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The quick read on

Taylors Hill

VIC 3037 · Melton

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$920,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$649,000

latest suburb median

Population
15,419

ABS 2021

Postcode
3037

Taylors Hill, Victoria

Property market insights for Taylors Hill

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Taylors Hill VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 130 sales in the preceding 12 months

$920,000

Up 3.0% over 12 months

$1m$900k$800k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$720k
4 bed
$942k
5+ bed
$1.16m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 111 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$600 per week

Up 4.3% over 12 months

$700$600$500$40020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Taylors Hill, VIC is currently $920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Taylors Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 3.0% for houses and 16.7% for units.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $720,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $942,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Taylors Hill.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Taylors Hill is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Taylors Hill is $649,000, which has increased 16.7% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $650,000 in Taylors Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Taylors Hill is $500 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Taylors Hill safe?

The overall rate for Taylors Hill is 2,631 offences per 100,000 residents — 34% 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 Taylors Hill.

Overall crime rate

2,631

offences per 100,000 residents

34% belowGreater Melbourne

Taylors 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 Taylors Hill?

Taylors Hill VIC 3037 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.

15,419 people call Taylors Hill home, with an average of 3.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,374 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
15,419
Median age
35 years
Median mortgage
$2,000 / month
2021 household rent
$420 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1525.1%Above
15–3424.5%Below
35–5433.7%Above
55–7413.6%Below
75 and over3.1%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses85.0%Above
Townhouses14.9%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright28.4%Below
Paying a mortgage61.7%Above
Renting9.9%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car1.8%Below
One car19.2%Below
Two cars47.1%Above
Three or more32.0%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home24.2%Below
Drove to work54.9%Above
Train, tram or bus1.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.5%Below

What stands out in Taylors Hill

24.2% of workers in Taylors Hill worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.

6.4% of Taylors Hill residents were born in India.

17.0% of people in Taylors Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Taylors Hill

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Taylors Hill VIC 3037.

Is Taylors Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

25.1% of Taylors Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

4,088 family households lived in Taylors Hill; 67.8% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.

51.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Taylors Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Taylors Hill had 15,419 residents at the 2021 Census.

27.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

16.7% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Taylors Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 85.0% of occupied private dwellings in Taylors Hill.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.9% 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 Taylors Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

28.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

61.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

9.9% 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 Taylors Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Taylors Hill had 3.5 people.

One-person households made up 8.8% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Two-person households represented 18.8%, while 54.5% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Taylors Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

24.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

54.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.5% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Taylors Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

1.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

One-car households formed 19.2% of the total.

79.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Taylors Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

76.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 23.8% reported a different address.

35.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Taylors Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

50.1% of residents used only English at home.

46.2% used a language other than English at home.

1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 2.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Taylors Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

35.7% of Taylors Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.3% was born in Australia.

0.8% of residents were born in China.

6.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.1%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Taylors Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 11.9% of ancestry responses in Taylors Hill.

Australian ancestry made up 16.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 5.8% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Taylors Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

18.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Managers accounted for 12.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 10.1% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Taylors Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 69.0%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.

39.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.1%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Taylors Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

68.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

4.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.8% reported asthma, 5.3% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Taylors Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

31.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Taylors Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,374 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 $420 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Taylors Hill compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 24.2% in Taylors Hill, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.

Outright ownership was 28.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Renting accounted for 9.9% in Taylors 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 Taylors Hill

Is Taylors Hill expensive?

The median house price is $920,000, while units and apartments sit at $649,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Taylors Hill good for families?

The Census counted 4,088 local families, and 25.1% 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 Taylors Hill?

Larger houses have a median around $1,160,000, 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 Taylors Hill

220 streets in Taylors Hill

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Addicott
  • Albany Ct
  • Alvis Cl
  • Amber
  • Amberlea Cct
  • Argyle
  • Austin Ct
  • Avoca Pl
  • Avon
  • Balerno
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  • Bank Pl
  • Barwon St
  • Beaufort Pde
  • Belmont Ct
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  • Birchgrove
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  • Bradfield Ct
  • Brewster
  • Brighton Pl
  • Bronte
  • Brunswick Pl
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  • Burnett Cl
  • Burnley Gr
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  • Byron Pl
  • Calder Park Dr
  • Callista Cct
  • Cardinia Cr
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  • Chapel St
  • Church Ave
  • Cityview Cl
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  • Conrad Tce
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  • Cottesloe Pde
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  • Domain
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  • Exhibition Pde
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  • Fitzroy Pl
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  • Forbes Pl
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  • Frome Ct
  • Garnet
  • Georges Ct
  • George St
  • Glenelg Bvd
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  • Market Tce
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  • Moray Cl
  • Morton Bvd
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  • Omarama
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  • Pacific Bvd
  • Park Ln
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  • Peppermint Gr
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  • Rushcutters Pl
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  • Scott Ln
  • Shadforth Cl
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  • Silvan
  • Silvertree Ave
  • Southbank
  • Springview Bvd
  • St Kilda Pde
  • Subiaco
  • Sussex Gr
  • Swanston Ct
  • Sydney Gr
  • Synergy Ct
  • Tambo Cr
  • Tarago Tce
  • Tasman Ct
  • Taylors Hill Bvd
  • Taylors Road
  • Tenterfield Drive
  • The Causeway
  • The Esplanade
  • The Glades
  • The Link
  • The Walk
  • Thomson
  • Treasury Pl
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