Median price trend for houses
Based on 56 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,250,000
Up 2.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $870k
- 3 bed
- $1.2m
- 4 bed
- $1.25m
- 5+ bed
- $1.28m
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The quick read on
Oakleigh East
VIC 3166 · Monash
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,250,000
- Median unit
- $869,000
- Population
- 6,804
- Postcode
- 3166
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latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Oakleigh East, Victoria
Property market insights for Oakleigh East
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Oakleigh East VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 60 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Oakleigh East, VIC is currently $1,250,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Oakleigh East has a 12-month growth rate of 2.0% for houses and -2.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,280,000 in Oakleigh East.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Oakleigh East is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Oakleigh East is $869,000, which has decreased 2.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $440,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $898,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,080,000 in Oakleigh East. The median rent for units and apartments in Oakleigh East is $625 per week and has increased 4.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Oakleigh East safe?
The overall rate for Oakleigh East is 4,738 offences per 100,000 residents — 18% above 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 Oakleigh East.
Overall crime rate
4,738
offences per 100,000 residents
18% aboveGreater Melbourne
Oakleigh EastGreater 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 Oakleigh East?
Oakleigh East VIC 3166 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
6,804 people call Oakleigh East home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,951 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,804
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $425 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.0%Below
15–3432.7%Above
35–5427.4%In line
55–7415.8%Below
75 and over8.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses68.8%Above
Townhouses23.7%Above
Apartments7.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.7%Above
Paying a mortgage32.0%Below
Renting36.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.6%Below
One car37.8%Above
Two cars39.6%Above
Three or more16.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home28.7%In line
Drove to work46.6%In line
Train, tram or bus3.3%In line
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Oakleigh East
28.7% of workers in Oakleigh East worked from home on Census day.
6.9% of Oakleigh East residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
30.5% of people in Oakleigh East described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Oakleigh East
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Oakleigh East VIC 3166.
Is Oakleigh East family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.0% of Oakleigh East's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,794 family households lived in Oakleigh East; 45.0% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
37.1% 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 Oakleigh East?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Oakleigh East had 6,804 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.0% 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 Oakleigh East?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 68.8% of occupied private dwellings in Oakleigh East.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 7.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Oakleigh East?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
32.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.3% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Oakleigh East?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Oakleigh East had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 20.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 32.6%, while 25.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Oakleigh East?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
28.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
46.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
3.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Oakleigh East?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 37.8% of the total.
56.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Oakleigh East, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.9% reported a different address.
46.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Oakleigh East?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
43.8% of residents used only English at home.
52.1% used a language other than English at home.
9.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.2% spoke Cantonese and 2.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Oakleigh East residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
46.9% of Oakleigh East's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 53.1% was born in Australia.
6.9% of residents were born in China.
6.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 74.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Oakleigh East?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 15.0% of ancestry responses in Oakleigh East.
Australian ancestry made up 15.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 15.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Oakleigh East?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Oakleigh East?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
36.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Oakleigh East show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
67.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.2% reported asthma, 5.7% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Oakleigh East?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
36.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 17.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Oakleigh East?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,951 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Oakleigh East compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 28.7% in Oakleigh East, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 31.7% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 36.3% in Oakleigh East, 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 Oakleigh East
Is Oakleigh East expensive?
The median house price is $1,250,000, while units and apartments sit at $869,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Oakleigh East good for families?
The Census counted 1,794 local families, and 16.0% 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 Oakleigh East?
Larger houses have a median around $1,280,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Oakleigh East
76 streets in Oakleigh East
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albany Rd
- Alexander Ave
- Alfred Gr
- Banjo Paterson Ave
- Baynton St
- Berrima St
- Black St
- Bonham Cr
- Bowmans Pde
- Boyd Ave
- Calista Ave
- Carmichael Rd
- Cheel St
- Claudel St
- Clayton Road
- Clovis St
- Coane St
- Crown Cl
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- Currajong St
- Curran St
- Daly St
- Dame Mary Gilmore Pl
- Dandenong Rd
- Dobson Ave
- Dorothea Mackellar Ave
- Dover St
- Dublin St
- Elizabeth St
- Elysium Cr
- Fairland Ave
- Fern St
- Ferntree Gully Rd
- Franklyn St
- Gamble St
- Gordon Ave
- Greta St
- Harpur Ct
- Highland Avenue
- Howden St
- Huntingdale Rd
- Inga St
- Keith St
- Kendall Ct
- Kennaugh St
- Kiama Ct
- Kings Ct
- Kuranda Cr
- Lanham St
- Lawson St
- Lerina St
- Leumear St
- Macrina St
- Marcella Ct
- Mckenzie Ct
- Mercer St
- Mountbatten Ct
- Nonna St
- North Rd
- Oakleigh St
- Oberon Ave
- Pask St
- Patrick St
- Rossdale St
- Roy St
- Sage St
- State St
- Stewart Rd
- Strelden Ave
- Sunburst St
- Sunshine St
- Surrey Cr
- Tanner St
- Tullius Ave
- Turnbull Ave
- Warriner Ct
- White St
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