Median price trend for houses
Based on 36 sales in the preceding 12 months
$880,000
Down 3.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $875k
- 4 bed
- $1.01m
- 5+ bed
- $1.25m
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The quick read on
Tecoma
VIC 3160 · Yarra Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $880,000
- Population
- 2,064
- Postcode
- 3160
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Tecoma, Victoria
Property market insights for Tecoma
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Tecoma VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$638 per week
Down 5.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Tecoma, VIC is currently $880,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Tecoma has a 12-month growth rate of -3.3% for houses and 4.6% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $875,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,010,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Tecoma.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Tecoma is $638 per week. The median house rent has decreased 5.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Tecoma is $562 per week and has increased 49.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Tecoma safe?
The overall rate for Tecoma is 1,895 offences per 100,000 residents — 53% 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 Tecoma.
Overall crime rate
1,895
offences per 100,000 residents
53% belowGreater Melbourne
TecomaGreater 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 Tecoma?
Tecoma VIC 3160 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
2,064 people call Tecoma home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,022 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,064
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $348 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.7%Below
15–3423.1%Below
35–5429.2%Above
55–7425.6%Above
75 and over5.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.6%Above
Townhouses5.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.5%Above
Paying a mortgage53.1%Above
Renting15.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.2%Below
One car33.0%Below
Two cars41.1%Above
Three or more23.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.6%Above
Drove to work47.1%Above
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.2%Below
What stands out in Tecoma
29.6% of workers in Tecoma worked from home on Census day.
5.9% of Tecoma residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
62.1% of people in Tecoma described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Tecoma
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Tecoma VIC 3160.
Is Tecoma family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.7% of Tecoma's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
586 family households lived in Tecoma; 47.1% were couple families and 14.8% were one-parent families.
34.8% 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 Tecoma?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Tecoma had 2,064 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.6% 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 Tecoma?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Tecoma.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.0% 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 Tecoma?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
53.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.4% 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 Tecoma?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Tecoma had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 24.6% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 26.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Tecoma?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
47.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Tecoma?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 33.0% of the total.
64.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Tecoma, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.3% reported a different address.
17.0% 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 Tecoma?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.8% of residents used only English at home.
4.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Tecoma residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.0% of Tecoma's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.0% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Tecoma?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Tecoma.
Australian ancestry made up 35.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Tecoma?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.5% of workers, and education and training employed 14.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Tecoma?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
38.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Tecoma show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Tecoma?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Tecoma?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,022 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $348 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Tecoma compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.6% in Tecoma, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 31.5% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 15.4% in Tecoma, 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 Tecoma
Is Tecoma expensive?
The median house price is $880,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Tecoma good for families?
The Census counted 586 local families, and 16.7% 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 Tecoma?
Larger houses have a median around $1,250,000, 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 Tecoma
54 streets in Tecoma
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ave
- Alec St
- Anderson Rd
- Bay St
- Belgrave-Ferny Creek Rd
- Blackwood St
- Brenda Gr
- Brooklyn Ln
- Burwood Hwy
- Campbell St
- Carrington Ct
- Catherine Way
- Cecil Ct
- Clair Gr
- Clifford Gr
- Collier Ave
- Currie Ave
- Fairy Dell Rd
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- Frame Ave
- Francis St
- Glenfern Rd
- Gordon Ave
- Grandview Cr
- Grey Gum Ct
- Hakea St
- Hazel Gr
- Hazelvale Rd
- Kalulu Rd
- Kinross Rd
- Kitchener Rd
- Kookaburra Ave
- Langford Ct
- Laurie Ave
- Mcnicol Rd
- Menlo Ave
- Morven Ave
- Myrtle Gr
- Nevada Ave
- Oakwood Ln
- Olive Gr
- Pauline Ave
- Rocksleigh Avenue
- Rose St
- Ross St
- Rutherford Rd
- Sandells Rd
- Simmons St
- Sophia Gr
- Terrys Ave
- The Serpentine
- Toorac Rd
- View Rd
- Walter St
- Winscombe Ave
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