Median price trend for houses
Based on 13 sales in the preceding 12 months
$485,000
Up 19.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $485k
- 3 bed
- $438k
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The quick read on
Toora
VIC 3962 · South Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $485,000
- Population
- 713
- Postcode
- 3962
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Toora, Victoria
Property market insights for Toora (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Toora (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$375 per week
Up 7.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Toora (Vic.), VIC is currently $485,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Toora (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 19.8% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $485,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $438,000 in Toora (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Toora (Vic.) is $375 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Toora safe?
The overall rate for Toora is 10,160 offences per 100,000 residents — 150% above the Rest of Vic. 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 Toora.
Overall crime rate
10,160
offences per 100,000 residents
150% aboveRest of Vic.
TooraRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Toora?
Toora VIC 3962 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
713 people call Toora home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $935 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 713
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $230 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.9%Below
15–3414.3%Below
35–5419.8%Below
55–7435.2%Above
75 and over12.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses90.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments3.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright51.2%Above
Paying a mortgage29.6%Below
Renting19.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.4%Below
One car42.1%Above
Two cars33.1%Below
Three or more19.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.7%Above
Drove to work62.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.1%Above
What stands out in Toora
16.7% of workers in Toora worked from home on Census day.
5.8% of Toora residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
48.8% of people in Toora described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Toora
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Toora VIC 3962.
Is Toora family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.9% of Toora's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
190 family households lived in Toora; 27.4% were couple families and 18.4% were one-parent families.
29.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Toora?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Toora had 713 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Toora?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 90.7% of occupied private dwellings in Toora.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Toora?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
51.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
29.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.2% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Toora?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Toora had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 37.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 36.5%, while 13.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Toora?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
62.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Toora?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 42.1% of the total.
52.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Toora, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.0% reported a different address.
12.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Toora?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.1% of residents used only English at home.
2.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Toora residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.8% of Toora's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Toora?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.6% of ancestry responses in Toora.
Australian ancestry made up 38.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Toora?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 16.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Toora?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 46.1%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
20.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Toora show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
49.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.3% reported asthma, 14.4% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Toora?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Toora?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $935 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $230 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Toora compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.7% in Toora, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 51.2% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 19.2% in Toora, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Toora (Vic.)
Is Toora (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $485,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Toora (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 190 local families, and 14.9% 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 Toora (Vic.)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $485,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Toora (Vic.)
42 streets in Toora (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acklands Rd
- Agnes River Rd
- Beale Rd
- Bests Rd
- Blanton Ln
- Bucklands Rd
- Buckley St
- Cargeegs Rd
- Creamery Valley Rd
- Cunningham St
- Dorans Rd
- Downings Hill Rd
- Downings Hill Road
- Dutton St
- Foster-Mt Best Rd
- Foster Rd
- Franklin River Rd
- Gabriels Ln
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- Gray St
- Grip Rd
- Gunn St
- Hackwills Road
- Harriet St
- Irelands Road
- Kewita Rd
- Lamont Dr
- Lawsons Rd
- Lays Rd
- Lower Toora Rd
- Mill St
- Rathjens Rd
- Silcocks Hill Rd
- Smith Rd
- South Gippsland Hwy
- Stanley St
- Summers Court
- Swan Bay Rd
- Toora Jetty Rd
- Victoria St
- Warners Rd
- Welshpool Rd
- Wilkinsons Rd
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