Median price trend for houses
Based on 38 sales in the preceding 12 months
$830,000
Up 3.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $690k
- 3 bed
- $680k
- 4 bed
- $845k
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The quick read on
Garfield
VIC 3814 · Cardinia
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $830,000
- Median unit
- $576,000
- Population
- 2,114
- Postcode
- 3814
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ABS 2021
Garfield, Victoria
Property market insights for Garfield
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Garfield VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$688 per week
Up 44.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Garfield, VIC is currently $830,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Garfield has a 12-month growth rate of 3.8% for houses and 9.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $690,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $680,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $845,000 in Garfield.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Garfield is $688 per week. The median house rent has increased 44.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Garfield is $576,000, which has increased 9.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $458,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $590,000 in Garfield. The median rent for units and apartments in Garfield is $512 per week and has increased 28.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Garfield safe?
The overall rate for Garfield is 1,296 offences per 100,000 residents — 68% 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 Garfield.
Overall crime rate
1,296
offences per 100,000 residents
68% belowGreater Melbourne
GarfieldGreater 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 Garfield?
Garfield VIC 3814 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,114 people call Garfield home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,677 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,114
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $330 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.9%Above
15–3424.0%Below
35–5424.1%Below
55–7422.7%Above
75 and over8.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.4%Above
Townhouses0.9%Below
Apartments5.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.5%Above
Paying a mortgage51.8%Above
Renting11.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.7%Below
One car24.7%Below
Two cars42.2%Above
Three or more32.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.7%Below
Drove to work62.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.8%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Garfield
15.7% of workers in Garfield worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
2.7% of Garfield residents were born in England.
43.8% of people in Garfield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Garfield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Garfield VIC 3814.
Is Garfield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.9% of Garfield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
571 family households lived in Garfield; 49.7% were couple families and 8.6% were one-parent families.
38.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Garfield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Garfield had 2,114 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Garfield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.4% of occupied private dwellings in Garfield.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 5.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Garfield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
51.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.7% 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 Garfield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Garfield had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 20.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.6%, while 31.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Garfield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
62.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Garfield?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 24.7% of the total.
74.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Garfield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.5% reported a different address.
9.7% 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 Garfield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.4% of residents used only English at home.
3.1% 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 Garfield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.7% of Garfield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Garfield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.6% of ancestry responses in Garfield.
Australian ancestry made up 47.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Garfield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.2% of workers, and education and training employed 7.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Garfield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
35.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Garfield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Garfield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Garfield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,677 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 $330 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Garfield compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.7% in Garfield, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 36.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 11.7% in Garfield, 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 Garfield
Is Garfield expensive?
The median house price is $830,000, while units and apartments sit at $576,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Garfield good for families?
The Census counted 571 local families, and 20.9% 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 Garfield?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $845,000, 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 Garfield
48 streets in Garfield
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Archer Rd
- Bandicoot Dr
- Barker Rd
- Bendanelle Ct
- Beswick St
- Briarwood Cl
- Brownbill Rd
- Bunyip River Rd
- Campbell St
- Clare Ct
- Clearview Ct
- Edis Rd
- Finlay Ln
- Fourteen Mile Rd
- Garfield North Rd
- Garfield Rd
- Gillespie Rd
- Greenland Ct
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- Gunn Rd
- Hillbrick Rd
- Jefferson Rd
- Jemima Ct
- Kerry Pl
- Kevis Ct
- Kirkstall Cl
- Lairds
- Lone Pine Rd
- Lovers Ln
- Main Street
- Mansell Ct
- Martin Rd
- May Ct
- Mont Albert Rd
- Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Rd
- Oreti Ct
- Pound Rd
- Premier Ln
- Princes Fwy
- Railway Ave
- Ritchie St
- Scentbark
- Silky Oak Ct
- Sleeper
- Teriki Pl
- Thirteen Mile Rd
- Ti-Tree Rd
- Walker Rd
- Walkers Drain Road
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