Median price trend for houses
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
$945,000
Up 8.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $830k
- 4 bed
- $985k
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The quick read on
Kinglake West
VIC 3757 · Murrindindi
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $945,000
- Population
- 1,305
- Postcode
- 3757
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Kinglake West, Victoria
Property market insights for Kinglake West
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kinglake West VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$550 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kinglake West, VIC is currently $945,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kinglake West has a 12-month growth rate of 8.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $985,000 in Kinglake West.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kinglake West is $550 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kinglake West safe?
The overall rate for Kinglake West is 3,546 offences per 100,000 residents — 11% 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 Kinglake West.
Overall crime rate
3,546
offences per 100,000 residents
11% belowGreater Melbourne
Kinglake WestGreater 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 Kinglake West?
Kinglake West VIC 3757 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,305 people call Kinglake West home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,950 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,305
- Median age
- 40 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.8%Above
15–3421.6%Below
35–5429.6%Above
55–7423.2%Above
75 and over4.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.0%Above
Townhouses1.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.9%Above
Paying a mortgage56.8%Above
Renting4.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.3%Below
One car16.8%Below
Two cars36.9%In line
Three or more45.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.7%Below
Drove to work61.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.4%In line
What stands out in Kinglake West
15.7% of workers in Kinglake West worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
2.8% of Kinglake West residents were born in England.
50.3% of people in Kinglake West described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kinglake West
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kinglake West VIC 3757.
Is Kinglake West family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.8% of Kinglake West's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
346 family households lived in Kinglake West; 51.2% were couple families and 11.0% were one-parent families.
39.3% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kinglake West?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kinglake West had 1,305 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.7% 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 Kinglake West?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.0% of occupied private dwellings in Kinglake West.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.0% 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 Kinglake West?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
56.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
4.2% 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 Kinglake West?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kinglake West had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 34.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kinglake West?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
61.4% 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 2.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kinglake West?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 16.8% of the total.
82.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kinglake West, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.1% reported a different address.
10.7% 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 Kinglake West?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.8% of residents used only English at home.
5.7% 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 Kinglake West residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.7% of Kinglake West's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kinglake West?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.6% of ancestry responses in Kinglake West.
Australian ancestry made up 38.7% 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 Kinglake West?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 12.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.1% of workers, and education and training employed 6.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kinglake West?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
34.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kinglake West show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.9% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kinglake West?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kinglake West?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,950 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kinglake West compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.7% in Kinglake West, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 38.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 4.2% in Kinglake West, 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 Kinglake West
Is Kinglake West expensive?
The median house price is $945,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kinglake West good for families?
The Census counted 346 local families, and 20.8% 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 Kinglake West?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $985,000, 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 Kinglake West
41 streets in Kinglake West
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alexander Ct
- Amlyn Ct
- Birch Ct
- Bowden Spur Road
- Burtons Rd
- Cedar Ct
- Coombs Rd
- Edenvale Cr
- Forest St
- Jorgensen Pde
- Jouvelet St
- Kelly Ct
- Kestrel Ln
- Kings Rd
- Macedon Ct
- Macs Rd
- Margaret St
- Marks Rd
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- Monarch Cl
- Nagle
- National Park Rd
- Nichols Rd
- Oldfield Rd
- Parkers Rd
- Peregrine Dr
- Pine Ridge Rd
- Plover
- Pratts Rd
- Rae St
- Rawsthorne Ct
- Recreation Rd
- Rowland Rd
- Ryan Rd
- Scott Ave
- Stone St
- Tommy Hut Rd
- Watsons Rd
- Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd
- Whittlesea-Yea Rd
- Windana Ct
- Yea Road
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