Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 43.9% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Upper Gundowring
VIC 3691 · Alpine
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 120
- Postcode
- 3691
ABS 2021
Upper Gundowring, Victoria
Property market insights for Upper Gundowring
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Upper Gundowring VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Market data updated June 2023.
Upper Gundowring has a 12-month growth rate of 43.9% for houses.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Upper Gundowring is $575 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Upper Gundowring safe?
The overall rate for Upper Gundowring is 1,334 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% below 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 Upper Gundowring.
Overall crime rate
1,334
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowRest of Vic.
Upper GundowringRest 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 Upper Gundowring?
Upper Gundowring VIC 3691 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
120 people call Upper Gundowring home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,593 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 120
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.0%Below
15–3417.5%Below
35–5430.8%Above
55–7422.5%Below
75 and over8.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright48.8%Above
Paying a mortgage37.2%Above
Renting14.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car36.4%Above
Two cars29.5%Below
Three or more38.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.7%Above
Drove to work43.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled14.5%Above
What stands out in Upper Gundowring
17.7% of workers in Upper Gundowring worked from home on Census day.
2.5% of Upper Gundowring residents were born in England.
50.0% of people in Upper Gundowring described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Upper Gundowring
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Upper Gundowring VIC 3691.
Is Upper Gundowring family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.0% of Upper Gundowring's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
33 family households lived in Upper Gundowring; 45.5% were couple families and 9.1% were one-parent families.
24.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Upper Gundowring?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Upper Gundowring had 120 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Upper Gundowring?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Gundowring.
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 Upper Gundowring?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
48.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
37.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Upper Gundowring?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Upper Gundowring had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 35.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 35.7%, while 35.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Upper Gundowring?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
43.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 14.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Upper Gundowring?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 Rest of Vic. rate.
One-car households formed 36.4% of the total.
68.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Upper Gundowring, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.1% reported a different address.
7.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Upper Gundowring?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.5% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Upper Gundowring residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.5% of Upper Gundowring's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.5% 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 95.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Upper Gundowring?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.3% of ancestry responses in Upper Gundowring.
Australian ancestry made up 46.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Upper Gundowring?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 37.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.7% of workers, and education and training employed 4.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Upper Gundowring?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.2%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
31.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Upper Gundowring show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Upper Gundowring?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Gundowring?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,593 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Upper Gundowring compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.7% in Upper Gundowring, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 48.8% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 14.0% in Upper Gundowring, 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 Upper Gundowring
Is Upper Gundowring expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Upper Gundowring good for families?
The Census counted 33 local families, and 15.0% 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 Upper Gundowring?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Upper Gundowring
6 streets in Upper Gundowring
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bohuns Ln
- Gundowring Rd
- Keegans Ln
- Larkin Ln
- Mullagong Ln
- Mullagong Road
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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.