Median price trend for houses
Based on 146 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,370,000
Down 12.0% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $426k
- 2 bed
- $1.5m
- 3 bed
- $1.98m
- 4 bed
- $3.05m
- 5+ bed
- $4.94m
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The quick read on
Hawthorn
VIC 3122 · Boroondara
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,370,000
- Median unit
- $575,000
- Population
- 22,322
- Postcode
- 3122
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ABS 2021
Hawthorn, Victoria
Property market insights for Hawthorn (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hawthorn (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 154 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 Hawthorn (Vic.), VIC is currently $2,370,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hawthorn (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -12.0% for houses and 2.9% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $426,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,500,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,980,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $3,050,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $4,940,000 in Hawthorn (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hawthorn (Vic.) is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has increased 17.6% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hawthorn (Vic.) is $575,000, which has increased 2.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $390,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $628,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,180,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,000,000 in Hawthorn (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Hawthorn (Vic.) is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hawthorn safe?
The overall rate for Hawthorn is 8,274 offences per 100,000 residents — 107% 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 Hawthorn.
Overall crime rate
8,274
offences per 100,000 residents
107% aboveGreater Melbourne
HawthornGreater 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 Hawthorn?
Hawthorn VIC 3122 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
22,322 people call Hawthorn home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,145 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 22,322
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,259 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.3%Below
15–3438.0%Above
35–5425.9%Below
55–7417.3%Below
75 and over6.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses24.3%Below
Townhouses16.0%In line
Apartments59.1%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright27.5%Below
Paying a mortgage25.6%Below
Renting46.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car14.2%Above
One car50.7%Above
Two cars26.4%Below
Three or more8.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home43.7%Above
Drove to work27.3%Below
Train, tram or bus6.2%Above
Walked or cycled6.0%Above
What stands out in Hawthorn
43.7% of workers in Hawthorn worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.5% of Hawthorn residents were born in India.
48.5% of people in Hawthorn described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hawthorn
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hawthorn VIC 3122.
Is Hawthorn family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.3% of Hawthorn's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
5,260 family households lived in Hawthorn; 38.9% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.
31.2% 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 Hawthorn?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hawthorn had 22,322 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.8% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hawthorn?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 24.3% of occupied private dwellings in Hawthorn.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 59.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hawthorn?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
27.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
25.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
46.8% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hawthorn?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hawthorn had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 38.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.5%, while 15.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hawthorn?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
43.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
27.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
6.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hawthorn?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
14.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 50.7% of the total.
35.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hawthorn, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
45.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 54.4% reported a different address.
28.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hawthorn?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.3% of residents used only English at home.
20.8% used a language other than English at home.
4.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.4% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hawthorn residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.3% of Hawthorn's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.7% was born in Australia.
3.1% of residents were born in China.
3.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hawthorn?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.3% of ancestry responses in Hawthorn.
Australian ancestry made up 26.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hawthorn?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
42.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 17.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hawthorn?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
42.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hawthorn show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 5.5% arthritis and 2.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hawthorn?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
44.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 21.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 8.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hawthorn?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,145 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,259.
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 Hawthorn compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 43.7% in Hawthorn, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 27.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 46.8% in Hawthorn, 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 Hawthorn (Vic.)
Is Hawthorn (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $2,370,000, while units and apartments sit at $575,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hawthorn (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 5,260 local families, and 12.3% 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 Hawthorn (Vic.)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,500,000, 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 Hawthorn (Vic.)
201 streets in Hawthorn (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allen St
- Ardene Ct
- Auburn Gr
- Auburn Rd
- Austin St
- Barkers Rd
- Barton St
- Belgrave St
- Bell St
- Berkeley Street
- Bills Street
- Bowen St
- Brook St
- Broomfield Rd
- Burgess St
- Burton Ave
- Burwood Rd
- Callantina Rd
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- Calvin St
- Camden Rd
- Carrington St
- Carson Cr
- Cato St
- Charles St
- Chrystobel Cr
- Churchill Gr
- Church St
- Clovelly Ct
- College St
- Columbia St
- Colvin Gr
- Connell St
- Cook St
- Coppin Gr
- Corsewall Cl
- Creswick St
- Crossakiel Ct
- Dalley St
- Dean Ave
- Denham St
- Domville Ave
- Drill St
- Duffy Pl
- Edgerton St
- Edlington St
- Edward St
- Elgin Pl
- Elgin St
- Elizabeth St
- Elmie St
- Elm St
- Elphin Gr
- Ercildoune Ave
- Evansdale Rd
- Fairview St
- Falmouth St
- Fashoda St
- Finchley Ct
- Findon St
- Fordholm Rd
- Frederick St
- Gardiner Rd
- George St
- Gibney St
- Glan Avon Rd
- Glenferrie Pl
- Glenferrie Rd
- Glenroy Rd
- Glen St
- Golding St
- Goodall St
- Grace St
- Grattan St
- Grove Rd
- Guest St
- Haines St
- Hambledon Rd
- Harcourt St
- Harrison Cr
- Hawthorn
- Hawthorn Gr
- Henrietta St
- Henry St
- Hepburn St
- Hilda Cr
- Hill St
- Hollingsworth Ave
- Hopman Ln
- Hull St
- Hunter St
- Illawarra Rd
- Inverleith St
- Invermay Gr
- Isabella Gr
- James St
- Johnson St
- John St
- Kembla St
- Kennon Ln
- Kent Ln
- Kent St
- Kenwood Ln
- Kinkora Rd
- Kooyongkoot Rd
- Launder St
- Lavidge St
- Lawes St
- Lennox St
- Leslie St
- Liddiard St
- Linda Cr
- Lion St
- Lisson Gr
- Little Church St
- Loch Rae Ct
- Luton Ln
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- Lyndhurst Cr
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- Manningtree Rd
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- Measham Pl
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- Morang Rd
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- Muir St
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- Narveno Ct
- Newburgh Pl
- Newburgh Place
- New St
- Oak St
- Osborne Ct
- Oxley Rd
- Palmer Pl
- Park St
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- Percy St
- Pine St
- Power Ave
- Power St
- Queens Ave
- Rae St
- Railway Pl
- Randolph St
- Reserve Rd
- Riversdale Ct
- Riversdale Rd
- Robinson Rd
- Roche St
- Rosney St
- Ruby St
- Salisbury Gr
- Sayce Ln
- Scotch Cct
- Scotsburn St
- Scott St
- Selbourne St
- Sercombe Gr
- Serle Ln
- Serpells Ln
- Shakespeare Gr
- Simpson Pl
- Smart St
- South St
- Spencer St
- St Columbs St
- Summerlea Gr
- Swinburne Ave
- The Boulevard
- Thomas St
- Through St
- Tooronga Rd
- Tweed St
- Urquhart St
- Vicars St
- View St
- Violet Gr
- Vivian Gr
- Wakefield St
- Wallen Rd
- Wattle Gr
- Wattle Rd
- Wellesley Rd
- William St
- Woodburn Rd
- Wood St
- Wright St
- Wyuna Ave
- Xavier Ave
- Yarra Gr
- Yarra St
- York St
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