Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,300,000
Up 52.9% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.3m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Goldie
VIC 3435 · Macedon Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,300,000
- Population
- 253
- Postcode
- 3435
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Goldie, Victoria
Property market insights for Goldie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Goldie VIC
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Goldie, VIC is currently $1,300,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Goldie has a 12-month growth rate of 52.9% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Goldie.
Crime and safety
Is Goldie safe?
The overall rate for Goldie is 674 offences per 100,000 residents — 83% 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 Goldie.
Overall crime rate
674
offences per 100,000 residents
83% belowGreater Melbourne
GoldieGreater 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 Goldie?
Goldie VIC 3435 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
253 people call Goldie home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,343 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 253
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,277 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $345 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.0%Above
15–3413.8%Below
35–5423.7%Below
55–7432.0%Above
75 and over6.3%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.7%Above
Paying a mortgage47.4%Above
Renting7.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car13.5%Below
Two cars45.9%Above
Three or more41.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.0%Below
Drove to work62.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Goldie
20.0% of workers in Goldie worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.6% of Goldie residents were born in England.
35.6% of people in Goldie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Goldie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Goldie VIC 3435.
Is Goldie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.0% of Goldie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
72 family households lived in Goldie; 45.8% were couple families and 9.7% were one-parent families.
31.9% 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 Goldie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Goldie had 253 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.3% 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 Goldie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.6% of occupied private dwellings in Goldie.
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 Goldie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
47.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.9% 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 Goldie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Goldie had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 19.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 38.9%, while 34.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Goldie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
62.7% 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 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Goldie?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 13.5% of the total.
87.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Goldie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.3% reported a different address.
9.9% 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 Goldie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.2% 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 Goldie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.9% of Goldie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.1% 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 78.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Goldie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.8% of ancestry responses in Goldie.
Australian ancestry made up 33.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Goldie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.4% 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 Goldie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
33.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Goldie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.3% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 1.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Goldie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Goldie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,343 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,277.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $345 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Goldie compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.0% in Goldie, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 44.7% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 7.9% in Goldie, 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 Goldie
Is Goldie expensive?
The median house price is $1,300,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Goldie good for families?
The Census counted 72 local families, and 19.0% 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 Goldie?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, 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 Goldie
17 streets in Goldie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aroona Rd
- Fagans Ln
- Fraser Rd
- Hirsts Ln
- Hockings Ln
- Kilmore-Lancefield Rd
- Laing Ln
- Lowden Cl
- Mceachern Ln
- Mt William Road
- Pattinsons Ln
- Powells Trk
- Red Gap Rd
- Sinclairs Ln
- Tantaraboo Rd
- West Goldie Rd
- West Goldie Road
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