Median price trend for houses
Based on 100 sales in the preceding 12 months
$840,000
Up 4.0% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $761k
- 3 bed
- $720k
- 4 bed
- $892k
- 5+ bed
- $990k
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The quick read on
Romsey
VIC 3434 · Macedon Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $840,000
- Median unit
- $505,000
- Population
- 5,797
- Postcode
- 3434
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Romsey, Victoria
Property market insights for Romsey
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Romsey VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 23 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$562 per week
Up 7.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Romsey, VIC is currently $840,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Romsey has a 12-month growth rate of 4.0% for houses and -4.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $761,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $720,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $892,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $990,000 in Romsey.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Romsey is $562 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Romsey is $505,000, which has decreased 4.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $485,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $500,000 in Romsey. The median rent for units and apartments in Romsey is $450 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Romsey safe?
The overall rate for Romsey is 1,767 offences per 100,000 residents — 56% 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 Romsey.
Overall crime rate
1,767
offences per 100,000 residents
56% belowGreater Melbourne
RomseyGreater 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 Romsey?
Romsey VIC 3434 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
5,797 people call Romsey home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,068 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,797
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,928 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.6%Above
15–3424.9%Below
35–5426.9%Below
55–7422.1%Above
75 and over5.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.9%Above
Townhouses2.1%Below
Apartments0.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.6%Above
Paying a mortgage56.5%Above
Renting10.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car20.6%Below
Two cars42.5%Above
Three or more36.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home20.3%Below
Drove to work59.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Romsey
20.3% of workers in Romsey worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
3.4% of Romsey residents were born in England.
48.8% of people in Romsey described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Romsey
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Romsey VIC 3434.
Is Romsey family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.6% of Romsey's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
1,658 family households lived in Romsey; 47.5% were couple families and 12.3% were one-parent families.
38.3% 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 Romsey?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Romsey had 5,797 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.7% 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 Romsey?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Romsey.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Romsey?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
56.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.9% 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 Romsey?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Romsey had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.5% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 35.9%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Romsey?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
20.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
59.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.4% 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 Romsey?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 20.6% of the total.
78.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Romsey, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.2% reported a different address.
10.1% 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 Romsey?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.2% of residents used only English at home.
3.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Romsey residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.1% of Romsey's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.9% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.2% 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 Romsey?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.2% of ancestry responses in Romsey.
Australian ancestry made up 42.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Romsey?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.3% of workers, and education and training employed 8.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Romsey?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Romsey show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.8% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Romsey?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Romsey?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,068 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,928.
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 Romsey compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 20.3% in Romsey, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 32.6% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 10.9% in Romsey, 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 Romsey
Is Romsey expensive?
The median house price is $840,000, while units and apartments sit at $505,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Romsey good for families?
The Census counted 1,658 local families, and 20.6% 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 Romsey?
Larger houses have a median around $990,000, 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 Romsey
118 streets in Romsey
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ct
- Ash Ct
- Banksia Ct
- Barnes Ln
- Barry St
- Bella Vista Pl
- Benjamin Pl
- Bentley Ct
- Black Range Rd
- Boundary Rd
- Bowkett Cl
- Boyd Ct
- Campbell Cl
- Casuarina Dr
- Citrinus Ct
- Clover Ct
- Coleraine Dr
- Collier Cl
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- Conner Ct
- Couzens Ln
- Crooked Rd
- Cypress Ct
- Desmond Cr
- Dianella
- Digby Dr
- Dowie Ct
- Dray Cl
- Drovers Rtt
- Duckholes Rd
- Embley Ct
- Ewing Dr
- Forbes Rd
- Francis Cl
- Frankenburg Rd
- Furphy Cl
- Garden Pl
- Glen
- Glenfern Rd
- Goodenia Lane
- Gordon Cr
- Gott Ct
- Greenfields Bvd
- Greens Ln
- Hanson Ct
- Harvest Cl
- Hereford
- Hutchinsons Ln
- Ida Cr
- Jinker
- Johnston Ct
- Kathryn St
- Kerrie Rd
- Kettlewells Rd
- Kirkwood Ln
- Knox Rd
- Larissa Cl
- Lauder Pl
- Liquidamber Dr
- Lucern Cl
- Lukes Rd
- Magnolia Dr
- Main St
- Maple Dr
- Melaleuca Bvd
- Melbourne Lancefield Rd
- Melbourne-Lancefield Road
- Melia St
- Metcalfe Dr
- Mill Rd
- Mitchell Ct
- Moffats Ln
- Monument Rd
- Muir Ct
- Murphy St
- Newnham Dr
- Oak Gr
- Ochiltree Ct
- Ochiltrees Rd
- Old Farm
- Palmer St
- Park Ln
- Parkside Ave
- Pohlman St
- Poplar Drive
- Portingales Ln
- Railway Cr
- Rankins Rd
- Redwood Ct
- Regan Dr
- Reynolds Gr
- Robb Dr
- Roger St
- Romsey Rd
- Rye Ct
- Shaw Dr
- Sheehans Rd
- Silverdale Drive
- Skehan Ct
- Springview Place
- Stanway Dr
- Station St
- Stawell St
- Stranges Rd
- Stuartfield Ave
- Sullivan Ct
- Susanne Ct
- Tarrawarra Ln
- Thomas Ct
- Tickawarra Rd
- Todd Ln
- Triandra Ave
- Valley View Ct
- Vinnicombes Rd
- Whelans Pl
- White Ave
- William St
- Wimera Cl
- Wrixon St
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