Median price trend for houses
Based on 21 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,000,000
Down 10.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $785k
- 4 bed
- $1.18m
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The quick read on
Ferny Creek
VIC 3786 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,000,000
- Population
- 1,524
- Postcode
- 3786
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Ferny Creek, Victoria
Property market insights for Ferny Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ferny Creek VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 7 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ferny Creek, VIC is currently $1,000,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ferny Creek has a 12-month growth rate of -10.3% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $785,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,180,000 in Ferny Creek.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ferny Creek is $800 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ferny Creek safe?
The overall rate for Ferny Creek is 3,622 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% 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 Ferny Creek.
Overall crime rate
3,622
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowGreater Melbourne
Ferny CreekGreater 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 Ferny Creek?
Ferny Creek VIC 3786 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,524 people call Ferny Creek home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,393 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,524
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.4%Below
15–3419.1%Below
35–5429.4%Above
55–7427.2%Above
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.2%Above
Paying a mortgage57.0%Above
Renting5.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.8%Below
One car21.1%Below
Two cars48.8%Above
Three or more27.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.7%Above
Drove to work46.5%In line
Train, tram or bus1.7%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Ferny Creek
34.7% of workers in Ferny Creek worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
5.8% of Ferny Creek residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
61.2% of people in Ferny Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ferny Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ferny Creek VIC 3786.
Is Ferny Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.4% of Ferny Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
439 family households lived in Ferny Creek; 50.1% were couple families and 7.1% were one-parent families.
32.6% 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 Ferny Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ferny Creek had 1,524 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.2% 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 Ferny Creek?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.9% of occupied private dwellings in Ferny Creek.
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 Ferny Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
57.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
5.8% 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 Ferny Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ferny Creek had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 31.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ferny Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
46.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
1.7% 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 Ferny Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.8% 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.
76.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ferny Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.8% reported a different address.
17.9% 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 Ferny Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.6% of residents used only English at home.
6.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ferny Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.9% of Ferny Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.1% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ferny Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.4% of ancestry responses in Ferny Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 38.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ferny Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 20.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.4% of workers, and education and training employed 13.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ferny Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.3%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.1% 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 Ferny Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 8.7% arthritis and 2.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ferny Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ferny Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,393 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
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 Ferny Creek compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.7% in Ferny Creek, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 37.2% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 5.8% in Ferny Creek, 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 Ferny Creek
Is Ferny Creek expensive?
The median house price is $1,000,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ferny Creek good for families?
The Census counted 439 local families, and 17.4% 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 Ferny Creek?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,180,000, 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 Ferny Creek
46 streets in Ferny Creek
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alpine Rd
- Belgrave-Ferny Creek Rd
- Birds Rd
- Bonview Rd
- Breen Tce
- Clarke Rd
- Clarkmont Rd
- Corner Ave
- Duncans Ln
- Dunn Ave
- Fernbrook Rd
- Fern Gr
- Greville Rd
- Ham Rd
- Highview Rd
- Hill St
- Hilton Rd
- Jacka St
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- Janesdell Ave
- Jenny Ct
- Johnston Pde
- Kallamondah Rd
- Laubes Rd
- Macnamara St
- Mast Gully Rd
- Merimbula Rd
- Mountain Hwy
- Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
- Mount View Rd
- Mt Erin Rd
- Oberon Ave
- Old Main Rd
- One Tree Hill Rd
- Robert St
- Saville St
- School Ln
- School Rd
- Seabreeze Ave
- Seaview Ave
- The Lane
- Titania Cr
- Treweek Pde
- Victoria Gr
- Webbs Rd
- Wondoora Ave
- Woods Ln
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