Median price trend for houses
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$622,000
Up 6.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $570k
- 4 bed
- $660k
Aerial view of suburban residential area
Graeme Bartlett · CC BY-SA 3.0
The quick read on
Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
VIC 3875 · East Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $622,000
- Population
- 290
- Postcode
- 3875
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.), Victoria
Property market insights for Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 9.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.), VIC is currently $622,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 6.3% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $570,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $660,000 in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) safe?
The overall rate for Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) is 7,635 offences per 100,000 residents — 88% above 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.).
Overall crime rate
7,635
offences per 100,000 residents
88% aboveRest of Vic.
Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)Rest 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?
Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) VIC 3875 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
290 people call Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,875 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 290
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $385 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1525.5%Above
15–3417.6%Below
35–5428.6%Above
55–7421.0%Below
75 and over7.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses102.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.0%Above
Paying a mortgage46.0%Above
Renting9.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car18.3%Below
Two cars43.3%Above
Three or more44.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.1%Above
Drove to work63.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.8%Below
What stands out in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
21.1% of workers in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Vic..
49.0% of people in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) VIC 3875.
Is Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
25.5% of Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
79 family households lived in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.); 53.2% were couple families and 8.9% were one-parent families.
46.8% 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) had 290 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.0% 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 102.0% of occupied private dwellings in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.).
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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
45.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
46.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 18.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 30.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
63.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?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 Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 18.3% of the total.
87.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
49.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 50.2% reported a different address.
2.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.8% of residents used only English at home.
3.4% 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
2.8% of Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 97.2% 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 96.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 57.9% of ancestry responses in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.).
Australian ancestry made up 33.4% 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 30.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 75.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
42.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
69.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.6% reported asthma, 6.6% arthritis and 1.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,875 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $385 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.1% in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.), compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 45.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 9.0% in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.), 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
Is Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $622,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 79 local families, and 25.5% 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $660,000, 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 Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
28 streets in Hillside (East Gippsland - Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Andersons Ln
- Bairnsdale-Dargo Rd
- Baudinetts Road
- Brolga St
- Buchanans Rd
- Calverts Lane
- Calverts Rd
- Flycatcher
- Hansfords Rd
- Heron Rd
- Hillside Rd
- Hines Rd
- Ives Rd
- Marriage Ln
- Mittons Rd
- Power Station Rd
- Princes Hwy
- Races Ln
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- Redcourt Ln
- Scotts Rd
- Settlement Rd
- Soldiers Rd
- Thatchers Ln
- Verdell St
- Walkers Ln
- Warbler St
- Whipbird St
- Whistler Dr
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