Median price trend for houses
Based on 23 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,230,000
Down 5.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.8m
- 4 bed
- $2.63m
- 5+ bed
- $5.92m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Flinders
VIC 3929 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,230,000
- Population
- 1,130
- Postcode
- 3929
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Flinders, Victoria
Property market insights for Flinders (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Flinders (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 17 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Up 17.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Flinders (Vic.), VIC is currently $2,230,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Flinders (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -5.1% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,800,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,630,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $5,920,000 in Flinders (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Flinders (Vic.) is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has increased 17.6% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Flinders (Vic.) is $699 per week and has increased 24.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Flinders safe?
The overall rate for Flinders is 8,254 offences per 100,000 residents — 106% above 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 Flinders.
Overall crime rate
8,254
offences per 100,000 residents
106% aboveGreater Melbourne
FlindersGreater 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 Flinders?
Flinders VIC 3929 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,130 people call Flinders home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,104 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,130
- Median age
- 63 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $451 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.0%Below
15–349.7%Below
35–5415.8%Below
55–7446.3%Above
75 and over18.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments2.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright67.2%Above
Paying a mortgage20.9%Below
Renting11.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.7%Below
One car28.0%Below
Two cars48.3%Above
Three or more23.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home34.8%Above
Drove to work40.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.5%Above
What stands out in Flinders
34.8% of workers in Flinders worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
7.4% of Flinders residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
43.3% of people in Flinders described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Flinders
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Flinders VIC 3929.
Is Flinders family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.0% of Flinders's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
300 family households lived in Flinders; 25.7% were couple families and 7.7% were one-parent families.
16.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Flinders?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Flinders had 1,130 residents at the 2021 Census.
9.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
65.2% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Flinders?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.6% of occupied private dwellings in Flinders.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Flinders?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
67.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
20.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.9% 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 Flinders?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Flinders had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 28.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 49.5%, while 12.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Flinders?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
34.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
40.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% 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 Flinders?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 28.0% of the total.
71.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Flinders, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.8% reported a different address.
16.4% 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 Flinders?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
84.9% of residents used only English at home.
3.4% 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 Flinders residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.4% of Flinders's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.6% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Flinders?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.1% of ancestry responses in Flinders.
Australian ancestry made up 30.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Flinders?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 27.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.3% of workers, and education and training employed 3.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Flinders?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 44.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
17.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Flinders show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 12.7% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Flinders?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 11.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Flinders?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,104 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $451 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Flinders compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 34.8% in Flinders, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 67.2% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Renting accounted for 11.9% in Flinders, 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 Flinders (Vic.)
Is Flinders (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $2,230,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Flinders (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 300 local families, and 9.0% 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 Flinders (Vic.)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,800,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Flinders (Vic.)
59 streets in Flinders (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Baldrys Rd
- Barkers Rd
- Barker St
- Bass St
- Beechers
- Bennie Ct
- Berry Rd
- Bluff Ave
- Boneo Rd
- Boyds Rd
- Coastal Ct
- Coastal Dr
- Cook St
- Cove Ct
- Cove Ln
- Crossman Ct
- Darley Ct
- Double Creek Rd
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- Eastern Grey
- Frankston-Flinders Rd
- Georges Rd
- Glen Rd
- Glenvale Rd
- Golf Links Rd
- Gordon St
- Gwenmarlin Rd
- Hall St
- Hopetoun St
- Hurst St
- Keys Rd
- King St
- Koorooanda Ct
- Lacey
- Meakins Rd
- Mitford Rd
- Mornington-Flinders Rd
- Musk Creek Rd
- Norman St
- Northcote St
- Old Cottontree
- Old Cottontree Rd
- Ostlers Ln
- Panton Rd
- Patterson Gr
- Punchbowl Rd
- Punty Ln
- Razorback Rd
- Rest Drive
- Saltys Ln
- Spindrift Ave
- St Anns Rd
- Stokes St
- Summons Rd
- The Avenue
- The Esplanade
- Vale St
- Whitehall Rd
- Wood St
- Young St
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