 3139 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
586 people call Don Valley home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,760 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 586
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $270 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.6%In line
15–3419.3%Below
35–5425.1%Below
55–7429.9%Above
75 and over6.8%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.1%Above
Paying a mortgage55.7%Above
Renting7.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.0%Below
Two cars37.1%In line
Three or more44.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.2%Below
Drove to work56.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.7%Below
What stands out in Don Valley
20.2% of workers in Don Valley worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.3% of Don Valley residents were born in England.
60.6% of people in Don Valley described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Don Valley
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Don Valley VIC 3139.
Is Don Valley family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.6% of Don Valley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
166 family households lived in Don Valley; 44.6% were couple families and 13.3% were one-parent families.
38.6% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Don Valley?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Don Valley had 586 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.7% 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 Don Valley?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.0% of occupied private dwellings in Don Valley.
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 Don Valley?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
55.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.2% 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 Don Valley?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Don Valley had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 18.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 37.8%, while 32.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Don Valley?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
56.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Don Valley?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 16.0% of the total.
82.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Don Valley, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.0% reported a different address.
10.2% 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 Don Valley?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.0% of residents used only English at home.
1.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Don Valley residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.2% of Don Valley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Don Valley?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.6% of ancestry responses in Don Valley.
Australian ancestry made up 44.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Don Valley?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 11.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Don Valley?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.7%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
33.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Don Valley show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Don Valley?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Don Valley?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,760 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Don Valley compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.2% in Don Valley, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 37.1% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 7.2% in Don Valley, 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 Don Valley
Is Don Valley expensive?
The median house price is $1,180,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Don Valley good for families?
The Census counted 166 local families, and 18.6% 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 Don Valley?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Don Valley
27 streets in Don Valley
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alfred St
- Ben Cairn Dr
- Bright St
- Dalry Rd
- Don Rd
- Douglas Ave
- Douglas Pde
- Ellen Gr
- Estate Rd
- Eve St
- Ewarts Rd
- Farm Ln
- Ferngully Rd
- Fleming St
- Glory Ave
- Grandview Rd
- Harberts Rd
- Hillcrest Rd
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- Machendry Rd
- Old Dalry Rd
- Old Don Rd
- Reserve Rd
- Ricketsons Ln
- Stanley St
- Station Rd
- Wattle Gr
- Williams Rd
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