Median price trend for houses
Based on 117 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,450,000
Up 3.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.12m
- 3 bed
- $1.33m
- 4 bed
- $1.6m
- 5+ bed
- $2.15m
Modern church building with a tall spire
The quick read on
Highett
VIC 3190 · Bayside (Vic.)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,450,000
- Median unit
- $745,000
- Population
- 12,016
- Postcode
- 3190
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ABS 2021
Highett, Victoria
Property market insights for Highett
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Highett VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 69 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 3.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Highett, VIC is currently $1,450,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Highett has a 12-month growth rate of 3.6% for houses and 9.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,330,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,150,000 in Highett.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Highett is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Highett is $745,000, which has increased 9.6% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $410,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $681,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,120,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,580,000 in Highett. The median rent for units and apartments in Highett is $625 per week and has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Highett safe?
The overall rate for Highett is 4,849 offences per 100,000 residents — 21% 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 Highett.
Overall crime rate
4,849
offences per 100,000 residents
21% aboveGreater Melbourne
HighettGreater 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 Highett?
Highett VIC 3190 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
12,016 people call Highett home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,119 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 12,016
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $430 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.4%In line
15–3423.2%Below
35–5431.2%Above
55–7419.7%Above
75 and over7.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses53.3%Below
Townhouses28.6%Above
Apartments17.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright30.9%In line
Paying a mortgage41.1%Above
Renting28.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.4%Below
One car45.1%Above
Two cars38.5%Above
Three or more9.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home39.0%Above
Drove to work38.7%Below
Train, tram or bus3.1%In line
Walked or cycled2.8%In line
What stands out in Highett
39.0% of workers in Highett worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.9% of Highett residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
46.1% of people in Highett described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Highett
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Highett VIC 3190.
Is Highett family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.4% of Highett's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
3,305 family households lived in Highett; 47.2% were couple families and 15.6% were one-parent families.
40.1% 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 Highett?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Highett had 12,016 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.1% 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 Highett?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 53.3% of occupied private dwellings in Highett.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 28.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 17.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Highett?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
30.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
41.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
28.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Highett?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Highett had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 29.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 31.8%, while 22.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Highett?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
39.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
38.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
3.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Highett?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 45.1% of the total.
48.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Highett, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.1% reported a different address.
30.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Highett?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.9% of residents used only English at home.
20.7% used a language other than English at home.
2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Highett residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
30.2% of Highett's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 69.8% was born in Australia.
2.4% of residents were born in China.
2.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Highett?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.3% of ancestry responses in Highett.
Australian ancestry made up 28.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Highett?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 19.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Highett?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.4%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
41.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Highett show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Highett?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Highett?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,119 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Highett compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 39.0% in Highett, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 30.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Renting accounted for 28.0% in Highett, 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 Highett
Is Highett expensive?
The median house price is $1,450,000, while units and apartments sit at $745,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Highett good for families?
The Census counted 3,305 local families, and 18.4% 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 Highett?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,600,000, 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 Highett
133 streets in Highett
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Advantage Rd
- Albert St
- Alfred St
- Allen St
- Ashwood Ave
- Aster Cr
- Avoca St
- Baldwin St
- Barnet Street
- Bay Rd
- Beaumaris Pde
- Bluff Rd
- Bottlebrush Walk
- Brushtail Lane
- Callistemon Boulevard
- Centre Ct
- Ceramics Ln
- Chesterville Road
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- Clements St
- Clonmult Ave
- Cloyne St
- Clyde St
- Coe Ln
- Commercial Rd
- Connors St
- Dalmont St
- Danson St
- Dart St
- Dawn Street
- Dennis St
- Desmond Ave
- Donald St
- Dorothea St
- Dunkley Ave
- Eddie St
- Edsall St
- Edwin Pde
- Enright St
- Findon Ct
- Fox Cl
- Frances St
- Frederico St
- Fuge St
- George St
- Gilarth St
- Graham Rd
- Greta Ct
- Hakea Way
- Harding St
- Haynes St
- Hazel Ave
- Henry St
- Herbert St
- Hibberd St
- Highett Gr
- Highett Rd
- Highland Ave
- Hillcrest Ave
- Holyrood St
- Jackson Rd
- James Ave
- Jillian Ave
- June St
- Karen St
- Lansell Ave
- Lawson Pde
- Lightwood Avenue
- Livingston St
- Locinda St
- Maher St
- Major St
- Maralber Rd
- Marchant St
- Maroona Rd
- Marshall Ave
- Mary Ave
- Mason Ct
- Matthieson St
- Maxflo Ct
- Mcfarlane Ct
- Middleton St
- Miller St
- Moira Ave
- Molong Avenue
- Monamie Ave
- Morley Cr
- Mount View Rd
- Muir St
- Nepean Hwy
- Nicol Street
- North Ct
- Noyes St
- Oaklands Ct
- Panorama Ave
- Peace St
- Peterson St
- Pioneer Walk
- Port St
- Princess Ave
- Railway Pde
- Regworth Ct
- Remington Dr
- Rose St
- Rowans Rd
- Royal Tce
- Royalty Ave
- Rupert St
- Sandford St
- Seaton Rd
- South Ct
- Spring Rd
- Stanton St
- Station St
- Sterling Ave
- Stevens St
- Sydenham St
- Telford St
- Tennyson St
- Teton Ct
- The Crescent
- Thistle Gr
- Tibrockney St
- Train St
- Turner Rd
- Tweed St
- View St
- Viola Cr
- Wannan St
- Wesley Ct
- Wickham Rd
- Wilson St
- Wolseley St
- Worthing Rd
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