Median price trend for houses
Based on 185 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,460,000
Down 1.7% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $310k
- 2 bed
- $1.01m
- 3 bed
- $1.36m
- 4 bed
- $1.77m
- 5+ bed
- $2.11m
Historical shopfronts and modern buildings on Puckle Street
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The quick read on
Moonee Ponds
VIC 3039 · Moonee Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,460,000
- Median unit
- $578,000
- Population
- 16,224
- Postcode
- 3039
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ABS 2021
Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Property market insights for Moonee Ponds
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Moonee Ponds VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 176 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Moonee Ponds, VIC is currently $1,460,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Moonee Ponds has a 12-month growth rate of -1.7% for houses and 9.8% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $310,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,010,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,360,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,770,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,110,000 in Moonee Ponds.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Moonee Ponds is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Moonee Ponds is $578,000, which has increased 9.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $425,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $634,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,660,000 in Moonee Ponds. The median rent for units and apartments in Moonee Ponds is $575 per week and has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Moonee Ponds safe?
The overall rate for Moonee Ponds is 2,545 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% 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 Moonee Ponds.
Overall crime rate
2,545
offences per 100,000 residents
36% belowGreater Melbourne
Moonee PondsGreater 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 Moonee Ponds?
Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
16,224 people call Moonee Ponds home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $2,111 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 16,224
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.9%Below
15–3430.6%Above
35–5428.1%In line
55–7420.3%Above
75 and over7.2%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses44.7%Below
Townhouses15.7%Below
Apartments39.3%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright30.8%In line
Paying a mortgage29.7%Below
Renting39.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car15.4%Above
One car46.5%Above
Two cars28.5%Below
Three or more9.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home38.6%Above
Drove to work32.4%Below
Train, tram or bus6.4%Above
Walked or cycled4.3%Above
What stands out in Moonee Ponds
38.6% of workers in Moonee Ponds worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
2.5% of Moonee Ponds residents were born in India, about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
38.2% of people in Moonee Ponds described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Moonee Ponds
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Moonee Ponds VIC 3039.
Is Moonee Ponds family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.9% of Moonee Ponds's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
4,165 family households lived in Moonee Ponds; 42.4% were couple families and 11.1% were one-parent families.
32.1% 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 Moonee Ponds?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Moonee Ponds had 16,224 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.5% 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 Moonee Ponds?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 44.7% of occupied private dwellings in Moonee Ponds.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 39.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Moonee Ponds?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
30.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
29.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.6% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Moonee Ponds?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Moonee Ponds had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 34.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.8%, while 19.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Moonee Ponds?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
38.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
32.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
6.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Moonee Ponds?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
15.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 46.5% of the total.
38.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Moonee Ponds, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.7% reported a different address.
28.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Moonee Ponds?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
72.4% of residents used only English at home.
24.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Moonee Ponds residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
28.2% of Moonee Ponds's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.8% was born in Australia.
1.4% of residents were born in China.
2.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Moonee Ponds?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 27.0% of ancestry responses in Moonee Ponds.
Australian ancestry made up 23.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Moonee Ponds?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 17.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.5% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Moonee Ponds?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.2%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
42.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Moonee Ponds show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 7.2% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Moonee Ponds?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Moonee Ponds?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,111 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Moonee Ponds compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 38.6% in Moonee Ponds, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 30.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Renting accounted for 39.6% in Moonee Ponds, 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 Moonee Ponds
Is Moonee Ponds expensive?
The median house price is $1,460,000, while units and apartments sit at $578,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Moonee Ponds good for families?
The Census counted 4,165 local families, and 13.9% 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 Moonee Ponds?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,360,000, 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 Moonee Ponds
156 streets in Moonee Ponds
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aberfeldie St
- Addison St
- Albert St
- Alexandra Ave
- Ardmillan Pl
- Ardmillan Rd
- Argyle St
- Ascot Vale Rd
- Aspen St
- Athol St
- Bent St
- Blair St
- Blessington Way
- Bloom St
- Bowen St
- Branch St
- Brinnand Ln
- Browning St
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- Bruce St
- Buckley St
- Burns St
- Byron St
- Canterbury St
- Capulet St
- Carlyle St
- Chaucer St
- Cheffers St
- Chester St
- Clarinda Rd
- Coats St
- Corio St
- Crawford St
- Darling St
- Davies St
- Dean St
- Derby Pl
- Derby Street
- Dickens St
- Eddy St
- Edgar St
- Eglinton St
- Elizabeth St
- Evans St
- Everage St
- Fanny St
- Feehan Ave
- Felix Mews
- Field St
- Fortelny Way
- George St
- Gladstone St
- Grace St
- Grandison St
- Grandview St
- Grosvenor St
- Hallkeeper Ln
- Hall St
- Hartnett Ct
- Heritage St
- Hinkins St
- Holberg St
- Holmes Rd
- Homer St
- Hopetoun St
- Hotham St
- Hudson St
- Huntly St
- Hutcheson St
- Jennings St
- Johnson St
- Kellaway Ave
- Kenna St
- Kernan St
- Kipling St
- Lamb St
- Latrobe St
- Laura St
- Lawson St
- Learmonth St
- Lennox St
- Lethbridge St
- Lorne St
- Mantell St
- Maple
- Margaret Muir
- Margaret St
- Maribyrnong Rd
- Market Ln
- Marshall St
- Matchett Ln
- Mcnae St
- Mcpherson St
- Melrose St
- Milfay Ave
- Milverton St
- Montague St
- Montgomery St
- Moore St
- Mt Alexander Rd
- Murray St
- Newhall Ave
- Newton Pde
- Ngarveno St
- Norfolk St
- Normanby St
- Norwood Cr
- Ophir St
- Orford St
- Ormond Rd
- Ovens St
- Park Cr
- Park St
- Parry St
- Pascoe Vale Rd
- Pattison St
- Penleigh Ct
- Pitches St
- Pratt St
- Primrose St
- Puckle Ln
- Puckle St
- Railway Cr
- Robb St
- Robinson St
- Salisbury St
- Scotia St
- Scott St
- Severn St
- Shuter St
- Silk Ln
- Smith St
- Steele St
- St James St
- Stonepine Drive
- Stonepipe Drive
- Stuart St
- Sussex St
- Sydenham Street
- Taylor St
- Tennyson St
- The Boulevard
- The Strand
- Thomas St
- Trinafour St
- Turner St
- Union Rd
- Victoria St
- Vine St
- Walker St
- Waverley St
- Whitehouse Pl
- Wilson St
- Winchester St
- Wordsworth St
- York St
- Young St
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