Median price trend for houses
Based on 102 sales in the preceding 12 months
$600,000
Up 7.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $500k
- 3 bed
- $602k
- 4 bed
- $740k
- 5+ bed
- $818k
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The quick read on
Flora Hill
VIC 3550 · Greater Bendigo
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $600,000
- Median unit
- $460,000
- Population
- 3,989
- Postcode
- 3550
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ABS 2021
Flora Hill, Victoria
Property market insights for Flora Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Flora Hill VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 121 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Flora Hill, VIC is currently $600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Flora Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 7.1% for houses and 3.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $500,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $602,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $740,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $818,000 in Flora Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Flora Hill is $475 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Flora Hill is $460,000, which has increased 3.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $438,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $615,000 in Flora Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Flora Hill is $425 per week and has increased 13.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Flora Hill safe?
The overall rate for Flora Hill is 3,172 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% below the Rest of Vic. 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 Flora Hill.
Overall crime rate
3,172
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowRest of Vic.
Flora HillRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Flora Hill?
Flora Hill VIC 3550 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
3,989 people call Flora Hill home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,347 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,989
- Median age
- 32 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $290 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.2%In line
15–3437.5%Above
35–5422.7%Below
55–7416.0%Below
75 and over6.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses81.0%Below
Townhouses17.4%Above
Apartments1.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.6%Below
Paying a mortgage25.2%Below
Renting51.2%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.0%Above
One car45.7%Above
Two cars33.7%Below
Three or more13.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.7%Below
Drove to work60.3%Below
Train, tram or bus1.6%Above
Walked or cycled3.6%In line
What stands out in Flora Hill
13.7% of workers in Flora Hill worked from home on Census day.
53.4% of people in Flora Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Flora Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Flora Hill VIC 3550.
Is Flora Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.2% of Flora Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
919 family households lived in Flora Hill; 34.4% were couple families and 29.5% were one-parent families.
42.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Flora Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Flora Hill had 3,989 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.3% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Flora Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 81.0% of occupied private dwellings in Flora Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Flora Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
25.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
51.2% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Flora Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Flora Hill had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 34.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 31.6%, while 17.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Flora Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
60.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Flora Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 45.7% of the total.
46.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Flora Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
44.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 55.7% reported a different address.
11.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Flora Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
84.5% of residents used only English at home.
10.1% used a language other than English at home.
1.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Flora Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.8% of Flora Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.2% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Flora Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.6% of ancestry responses in Flora Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 40.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Flora Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 8.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Flora Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
30.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.5%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Flora Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
16.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.3% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Flora Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Flora Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,347 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $290 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Flora Hill compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.7% in Flora Hill, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 23.6% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 51.2% in Flora Hill, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Flora Hill
Is Flora Hill expensive?
The median house price is $600,000, while units and apartments sit at $460,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Flora Hill good for families?
The Census counted 919 local families, and 17.2% 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 Flora Hill?
Larger houses have a median around $818,000, 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 Flora Hill
79 streets in Flora Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide St
- Arts Dr
- Bachelor Ln
- Barton Ct
- Beaumont Ct
- Beebe St
- Bendigo Cr
- Biggs Ct
- Bryden Ct
- Burrell St
- Business Dr
- Cambrian Ct
- Capper Ct
- Carolin St
- Carter St
- Central Dr
- Churchill Ave
- College Cr
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- Commins Pl
- Curtin St
- Davey Cl
- Davies Ct
- Deakin Dr
- Derby Gr
- Drechsler St
- Dungey Ave
- Edwards Rd
- Ellis St
- Ewing Ave
- Ewing Ct
- Flora Ln
- Friswell Ave
- Graham Cl
- Hallam St
- Hammer St
- Havlin St East
- Heartbreak Ln
- Hesse Ave
- Hillside Dr
- Hillview St
- Houlahan St
- Houston St
- Jeffrey Ave
- Keck St
- Leonard Ave
- Lorne Tce
- Luke Pl
- Lyndale Ct
- Margaret Cr
- Mcdonald Cr
- Mckenna Ct
- Miller St
- Monreith Ave
- Murray St
- Neale St
- Nish St
- Nunn St
- Osborne St
- Pleasant Vale Cr
- Proud Tce
- Race St
- Raymond Ave
- Retreat Road
- Rodney St
- Sayer St
- Science Dr
- Service Dr
- Sharon St
- Sherwood Dr
- Somerville St
- Theodore St
- The Terrace
- Towers St
- Townsend St
- Union Dr
- Wallace Ave
- Wirth St
- Wisteria Ct
- Wolstencroft St
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