Median price trend for houses
Based on 17 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,800,000
Down 14.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.2m
- 4 bed
- $2.23m
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The quick read on
Shoreham
VIC 3916 · Mornington Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,800,000
- Population
- 679
- Postcode
- 3916
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Shoreham, Victoria
Property market insights for Shoreham
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Shoreham VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Down 3.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Shoreham, VIC is currently $1,800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Shoreham has a 12-month growth rate of -14.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,230,000 in Shoreham.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Shoreham is $725 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Shoreham safe?
The overall rate for Shoreham is 1,159 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% 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 Shoreham.
Overall crime rate
1,159
offences per 100,000 residents
71% belowGreater Melbourne
ShorehamGreater 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 Shoreham?
Shoreham VIC 3916 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
679 people call Shoreham home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,012 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 679
- Median age
- 61 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,037 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $421 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.1%Below
15–3411.8%Below
35–5416.5%Below
55–7439.9%Above
75 and over19.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright63.5%Above
Paying a mortgage21.3%Below
Renting15.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car27.6%Below
Two cars49.2%Above
Three or more22.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home40.7%Above
Drove to work43.9%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Shoreham
40.7% of workers in Shoreham worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
7.2% of Shoreham residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
54.8% of people in Shoreham described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Shoreham
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Shoreham VIC 3916.
Is Shoreham family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.1% of Shoreham's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
191 family households lived in Shoreham; 28.3% were couple families and 7.3% were one-parent families.
25.1% 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 Shoreham?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Shoreham had 679 residents at the 2021 Census.
13.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
58.9% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Shoreham?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.1% of occupied private dwellings in Shoreham.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Shoreham?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
63.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
21.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.2% 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 Shoreham?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Shoreham had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 28.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 48.3%, while 12.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Shoreham?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
40.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
43.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Shoreham?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 27.6% of the total.
71.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Shoreham, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.3% reported a different address.
15.6% 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 Shoreham?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.5% of residents used only English at home.
2.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Shoreham residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.6% of Shoreham's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.4% was born in Australia.
0.7% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Shoreham?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.0% of ancestry responses in Shoreham.
Australian ancestry made up 32.5% 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 Shoreham?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 30.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.3% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Shoreham?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
21.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Shoreham show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.4% reported asthma, 10.5% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Shoreham?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Shoreham?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,012 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,037.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $421 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Shoreham compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 40.7% in Shoreham, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 63.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Renting accounted for 15.2% in Shoreham, 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 Shoreham
Is Shoreham expensive?
The median house price is $1,800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Shoreham good for families?
The Census counted 191 local families, and 12.1% 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 Shoreham?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,200,000, 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 Shoreham
37 streets in Shoreham
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beach Rd
- Blake St
- Buxton Ln
- Byrnes Rd
- Cliff Rd
- Coryule St
- Fisher St
- Frankston-Flinders Rd
- Higgins Ln
- Hillcrest Rd
- Hilltop Ct
- Horne Rd
- Howard St
- Lexington Ave
- Lyric Ct
- Marine Pde
- May St
- Mornington-Flinders Rd
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- Myers Dr
- Nelson St
- Orama Rd
- Oxford St
- Pier St
- Pine Gr
- Point Ct
- Point Leo Rd
- Prout Webb Rd
- Punty Ln
- Sail St
- Seychelles Rd
- Shands Rd
- Shoreham Rd
- Steen Ave
- Sydney Rd
- Tucks Rd
- Viewbank St
- View Ct
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