Median price trend for houses
Based on 25 sales in the preceding 12 months
$798,000
Up 2.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $730k
- 3 bed
- $840k
- 4 bed
- $895k
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The quick read on
Mount Victoria
NSW 2786 · Blue Mountains
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $798,000
- Population
- 945
- Postcode
- 2786
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Property market insights for Mount Victoria
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Victoria NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$588 per week
Up 9.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Victoria, NSW is currently $798,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Victoria has a 12-month growth rate of 2.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $730,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $840,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $895,000 in Mount Victoria.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Victoria is $588 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Victoria safe?
The overall rate for Mount Victoria is 2,270 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% below the Greater Sydney 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 Victoria.
Overall crime rate
2,270
offences per 100,000 residents
34% belowGreater Sydney
Mount VictoriaGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Victoria?
Mount Victoria NSW 2786 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
945 people call Mount Victoria home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,197 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 945
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,625 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.0%Below
15–3418.0%Below
35–5424.6%Below
55–7432.3%Above
75 and over9.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.6%Above
Townhouses0.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.2%Above
Paying a mortgage35.2%Above
Renting17.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.3%Below
One car47.4%Above
Two cars33.4%Above
Three or more13.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home32.8%Below
Drove to work35.8%Above
Train, tram or bus2.5%Below
Walked or cycled4.0%Above
What stands out in Mount Victoria
32.8% of workers in Mount Victoria worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
8.0% of Mount Victoria residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
56.3% of people in Mount Victoria described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Victoria
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Victoria NSW 2786.
Is Mount Victoria family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.0% of Mount Victoria's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
255 family households lived in Mount Victoria; 31.8% were couple families and 15.3% were one-parent families.
31.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Victoria?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Victoria had 945 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Victoria?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.6% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Victoria.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.7% 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 Victoria?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
35.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.6% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Sydney rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Victoria?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Victoria had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 39.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 37.3%, while 13.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Victoria?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
32.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
35.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
2.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Victoria?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 47.4% of the total.
46.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Victoria, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.0% reported a different address.
21.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Victoria?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.8% of residents used only English at home.
8.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Victoria residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.7% of Mount Victoria's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Victoria?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Mount Victoria.
Australian ancestry made up 35.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Victoria?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 13.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 13.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Victoria?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 52.1%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
23.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Victoria show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.3% reported asthma, 11.7% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Victoria?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Victoria?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,197 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,625.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Victoria compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 32.8% in Mount Victoria, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 47.2% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 17.6% in Mount Victoria, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Victoria
Is Mount Victoria expensive?
The median house price is $798,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Victoria good for families?
The Census counted 255 local families, and 14.0% 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 Victoria?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $895,000, 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 Victoria
48 streets in Mount Victoria
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ailsa St
- Apex Ave
- Balmoral Rd
- Beaufort Ave
- Beck St
- Benson Rd
- Berghofer Dr
- Burwood Rd
- Carlisle Pde
- Carrington Ave
- Cassilis St
- Chatsworth Rd
- Closeburn Dr
- Cobb Ln
- Coxs Rd
- Darling
- Eltham Park Ave
- Fairy Dell Rd
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- Grand View Rd
- Great Western Hwy
- Harley Avenue
- Hooper St
- Innes Rd
- Jersey Pde
- Kanimbla Valley Rd
- Kenny St
- Lawsons Long Ally
- Mathews Rd
- Matlock St
- Milson St
- Monmouth St
- Montgomery St
- Mount Piddington Rd
- Mount York Rd
- Onslow Ave
- Patrick St
- Roxburgh Street
- Salisbury Ave
- Selsdon St
- Station St
- St Georges Pde
- Sylvania St
- The Glen Road
- Toll Bar Road
- Victoria Falls Rd
- Victoria St
- Violet Rd
- Wentworth St
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