Median price trend for houses
Based on 53 sales in the preceding 12 months
$897,000
Up 12.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $690k
- 3 bed
- $766k
- 4 bed
- $1.08m
- 5+ bed
- $1.15m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Monbulk
VIC 3793 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $897,000
- Population
- 3,651
- Postcode
- 3793
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Monbulk, Victoria
Property market insights for Monbulk
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Monbulk VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 13 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$638 per week
Up 11.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Monbulk, VIC is currently $897,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Monbulk has a 12-month growth rate of 12.9% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $690,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $766,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000 in Monbulk.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Monbulk is $638 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Monbulk safe?
The overall rate for Monbulk is 1,917 offences per 100,000 residents — 52% 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 Monbulk.
Overall crime rate
1,917
offences per 100,000 residents
52% belowGreater Melbourne
MonbulkGreater 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 Monbulk?
Monbulk VIC 3793 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,651 people call Monbulk home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,722 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,651
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,915 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $369 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.3%Above
15–3422.0%Below
35–5428.6%Above
55–7423.5%Above
75 and over6.7%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.9%Above
Townhouses3.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.9%Above
Paying a mortgage46.3%Above
Renting14.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.6%Below
One car27.0%Below
Two cars41.6%Above
Three or more28.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.2%Below
Drove to work56.3%Above
Train, tram or bus1.1%Below
Walked or cycled3.3%Above
What stands out in Monbulk
21.2% of workers in Monbulk worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
5.8% of Monbulk residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
57.3% of people in Monbulk described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Monbulk
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Monbulk VIC 3793.
Is Monbulk family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.3% of Monbulk's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,026 family households lived in Monbulk; 46.9% were couple families and 15.6% were one-parent families.
38.0% 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 Monbulk?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Monbulk had 3,651 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.2% 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 Monbulk?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.9% of occupied private dwellings in Monbulk.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.0% 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 Monbulk?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.
46.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.8% 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 Monbulk?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Monbulk had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 20.9% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 33.0%, while 28.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Monbulk?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
56.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
1.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Monbulk?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 27.0% of the total.
70.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Monbulk, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.3% reported a different address.
15.7% 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 Monbulk?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.5% of residents used only English at home.
5.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Monbulk residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.7% of Monbulk's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.3% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Monbulk?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Monbulk.
Australian ancestry made up 39.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Monbulk?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 14.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Monbulk?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
33.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Monbulk show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.6% reported asthma, 9.5% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Monbulk?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Monbulk?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,722 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,915.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $369 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Monbulk compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.2% in Monbulk, 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 14.8% in Monbulk, 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 Monbulk
Is Monbulk expensive?
The median house price is $897,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Monbulk good for families?
The Census counted 1,026 local families, and 19.3% 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 Monbulk?
Larger houses have a median around $1,150,000, 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 Monbulk
68 streets in Monbulk
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allandale Rd
- Allen Rd
- Anderson Rd
- Baynes Park Rd
- Blueberry Ln
- Bonham Rd
- Burchett St
- Burns
- Camms Rd
- Carcoola Rd
- Cavey Rd
- Cedar Ct
- Centre Rd
- Coulson Rd
- David Hill Rd
- David St
- De Winter Rd
- Douglas Cr
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- Elderberry Ln
- Emerald Creek Rd
- Emerald-Monbulk Rd
- Fairy Dell Rd
- Fernshaw Rd
- Fleming Ln
- Forest St
- Glenview Rd
- Haig Ave
- Harvest Cl
- Holden Rd
- Hunter St
- Invermay Rd
- Jellicoe Ave
- Jindabyne Ct
- Karinga Rd
- Kenny Ln
- Little Joe View Ln
- Loch Ave
- Macclesfield Rd
- Main Rd
- Masches Hill Rd
- Mayview Dr
- Mcallister Rd
- Mccarthy Rd
- Menin Rd
- Monbulk Road
- Monbulk-Seville Rd
- Moores Rd
- Moxhams Rd
- Mt Pleasant Rd
- Nettleton Rd
- Nugent St
- Old Emerald Rd
- Old Macclesfield Rd
- Olinda-Monbulk Rd
- Prices Rd
- Priors Rd
- Rankins Rd
- Red Hill Rd
- Reservoir Rd
- Robina Rd
- Seamer Rd
- Spring Rd
- Stanley Rd
- Tavistock Rd
- Victoria Ave
- Vika Ave
- Wards Rd
- Wiseman Rd
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