Median price trend for houses
Based on 302 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,400,000
Down 3.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.15m
- 3 bed
- $1.17m
- 4 bed
- $1.6m
- 5+ bed
- $2.05m
Curved road with car and trees nearby
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The quick read on
Mount Martha
VIC 3934 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,400,000
- Median unit
- $814,000
- Population
- 19,846
- Postcode
- 3934
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ABS 2021
Mount Martha, Victoria
Property market insights for Mount Martha
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Martha VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 158 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$900 per week
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Martha, VIC is currently $1,400,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Martha has a 12-month growth rate of -3.1% for houses and 1.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,170,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,600,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,050,000 in Mount Martha.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Martha is $900 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mount Martha is $814,000, which has increased 1.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $705,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $860,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $2,900,000 in Mount Martha. The median rent for units and apartments in Mount Martha is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Martha safe?
The overall rate for Mount Martha is 2,030 offences per 100,000 residents — 49% 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 Martha.
Overall crime rate
2,030
offences per 100,000 residents
49% belowGreater Melbourne
Mount MarthaGreater 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 Martha?
Mount Martha VIC 3934 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
19,846 people call Mount Martha home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,097 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 19,846
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $496 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.2%Above
15–3417.2%Below
35–5427.1%Below
55–7425.0%Above
75 and over11.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.2%Above
Townhouses15.4%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.9%Above
Paying a mortgage43.6%Above
Renting12.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.1%Below
One car28.2%Below
Two cars46.7%Above
Three or more23.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home26.7%Below
Drove to work52.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.3%Below
Walked or cycled1.3%Below
What stands out in Mount Martha
26.7% of workers in Mount Martha worked from home on Census day.
8.8% of Mount Martha residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
48.6% of people in Mount Martha described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Martha
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Martha VIC 3934.
Is Mount Martha family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.2% of Mount Martha's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
5,574 family households lived in Mount Martha; 47.3% were couple families and 11.8% were one-parent families.
37.2% 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 Martha?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Martha had 19,846 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.5% 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 Mount Martha?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.2% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Martha.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.4% 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 Mount Martha?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
43.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.5% 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 Martha?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Martha had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 20.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 29.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Martha?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
26.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
52.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Martha?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 28.2% of the total.
69.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Martha, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.2% reported a different address.
20.2% 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 Mount Martha?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.7% of residents used only English at home.
4.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Martha residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.2% of Mount Martha's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.8% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Martha?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.6% of ancestry responses in Mount Martha.
Australian ancestry made up 35.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Martha?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 18.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.3% of workers, and education and training employed 10.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Martha?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
31.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Martha show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.5% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Martha?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Martha?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,097 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 $496 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Martha compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 26.7% in Mount Martha, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 43.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 12.5% in Mount Martha, 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 Martha
Is Mount Martha expensive?
The median house price is $1,400,000, while units and apartments sit at $814,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Martha good for families?
The Census counted 5,574 local families, and 19.2% 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 Martha?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,600,000, 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 Martha
382 streets in Mount Martha
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abeckett Cl
- Acacia St
- Agonis Ct
- Ailsa St
- Albany Pl
- Alexandrina Rd
- Alice St
- Amanda Ct
- Amberley Dr
- Anita Ct
- Arthur
- Asquith Ave
- Atlantic Tce
- Augusta St
- Avery Ct
- Avoca Ave
- Azure Pl
- Balcombe Creek Cl
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- Balcombe Dr
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- Barrow St
- Bayfield Ct
- Bayland Pl
- Bayliss
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- Bay Vista Cl
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- Belle Marie Ln
- Benjamin St
- Bentons Rd
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- Birdrock Ave
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- Blencairn Ave
- Blue Water Dr
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- Brad Dr
- Bradford Rd
- Brett
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- Byrne St
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- Cambridge Rd
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- Chateaux Cl
- Churchill Rd
- Circular Way
- Clarkes Ave
- Clearwater Cl
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- Coolangatta Rd
- Cork Pl
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- Edward Gr
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- Legacy Dr
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- Lempriere Ave
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- Lindsay Gr
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- Magnolia
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- Malibu
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- Manson Ln
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- Marguerita Ave
- Marine Dr
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- Mark St
- Marriott Dr
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- Ponyara Rd
- Potts Ln
- Prescott Ave
- Quill Ct
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- Raymond St
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- Reginald
- Robins Cl
- Robinson St
- Rockleigh Dr
- Romany Ct
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- Rowena Pl
- Roya Ct
- Sabo Pl
- Saltwater Circuit
- Samuel Cl
- Sandhurst Tce
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- Scenic Ct
- Scenic View Dr
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- Seacrest Pl
- Secrets
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- Sentosa Pl
- Seppelt Ave
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- Smith St
- Solomons Tce
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- Somerset Dr
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- Stanley Cr
- Stanton Cl
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- St Ives Gr
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- Sumak Rd
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- Thames Pl
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- Thomas Dr
- Tobys Ln
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- Tolmie
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