Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,180,000
Up 9.8% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Long Forest
VIC 3340 · Moorabool
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,180,000
- Population
- 343
- Postcode
- 3340
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Long Forest, Victoria
Property market insights for Long Forest
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Long Forest VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated July 2026.
The median house price in Long Forest, VIC is currently $1,180,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Long Forest has a 12-month growth rate of 9.8% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Long Forest safe?
The overall rate for Long Forest is 2,592 offences per 100,000 residents — 35% 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 Long Forest.
Overall crime rate
2,592
offences per 100,000 residents
35% belowGreater Melbourne
Long ForestGreater 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 Long Forest?
Long Forest VIC 3340 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
343 people call Long Forest home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,437 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 343
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $520 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.6%Below
15–3423.0%Below
35–5431.5%Above
55–7429.4%Above
75 and over2.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.2%Above
Paying a mortgage53.8%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car13.0%Below
Two cars30.6%Below
Three or more53.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.7%Below
Drove to work57.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Long Forest
22.7% of workers in Long Forest worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.7% of Long Forest residents were born in England.
50.4% of people in Long Forest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Long Forest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Long Forest VIC 3340.
Is Long Forest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.6% of Long Forest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
102 family households lived in Long Forest; 49.0% were couple families and 15.7% were one-parent families.
25.5% 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 Long Forest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Long Forest had 343 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.4% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Long Forest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.4% of occupied private dwellings in Long Forest.
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 Long Forest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
53.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% 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 Long Forest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Long Forest had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 11.1% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Two-person households represented 28.7%, while 36.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Long Forest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
57.8% 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 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Long Forest?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 Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 13.0% of the total.
84.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Long Forest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
78.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.1% reported a different address.
13.4% 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 Long Forest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.7% 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 Long Forest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.4% of Long Forest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.6% 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 91.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Long Forest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.7% of ancestry responses in Long Forest.
Australian ancestry made up 47.8% 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 Long Forest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 13.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 4.9% of workers, and education and training employed 13.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Long Forest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
39.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Long Forest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.1% reported asthma, 7.0% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Long Forest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Long Forest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,437 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $520 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Long Forest compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.7% in Long Forest, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 46.2% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Long Forest, 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 Long Forest
Is Long Forest expensive?
The median house price is $1,180,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Long Forest good for families?
The Census counted 102 local families, and 14.6% 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 Long Forest?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Long Forest
14 streets in Long Forest
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Banksia Ct
- Bulldog Ln
- Bull Mallee Rd
- Canopus Cct
- Clematis Ct
- Greenhood Ct
- Grevillea Ct
- Long Forest Rd
- Moonah Dr
- Red Box Ct
- Sundew Ave
- Symington Rd
- Wattle Ct
- Wirrilda Ct
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