Median price trend for houses
Based on 276 sales in the preceding 12 months
$580,000
Up 10.5% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $600k
- 2 bed
- $393k
- 3 bed
- $550k
- 4 bed
- $620k
- 5+ bed
- $681k
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The quick read on
Melton South
VIC 3338 · Melton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $580,000
- Median unit
- $425,000
- Population
- 11,362
- Postcode
- 3338
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Melton South, Victoria
Property market insights for Melton South
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Melton South VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 479 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Melton South, VIC is currently $580,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Melton South has a 12-month growth rate of 10.5% for houses and 10.4% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $600,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $393,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $550,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $620,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $681,000 in Melton South.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Melton South is $425 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Melton South is $425,000, which has increased 10.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $400,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $442,000 in Melton South. The median rent for units and apartments in Melton South is $350 per week and has decreased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Melton South safe?
The overall rate for Melton South is 10,414 offences per 100,000 residents — 160% 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 Melton South.
Overall crime rate
10,414
offences per 100,000 residents
160% aboveGreater Melbourne
Melton SouthGreater 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 Melton South?
Melton South VIC 3338 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
11,362 people call Melton South home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,209 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 11,362
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1523.4%Above
15–3426.1%Below
35–5426.2%Below
55–7419.0%In line
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.9%Above
Townhouses13.7%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright26.0%Below
Paying a mortgage37.3%Below
Renting36.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.7%Below
One car43.7%Above
Two cars34.1%Below
Three or more14.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.9%Below
Drove to work59.1%Above
Train, tram or bus4.0%In line
Walked or cycled1.1%Below
What stands out in Melton South
12.9% of workers in Melton South worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
6.3% of Melton South residents were born in India.
30.4% of people in Melton South described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Melton South
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Melton South VIC 3338.
Is Melton South family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
23.4% of Melton South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
2,715 family households lived in Melton South; 42.8% were couple families and 26.6% were one-parent families.
46.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Melton South?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Melton South had 11,362 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.3% 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 Melton South?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.9% of occupied private dwellings in Melton South.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Melton South?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
26.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
37.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.7% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Melton South?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Melton South had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 27.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 29.9%, while 25.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Melton South?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
59.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
4.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Melton South?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 43.7% of the total.
48.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Melton South, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.9% reported a different address.
31.8% 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 Melton South?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
58.7% of residents used only English at home.
31.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Melton South residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
31.8% of Melton South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.2% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
6.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 74.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Melton South?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.6% of ancestry responses in Melton South.
Australian ancestry made up 26.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Melton South?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 5.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.8% 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 Melton South?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
25.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 11.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Melton South show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.6% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Melton South?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 36.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Melton South?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,209 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Melton South compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.9% in Melton South, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 26.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 36.7% in Melton South, 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 Melton South
Is Melton South expensive?
The median house price is $580,000, while units and apartments sit at $425,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Melton South good for families?
The Census counted 2,715 local families, and 23.4% 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 Melton South?
Larger houses have a median around $681,000, 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 Melton South
197 streets in Melton South
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbott St
- Acacia Cr
- Albert Dr
- Andrew St
- Antonio Dr
- Austin Pl
- Ayesha Ave
- Babina Ave
- Bass Ct
- Bennett St
- Bernard Dr
- Bindaree Drive
- Birdswing Tce
- Blackwood Dr
- Blamey Dr
- Blaxland Rd
- Bligh St
- Bolton St
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- Bonica Walk
- Bonito St
- Bourke Rd
- Bowen Cl
- Boyd Ct
- Brand Ct
- Brennan St
- Bridgeford Cr
- Bridge Rd
- Bridges St
- Brooklyn Rd
- Callanan Dr
- Canterbury Cct
- Capstone Circuit
- Cardigan Cl
- Charles Ct
- Chauvel St
- Cheryl St
- Cheshire Ave
- Childs St
- Clarendon Dr
- Clement
- Clowes St
- Coburns Rd
- Codrington Street
- Connel Dr
- Cook Rd
- Cooper St
- Cornelius Cl
- Cornwell St
- Coventry Pl
- Creek St
- Crestmont Dr
- Cromwell Cl
- Cunningham Ct
- Dalton Dr
- Daniel Dr
- David St
- Denny Pl
- Dome Street
- Dream Pl
- Dreelburn Tce
- Drouin Ct
- Eaton St
- Edna Ct
- Effron Cl
- Elizabeth St
- Eliza Park Dr
- Enrica Dr
- Equine Cct
- Exell Ave
- Exford Rd
- Exon St
- Eyre St
- Farrington Ave
- First Ave
- Flinders Rd
- Forde Ave
- Forrest St
- Francis St
- Fraser St
- Freestone Ave
- Gabbro Street
- Garfield Cl
- Gillies Street
- Grace St
- Guthrie Dr
- Hanover Circuit
- Harper St
- Hawkestone St
- Hazel St
- Henty St
- Hogan Street
- Holloway Road
- Hollybrook St
- Horseman Dr
- Howe Ct
- Hume Ave
- Hunter St
- Ikara Close
- Iris Ct
- Jacobena Road
- Joy St
- Kamil St
- Kevin Ct
- Kinane Street
- Kingsford Ave
- Kirner Road
- Kirner Street
- Kurrajong Cr
- Lachlan Rd
- Lang Rd
- Laurier Ave
- Lavarack St
- Lawson Rd
- Leggatt St
- Lina
- Linacre Cr
- Lynton St
- Maclaren Dr
- Macquarie St
- Manson Dr
- Mapleton Bvd
- Mapstone Ct
- Mary St
- Mathews St
- Mcculloch St
- Mcdonald St
- Mckay Pl
- Meighen Cct
- Melanda Rd
- Mitchell Rd
- Monash St
- Moodie St
- Morris St
- Morshead St
- Moss St
- Mullans St
- Munro Avenue
- Murray St
- Myrtle St
- Neerim St
- Nelson Ct
- Northcott St
- Norwood Ave
- Oakfield Ct
- Odin
- Orchardview Avenue
- Oxley Ct
- Pearson Pl
- Phillip St
- Porter St
- Rae Ct
- Raymond St
- Rees Rd
- Regal Ct
- Reynolds Pl
- Richard Rd
- Risson St
- Rochford
- Rowell Ct
- Ruth Ct
- Second Ave
- Sleeman Pl
- Stafford St
- Station Rd
- Staughton St
- Steadfield Cct
- Stockwell St
- Strachan Pl
- Sturt Rd
- Sutherland Ave
- Talia Ct
- Tamar Dr
- Teeda Ct
- Thomas Ave
- Toogoolawah Dr
- Toohey Cl
- Toolern St
- Torrington Street
- Trudeau Rd
- Turf Club Bvd
- Valerian St
- Valerie Ct
- Vasey Ct
- Victor Ct
- Walton St
- Waratah St
- Warranooke Street
- Wattle Pl
- Wentworth Rd
- Wickham St
- Wicklow Dr
- Wills Rd
- Wilson Rd
- Wootton Ct
- Yale St
- Yenda Loop
- Yeoman St
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