Median price trend for houses
Based on 127 sales in the preceding 12 months
$885,000
Up 2.8% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $585k
- 2 bed
- $710k
- 3 bed
- $850k
- 4 bed
- $950k
- 5+ bed
- $1.34m
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The quick read on
Mount Evelyn
VIC 3796 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $885,000
- Median unit
- $770,000
- Population
- 9,799
- Postcode
- 3796
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ABS 2021
Mount Evelyn, Victoria
Property market insights for Mount Evelyn
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Evelyn VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 26 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 17.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Evelyn, VIC is currently $885,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Evelyn has a 12-month growth rate of 2.8% for houses and -4.2% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $585,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $710,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $950,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,340,000 in Mount Evelyn.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Evelyn is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 17.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mount Evelyn is $770,000, which has decreased 4.2% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $571,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $835,000 in Mount Evelyn. The median rent for units and apartments in Mount Evelyn is $575 per week and has decreased 14.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Evelyn safe?
The overall rate for Mount Evelyn is 1,796 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% 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 Mount Evelyn.
Overall crime rate
1,796
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowGreater Melbourne
Mount EvelynGreater 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 Mount Evelyn?
Mount Evelyn VIC 3796 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
9,799 people call Mount Evelyn home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,045 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 9,799
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $365 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.0%Above
15–3425.6%Below
35–5426.8%Below
55–7422.1%Above
75 and over5.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.8%Above
Townhouses2.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.8%Above
Paying a mortgage57.7%Above
Renting9.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.9%Below
One car23.4%Below
Two cars43.1%Above
Three or more31.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.0%Below
Drove to work57.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Mount Evelyn
21.0% of workers in Mount Evelyn worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.8% of Mount Evelyn residents were born in England.
56.0% of people in Mount Evelyn described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Evelyn
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Evelyn VIC 3796.
Is Mount Evelyn family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.0% of Mount Evelyn's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
2,776 family households lived in Mount Evelyn; 51.8% were couple families and 12.2% were one-parent families.
37.9% 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 Mount Evelyn?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Evelyn had 9,799 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.8% 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 Mount Evelyn?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.8% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Evelyn.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.0% 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 Mount Evelyn?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
57.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.5% 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 Mount Evelyn?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Evelyn had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 18.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 31.7%, while 32.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Evelyn?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.0% 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.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Evelyn?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 23.4% of the total.
74.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Evelyn, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.5% reported a different address.
12.7% 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 Mount Evelyn?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Evelyn residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.7% of Mount Evelyn's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.3% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Evelyn?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.8% of ancestry responses in Mount Evelyn.
Australian ancestry made up 43.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Evelyn?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 12.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Evelyn?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% 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 Mount Evelyn show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Evelyn?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Evelyn?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,045 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 $365 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Evelyn compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.0% in Mount Evelyn, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 32.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 9.5% in Mount Evelyn, 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 Mount Evelyn
Is Mount Evelyn expensive?
The median house price is $885,000, while units and apartments sit at $770,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Evelyn good for families?
The Census counted 2,776 local families, and 20.0% 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 Mount Evelyn?
Larger houses have a median around $1,340,000, 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 Mount Evelyn
154 streets in Mount Evelyn
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Ln
- Adams Pl
- Alice St
- Antonio Cl
- Aqueduct Ave
- Artisan Cl
- Aspen Cl
- Bailey Rd
- Bamfield Rd
- Banool Ave
- Birmingham Rd
- Blue Wren Ct
- Borang Ave
- Bourke St
- Bradman Ave
- Buckmaster Dr
- Burdap Dr
- Cameron Rd
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- Camric Ct
- Caterina Cl
- Centre Ave
- Channel Rd
- Clancys Rd
- Clegg Rd
- Clematis Rd
- Commercial Rd
- Corless Cl
- Currajong Ave
- Davey Rd
- David Rd
- Dawn Ct
- Dorothy Rd
- East Ave
- Ebbys
- Elizabeth St
- Elsie Gr
- Everton Rd
- Falkingham Rd
- Falls Rd
- Fernhill Rd
- Forest Road
- Forge Rd
- Fortune Ave
- Francis Cr
- Fuller Rd
- Gardner Pde
- Gear Ave
- George St
- Glenholme Ave
- Glen View Rd
- Graneby
- Grantully St
- Haig Rd
- Harvey St
- Hazel St
- Heath Ave
- Hereford Rd
- Hilltop Cr
- Hordern Rd
- Hunter Rd
- Inverness Rd
- Irvine St
- Isabel Cl
- Jessica Ct
- Johns Cr
- Joy Ave
- Junction Rd
- Katherine Pl
- Kemp Ave
- King St
- Kookaburra Ln
- Kuyura Rd
- Lara Ct
- Leggett Dr
- Lily Ave
- Liquidambar Ln
- Littlejohn Ave
- Longview Rd
- Louisa St
- Mace Ct
- Macgregor Ct
- Marcus St
- Margaret Rd
- Marne Rd
- Marshall St
- Mathew Pl
- Mckillop Rd
- Michael Ln
- Mikado Rd
- Mimosa Ave
- Mitarm Cl
- Moet Cl
- Monbulk Rd
- Mons Rd
- Mugavin Rd
- Muir Smyth Pl
- Murrumbung Rd
- Nekla St
- Newton Ave
- Nicholson Cr
- North Ave
- Oak Gr
- Oconnor Ave
- Old Gippsland Rd
- Old Hereford Rd
- Olinda Rd
- Ormeau Rd
- Osmaston Pl
- Paul Cl
- Pearl Ct
- Polat Ct
- Priestley Cr
- Quinn Cr
- Rachal Cl
- Railway Rd
- Rangeview Rd
- Renouf Ct
- Reserves Rd
- Robmar Cl
- Roland Ave
- Russell St
- Selet St
- Sepik Vale
- Seth Pl
- Sharland Cl
- Snowball Avenue
- South Ave
- Spring St
- Station St
- Stringybark Bvd
- Stubbs Ave
- Swansea Rd
- Sycamore Gr
- Sydney Ave
- The Crescent
- The Wridgeway
- Tramway Rd
- Trudy Pl
- Victoria St
- View St
- Warburton Rail Trl
- Warrawee Rd
- Watkins Cr
- Wattle Ave
- Wattle Valley Rd
- Waycott
- Wedderburn Cr
- West Hill Dr
- Wilkilla Rd
- Wingara Pl
- Wombalano Rd
- Wray Cr
- Wright St
- York Rd
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