Median price trend for houses
Based on 36 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,100,000
Up 10.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $920k
- 4 bed
- $1.29m
- 5+ bed
- $1.38m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Olinda
VIC 3788 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,100,000
- Population
- 1,773
- Postcode
- 3788
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Olinda, Victoria
Property market insights for Olinda (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Olinda (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Down 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Olinda (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,100,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Olinda (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 10.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $920,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,290,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,380,000 in Olinda (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Olinda (Vic.) is $750 per week. The median house rent has decreased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Olinda (Vic.) is $400 per week and has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Olinda safe?
The overall rate for Olinda is 6,995 offences per 100,000 residents — 75% 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 Olinda.
Overall crime rate
6,995
offences per 100,000 residents
75% aboveGreater Melbourne
OlindaGreater 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 Olinda?
Olinda VIC 3788 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,773 people call Olinda home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,995 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,773
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $398 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.9%In line
15–3418.1%Below
35–5429.6%Above
55–7428.7%Above
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.6%Above
Townhouses0.6%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.8%Above
Paying a mortgage48.9%Above
Renting12.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.6%Below
One car26.6%Below
Two cars48.2%Above
Three or more23.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.9%Above
Drove to work42.8%Below
Train, tram or bus0.9%Below
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Olinda
30.9% of workers in Olinda worked from home on Census day.
6.4% of Olinda residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
58.4% of people in Olinda described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Olinda
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Olinda VIC 3788.
Is Olinda family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.9% of Olinda's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
494 family households lived in Olinda; 43.9% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.
35.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Olinda?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Olinda had 1,773 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.0% 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 Olinda?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 Olinda.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.6% 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 Olinda?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
48.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.3% 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 Olinda?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Olinda had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 23.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 26.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Olinda?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
42.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Olinda?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 26.6% of the total.
71.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Olinda, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.8% reported a different address.
18.6% 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 Olinda?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.3% of residents used only English at home.
7.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Olinda residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.6% of Olinda's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.4% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Olinda?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.6% of ancestry responses in Olinda.
Australian ancestry made up 36.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Olinda?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
26.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 19.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Olinda?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
32.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Olinda show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Olinda?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
28.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Olinda?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,995 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 $398 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Olinda compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.9% in Olinda, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 38.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 12.3% in Olinda, 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 Olinda (Vic.)
Is Olinda (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,100,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Olinda (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 494 local families, and 17.9% 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 Olinda (Vic.)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,380,000, 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 Olinda (Vic.)
67 streets in Olinda (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Basin-Olinda Rd
- Bella Vista Cr
- Boucher Ln
- Boundary Rd
- Broompark Cr
- Cards Ln
- Chalet Rd
- Charlemont Ln
- Colehurst Cr
- Coonara Ct
- Crooks Rd
- Dandenong Ave
- Dickens Rd
- Dodds Rd
- Dulcie Domum Rd
- Eagle Nest Rd
- Ebbels Pde
- Everest Cr
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- Falls Rd
- Fordyce Rd
- Foster Rd
- Greenthorpe Rd
- Hacketts Rd
- Harold St
- Holden Rd
- Hospice Ave
- Ida Gr
- Illoura Rd
- Laurel Ct
- Lumeah Ave
- Lyle Rd
- Lynwood Ave
- Mccarthy Rd
- Mernda Rd
- Monash Ave
- Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
- Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd
- Nicholson St
- Old Coonara Rd
- Old Rd
- Olinda Ave
- Olinda Cr
- Olinda-Monbulk Rd
- Parsons Lane
- Perrins Creek Rd
- Plowman St
- Range Rd
- Ridge Rd
- Roy Rd
- School Rd
- Skipton Rd
- Spencer Rd
- Stanley St
- Stewart Rd
- Sunnyside Ave
- Sunset Ave
- The Crescent
- The Georgian Road
- Thomson Ave
- Upper Coonara Rd
- Victor St
- Vista St
- Warwick Farm Rd
- Warwick Rd
- Williams Rd
- Woolrich Rd
- Yurnga Ave
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