Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,320,000
Up 44.6% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $2.14m
- 5+ bed
- $3.1m
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The quick read on
Red Hill
VIC 3937 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,320,000
- Population
- 1,009
- Postcode
- 3937
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Red Hill, Victoria
Property market insights for Red Hill (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Red Hill (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Red Hill (Vic.), VIC is currently $2,320,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Red Hill (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 44.6% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,140,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $3,100,000 in Red Hill (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Red Hill (Vic.) is $800 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Red Hill safe?
The overall rate for Red Hill is 7,254 offences per 100,000 residents — 81% 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 Red Hill.
Overall crime rate
7,254
offences per 100,000 residents
81% aboveGreater Melbourne
Red HillGreater 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 Red Hill?
Red Hill VIC 3937 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
1,009 people call Red Hill home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,344 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,009
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $461 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.4%Below
15–3417.3%Below
35–5424.8%Below
55–7435.2%Above
75 and over6.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.2%Above
Townhouses1.8%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright45.6%Above
Paying a mortgage40.3%Above
Renting14.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car22.4%Below
Two cars40.5%Above
Three or more37.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home37.2%Above
Drove to work44.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.1%Above
What stands out in Red Hill
37.2% of workers in Red Hill worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
4.8% of Red Hill residents were born in England.
62.9% of people in Red Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Red Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Red Hill VIC 3937.
Is Red Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.4% of Red Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
279 family households lived in Red Hill; 44.1% were couple families and 11.5% were one-parent families.
33.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Red Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Red Hill had 1,009 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
41.7% 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 Red Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.2% of occupied private dwellings in Red Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.8% 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 Red Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
45.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
40.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.1% 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 Red Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Red Hill had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 41.0%, while 29.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Red Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
37.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
44.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Red Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 22.4% of the total.
77.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Red Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.9% reported a different address.
12.2% 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 Red Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.1% of residents used only English at home.
3.7% 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 Red Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Red Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% 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 92.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Red Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.8% of ancestry responses in Red Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 35.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Red Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
32.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 24.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% 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 Red Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.2%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
29.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.3% 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 Red Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Red Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Red Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,344 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 $461 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Red Hill compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 37.2% in Red Hill, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 45.6% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 14.1% in Red Hill, 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 Red Hill (Vic.)
Is Red Hill (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $2,320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Red Hill (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 279 local families, and 16.4% 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 Red Hill (Vic.)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $2,140,000, 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 Red Hill (Vic.)
40 streets in Red Hill (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Almora Ave
- Andrews Ln
- Arkwells Ln
- Arthurs Seat Rd
- Baynes Rd
- Beaulieu Rd
- Bourke Rd
- Bowrings Rd
- Browne Ln
- Collins St
- Donaldsons Rd
- Dunns Creek Rd
- Eatons
- Elizabeth Road
- Elizabeth St
- Frances St
- Frederick St
- Gibb Rd
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- Harrisons Rd
- Heath Ln
- Holmes Road
- Lookout Rd
- Luton Ave
- Main Creek Rd
- Marma Ave
- Mcilroys Rd
- Mechanics Rd
- Mornington-Flinders Rd
- Nashs Ln
- Pardalote
- Perry Ln
- Prossors Ln
- Red Hill Rd
- Sheehans Rd
- Shoreham Rd
- Station Rd
- Stony Creek Rd
- Tumbywood Rd
- White Hill Rd
- William Rd
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