Median price trend for houses
Based on 40 sales in the preceding 12 months
$922,000
Down 3.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $790k
- 4 bed
- $1.3m
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The quick read on
Pearcedale
VIC 3912 · Casey
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $922,000
- Population
- 3,867
- Postcode
- 3912
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Pearcedale, Victoria
Property market insights for Pearcedale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pearcedale VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 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 Pearcedale, VIC is currently $922,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pearcedale has a 12-month growth rate of -3.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $790,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Pearcedale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Pearcedale is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Pearcedale is $575 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Pearcedale safe?
The overall rate for Pearcedale is 1,690 offences per 100,000 residents — 58% 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 Pearcedale.
Overall crime rate
1,690
offences per 100,000 residents
58% belowGreater Melbourne
PearcedaleGreater 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 Pearcedale?
Pearcedale VIC 3912 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
3,867 people call Pearcedale home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,009 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,867
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,020 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.2%In line
15–3424.6%Below
35–5426.4%Below
55–7425.1%Above
75 and over5.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.7%Above
Townhouses0.5%Below
Apartments2.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.9%Above
Paying a mortgage52.3%Above
Renting9.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.7%Below
One car15.5%Below
Two cars37.9%Above
Three or more44.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.0%Below
Drove to work60.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.2%Below
Walked or cycled2.2%Below
What stands out in Pearcedale
18.0% of workers in Pearcedale worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.7% of Pearcedale residents were born in England.
55.5% of people in Pearcedale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pearcedale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pearcedale VIC 3912.
Is Pearcedale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.2% of Pearcedale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
1,118 family households lived in Pearcedale; 47.1% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
34.7% 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 Pearcedale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pearcedale had 3,867 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Pearcedale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.7% of occupied private dwellings in Pearcedale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Pearcedale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
52.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.8% 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 Pearcedale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pearcedale had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 15.1% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 34.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pearcedale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
60.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pearcedale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 15.5% of the total.
82.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pearcedale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.3% reported a different address.
11.6% 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 Pearcedale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.0% of residents used only English at home.
4.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Pearcedale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.6% of Pearcedale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.4% 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 92.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pearcedale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.4% of ancestry responses in Pearcedale.
Australian ancestry made up 44.5% 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 Pearcedale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 12.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.4% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pearcedale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.7%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
37.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.3% 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 Pearcedale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 9.4% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pearcedale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pearcedale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,009 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,020.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Pearcedale compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.0% in Pearcedale, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 37.9% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 9.8% in Pearcedale, 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 Pearcedale
Is Pearcedale expensive?
The median house price is $922,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pearcedale good for families?
The Census counted 1,118 local families, and 18.2% 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 Pearcedale?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, 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 Pearcedale
67 streets in Pearcedale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Apple St
- Baxter-Tooradin Rd
- Bayliss Ct
- Belltrees Ct
- Brick Ct
- Callanans Ln
- Charles Dr
- Cherry St
- Claremont St
- Colley St
- Coolibah Rd
- Craig Rd
- Craigs Ln
- Dandenong-Hastings Rd
- Derham Street
- East Rd
- Ellwood Dr
- Eric Ct
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- Evans St
- Favorite Hill Rd
- Feltham St
- Fern St
- Gracemere Dr
- Hamilton Ct
- Hann St
- Hastings St
- Hatch St
- Ingersoll Rd
- Kenneth Ct
- Lakes Bvd
- Lambert Rd
- Lewis St
- Martin St
- Middle Rd
- Mona Vale Cl
- Monica Ct
- Mount Grandview Rd
- Mount Hilda Rd
- Nathaniel St
- Noaki St
- Noorilim
- North Rd
- Oakden St
- Oakhill Rd East
- Oakhill Rd West
- Padley St
- Peach St
- Pearce Ct
- Pearcedale Rd
- Peryman St
- Queens Rd
- Rainbow Ct
- Robinsons Rd
- Rondene Ct
- Rosella Ct
- Serenity Ct
- Shekleton St
- Smiths Ln
- South Boundary Rd East
- South Boundary Rd West
- Terry St
- Troedel St
- Tyabb-Tooradin Rd
- Victoria Rd
- Vidotto Ct
- Vowell Dr
- Woods Road
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