Median price trend for houses
Based on 35 sales in the preceding 12 months
$850,000
Down 12.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $775k
- 3 bed
- $850k
- 4 bed
- $880k
- 5+ bed
- $918k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Kalorama
VIC 3766 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $850,000
- Population
- 1,277
- Postcode
- 3766
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Kalorama, Victoria
Property market insights for Kalorama
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kalorama VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$825 per week
Up 10.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kalorama, VIC is currently $850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kalorama has a 12-month growth rate of -12.6% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $775,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $880,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $918,000 in Kalorama.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kalorama is $825 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kalorama safe?
The overall rate for Kalorama is 2,205 offences per 100,000 residents — 45% 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 Kalorama.
Overall crime rate
2,205
offences per 100,000 residents
45% belowGreater Melbourne
KaloramaGreater 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 Kalorama?
Kalorama VIC 3766 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,277 people call Kalorama home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,087 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,277
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,950 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $416 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.6%Above
15–3418.4%Below
35–5433.1%Above
55–7424.3%Above
75 and over5.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.0%Above
Paying a mortgage57.1%Above
Renting5.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.5%Below
One car26.2%Below
Two cars47.2%Above
Three or more23.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.3%Above
Drove to work48.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Kalorama
31.3% of workers in Kalorama worked from home on Census day.
5.8% of Kalorama residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
60.1% of people in Kalorama described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kalorama
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kalorama VIC 3766.
Is Kalorama family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.6% of Kalorama's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
354 family households lived in Kalorama; 51.1% were couple families and 9.6% were one-parent families.
39.8% 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 Kalorama?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kalorama had 1,277 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.8% 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 Kalorama?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.2% of occupied private dwellings in Kalorama.
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 Kalorama?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
57.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
5.9% 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 Kalorama?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kalorama had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 21.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.9%, while 26.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kalorama?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
48.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
0.9% 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 Kalorama?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 26.2% of the total.
70.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kalorama, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.5% reported a different address.
17.9% 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 Kalorama?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.9% of residents used only English at home.
7.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kalorama residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.9% of Kalorama's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.1% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kalorama?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.8% of ancestry responses in Kalorama.
Australian ancestry made up 37.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kalorama?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 13.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kalorama?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
35.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kalorama show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 7.9% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kalorama?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kalorama?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,087 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $416 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kalorama compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.3% in Kalorama, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 37.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 5.9% in Kalorama, 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 Kalorama
Is Kalorama expensive?
The median house price is $850,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kalorama good for families?
The Census counted 354 local families, and 19.6% 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 Kalorama?
Larger houses have a median around $918,000, 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 Kalorama
47 streets in Kalorama
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alma Ln
- Barbers Rd
- Bayview Tce
- Bonza
- Browns Rd
- Caroline Cr
- Childs Rd
- Doughtys Rd
- Dunbar Ave
- Eileen Ave
- Erith Ln
- Ernest Rd
- Falls Rd
- Farringdon Rd
- Grange Rd
- Hands Rd
- Inverness Rd
- Jasper Rd
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- Jeeves Ave
- Kalorama Tce
- Link Rd
- Logan Ave
- Lookout Rd
- Monbulk Rd
- Mountain View Rd
- Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
- Mount Rd
- Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd
- Myra Ct
- Old Coach Rd
- Old Mountain Rd
- Olinda Creek Rd
- Outlook Dr
- Panorama Rd
- Paxcroft Ave
- Price Rd
- Ricketts Ct
- Ridge Rd
- Rosemont Cr
- Scenic Cr
- Silvan View St
- Thompsons Rd
- Tosari Rd
- Warwick Rd
- William St
- Woodhurst Gr
- Yosemite Rd
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