Median price trend for houses
Based on 253 sales in the preceding 12 months
$770,000
Up 1.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $630k
- 3 bed
- $760k
- 4 bed
- $820k
- 5+ bed
- $954k
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The quick read on
Thomastown
VIC 3074 · Whittlesea
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $770,000
- Median unit
- $585,000
- Population
- 20,234
- Postcode
- 3074
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Thomastown, Victoria
Property market insights for Thomastown
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Thomastown VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 247 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Thomastown, VIC is currently $770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Thomastown has a 12-month growth rate of 1.7% for houses and 6.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $630,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $760,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $820,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $954,000 in Thomastown.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Thomastown is $525 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Thomastown is $585,000, which has increased 6.0% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $470,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $515,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $710,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $600,000 in Thomastown. The median rent for units and apartments in Thomastown is $475 per week and has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Thomastown safe?
The overall rate for Thomastown is 3,317 offences per 100,000 residents — 17% 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 Thomastown.
Overall crime rate
3,317
offences per 100,000 residents
17% belowGreater Melbourne
ThomastownGreater 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 Thomastown?
Thomastown VIC 3074 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
20,234 people call Thomastown home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,225 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 20,234
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,690 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.6%Below
15–3427.4%Below
35–5424.2%Below
55–7422.2%Above
75 and over10.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.3%Above
Townhouses9.5%Below
Apartments6.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.3%Above
Paying a mortgage26.0%Below
Renting29.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.2%Above
One car40.1%Above
Two cars34.1%Below
Three or more16.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.4%Below
Drove to work59.3%Above
Train, tram or bus4.2%Above
Walked or cycled1.4%Below
What stands out in Thomastown
14.4% of workers in Thomastown worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
6.2% of Thomastown residents were born in India.
16.2% of people in Thomastown described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Thomastown
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Thomastown VIC 3074.
Is Thomastown family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.6% of Thomastown's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
5,580 family households lived in Thomastown; 42.1% were couple families and 20.1% were one-parent families.
32.1% 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 Thomastown?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Thomastown had 20,234 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.8% 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 Thomastown?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.3% of occupied private dwellings in Thomastown.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Thomastown?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
26.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
29.7% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Thomastown?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Thomastown had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 24.3% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Two-person households represented 32.1%, while 25.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Thomastown?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
59.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
4.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Thomastown?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 40.1% of the total.
50.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Thomastown, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.9% reported a different address.
51.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Thomastown?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
29.5% of residents used only English at home.
65.6% used a language other than English at home.
2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 2.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Thomastown residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
51.5% of Thomastown's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 48.5% was born in Australia.
2.0% of residents were born in China.
6.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 79.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Thomastown?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 9.6% of ancestry responses in Thomastown.
Australian ancestry made up 11.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Thomastown?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 7.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.4% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Thomastown?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 49.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
25.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.0%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Thomastown show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 8.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Thomastown?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Thomastown?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,225 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,690.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Thomastown compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.4% in Thomastown, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 44.3% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 29.7% in Thomastown, 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 Thomastown
Is Thomastown expensive?
The median house price is $770,000, while units and apartments sit at $585,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Thomastown good for families?
The Census counted 5,580 local families, and 15.6% 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 Thomastown?
Larger houses have a median around $954,000, 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 Thomastown
362 streets in Thomastown
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia St
- Aden Ct
- Ainwick Cr
- Alchester Ct
- Alexander Ave
- Alfred Ave
- Alison St
- Almond Ct
- Alvarado Ave
- Apex Ct
- Ardoch Ave
- Arndell St
- Arugula Circuit
- Ascot Ct
- Ashley Ct
- Ash St
- Austarc Ave
- Avalon
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- Avenel Ct
- Avoca Street
- Aylward Ave
- Aztec Pl
- Badger Ct
- Balcombe Ct
- Banksia Ave
- Barbara Ct
- Barcelona Cl
- Barden Pl
- Bargrove Ct
- Barry Rd
- Bates Ave
- Baxter Ct
- Beech St
- Belah St
- Bella Ct
- Bendigo Cr
- Beno Ct
- Bickley Ave
- Blair Ct
- Blaxland Ave
- Boronia St
- Bostock Ct
- Brand Dr
- Bridgewater Gr
- Brock St
- Brookland Gr
- Buckingham Ct
- Burwood Ct
- Calypso Pl
- Cambridge Ct
- Campus Pl
- Cardiff Street
- Caroline St
- Carrington Bvd
- Catalina Dr
- Cedar St
- Centofanti Pl
- Central Ave
- Chaffey St
- Chantal Cl
- Chapman Ave
- Chappell St
- Charles St
- Charlton Pl
- Charnfield Ct
- Chateau Ct
- Chelsea Ct
- Cherston Ct
- Chesney Ct
- Cipora Pl
- Clarke St
- Clay Ct
- Cleveland St
- Cliveden Ct
- Clover Ct
- Colac Pl
- Collins St
- Comalco Court
- Commercial Dr
- Como Ct
- Coonawarra Dr
- Cranley Pl
- Creek
- Crispian Ct
- Cumberland Cr
- Currajong St
- Dakota Dr
- Dalton Rd
- Darebin Dr
- Delta Ct
- Delwyn Cl
- Dent Ct
- Derwent Ct
- Diplomat Dr
- Domata Street
- Dorothy Ave
- Douglas Ct
- Drysdale Ct
- Dunstans Ct
- Earlwood Ct
- Edgars Rd
- Edgewood Cl
- Edna St
- Edwards St
- Elder Ct
- Elm St
- Emma Ct
- Endeavour Ave
- Equator Rd
- Everett Ct
- Falcon St
- Fernshaw St
- Fiesta Ct
- Fig Terrace
- Finch St
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- Flight Ct
- Foster Ct
- Frederick St
- French St
- Gardenia Rd
- Geoffrey Street
- German Ct
- Gladstone St
- Glebe Pl
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- Glenhaven Ct
- Goodyear Dr
- Graham Ct
- Grasidi Ln
- Greenhills Rd
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- Grovedale Cl
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- Hakea Ct
- Hall Ct
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- Hampton Ct
- Hanrahan St
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- Hazel Ave
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- Heather Ave
- Heath St
- Heron Ct
- Heyington Ave
- Highlands Rd
- High St
- Holt Pde
- Honniball Drive
- Horne St
- Howe Ct
- Industrial Ave
- Inglewood Dr
- Ivanhoe Ct
- Jacob Ct
- Johnson St
- Juniper Cr
- Kalorama Pl
- Karingal
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- Kemp Ave
- Kenneth St
- Kensington Ct
- Keon Pde
- Kerang Pl
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- Kingston Cl
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- Lantana Ave
- Lara Cl
- Larch St
- Latitude Bvd
- Lawson Cr
- Leila Ct
- Leilani Gr
- Lena Ct
- Leslie St
- Liberty Pl
- Lilydale Ct
- Lincoln Dr
- Lindley Ct
- Linton Dr
- Lionel St
- Lipton Dr
- Lira Ct
- Lisa Ct
- Lockwood Gr
- Loddon Ct
- Lois Ct
- Longview Ct
- Lucknow Cr
- Macquarie Dr
- Madera Dr
- Mahoneys Rd
- Main St
- Maitland Cl
- Manton Ct
- Marcia St
- Maritana Cr
- Marjory St
- Marlock Cl
- Maryland Cl
- Matlock Ct
- Mckimmies Rd
- Mckinnon St
- Mcleod St
- Mcphee Ct
- Meagan Cl
- Melaleuca Dr
- Mercedes Dr
- Merchant Ave
- Michelle Cl
- Michigan Tce
- Middle Ct
- Midholm Ct
- Milford St
- Millgrove Ave
- Milne St
- Miriam St
- Mockridge Drive
- Moonah Ct
- Mount View Rd
- Mulga St
- Murchison
- Mustang Ln
- Myrtle St
- Natalie Ct
- Neerim St
- Nevin Dr
- Newhaven St
- Newton St
- Noel Ct
- Norlane Ct
- Norman Gr
- Northey Cl
- Northgate Dr
- Norwich Ave
- Nottingham Crescent
- Nottingham Road
- Oakdale Pl
- Olinda Cl
- Omega Ct
- Ostia Ct
- Owen Ct
- Oxford Dr
- Palm St
- Pamela Ct
- Pandora Ave
- Parklands Dr
- Pasture Pl
- Patrick St
- Patrona St
- Pelmet Cr
- Philip Ct
- Pine St
- Pinewood Dr
- Pioneer Ct
- Pipaki Dr
- Plane St
- Platinum St
- Plato Ct
- Pleasant Road
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- Portland Pl
- Prime St
- Quandong St
- Queenscliff Rd
- Raywood Ct
- Redfern Cl
- Regal Ave
- Richardson St
- Rimfire Cl
- Riviera Ct
- Robinvale Ave
- Rochester Dr
- Roma Ct
- Rose Ct
- Rowen St
- Rupert Ct
- Rustic Ct
- Ryegrass Cl
- Ryland Pl
- Salamander Ave
- Salisbury St
- San Marzano Street
- Scott St
- Senna Ct
- Settlement Rd
- Seville Cl
- Sheffield Ct
- Sheila Ct
- Sherwood Dr
- Shilo Ct
- Simpson St
- Sladen Cl
- Smith Ave
- Spencer St
- Spring St
- Stanley Ct
- Station St
- Stella Dr
- Stephen Ct
- Stewart St
- St Louis Pl
- Stonehaven Dr
- Strong Ave
- Swan Ct
- Sylvia Ct
- Symon Cr
- Tahara Ct
- Talbot Ave
- Tamara Ct
- Tanjil Ct
- Tatra Ct
- Teak Ct
- Temple Dr
- The Bend
- The Boulevard
- The Close
- Thomas St
- Tilbury St
- Tranquil Pl
- Travers St
- Trawalla Ave
- Treetop Ct
- Trentham Ct
- Tuscan Ct
- Tussock Dr
- Uplands Pl
- Uren Ct
- Valentine Ave
- Valero Pl
- Venus Ct
- Victoria Dr
- Voski Ln
- Wall St
- Waratah St
- Warra Ct
- Warwick Ct
- Wattle St
- Wells Road
- Wembley Ct
- Wentworth Ct
- Westall St
- Westville Ct
- Wilgah St
- Winamurra Cr
- Wirilda Cl
- Wirraway Cr
- Wodonga Cr
- Wolseley Pl
- Woodleigh St
- Wood St
- Yilleen Cl
- Ziema Ct
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