Median price trend for houses
Based on 196 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,520,000
Down 3.1% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $808k
- 2 bed
- $1.06m
- 3 bed
- $1.42m
- 4 bed
- $1.86m
- 5+ bed
- $2.49m
Victorian-era buildings facing public green space
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The quick read on
Williamstown
VIC 3016 · Hobsons Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,520,000
- Median unit
- $650,000
- Population
- 14,407
- Postcode
- 3016
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ABS 2021
Williamstown, Victoria
Property market insights for Williamstown (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Williamstown (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 157 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Williamstown (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,520,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Williamstown (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -3.1% for houses and -19.8% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $808,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,860,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,490,000 in Williamstown (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Williamstown (Vic.) is $800 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Williamstown (Vic.) is $650,000, which has decreased 19.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $419,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $640,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,220,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,900,000 in Williamstown (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Williamstown (Vic.) is $575 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Williamstown safe?
The overall rate for Williamstown is 6,836 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% above 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 Williamstown.
Overall crime rate
6,836
offences per 100,000 residents
71% aboveGreater Melbourne
WilliamstownGreater 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 Williamstown?
Williamstown VIC 3016 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
14,407 people call Williamstown home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,411 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 14,407
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,700 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.0%In line
15–3419.3%Below
35–5428.6%Above
55–7427.3%Above
75 and over6.9%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses56.2%Below
Townhouses30.2%Above
Apartments13.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.1%Above
Paying a mortgage34.0%Below
Renting25.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.9%Below
One car40.0%Above
Two cars37.4%In line
Three or more14.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home42.2%Above
Drove to work34.7%Below
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled3.7%Above
What stands out in Williamstown
42.2% of workers in Williamstown worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
5.3% of Williamstown residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
46.6% of people in Williamstown described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Williamstown
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Williamstown VIC 3016.
Is Williamstown family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.0% of Williamstown's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
4,009 family households lived in Williamstown; 49.9% were couple families and 12.4% were one-parent families.
37.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Williamstown?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Williamstown had 14,407 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.2% 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 Williamstown?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 56.2% of occupied private dwellings in Williamstown.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 30.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 13.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Williamstown?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
34.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.0% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Williamstown?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Williamstown had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 26.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Williamstown?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
42.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
34.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Williamstown?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 40.0% of the total.
52.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Williamstown, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.5% reported a different address.
22.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Williamstown?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.8% of residents used only English at home.
14.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Williamstown residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.6% of Williamstown's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.4% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Williamstown?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.6% of ancestry responses in Williamstown.
Australian ancestry made up 29.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Williamstown?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
34.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 22.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.3% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Williamstown?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.4%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
37.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Williamstown show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.9% reported asthma, 7.7% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Williamstown?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 17.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Williamstown?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,411 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,700.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Williamstown compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 42.2% in Williamstown, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 41.1% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 25.0% in Williamstown, 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 Williamstown (Vic.)
Is Williamstown (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,520,000, while units and apartments sit at $650,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Williamstown (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 4,009 local families, and 18.0% 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 Williamstown (Vic.)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,420,000, 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 Williamstown (Vic.)
197 streets in Williamstown (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aitken St
- Albert St
- Alfred Pl
- Alma Tce
- Ann St
- Anzac Cr
- Bates Dr
- Bath Pl
- Battery Rd
- Bayview St
- Becroft
- Bird Ct
- Blucher Tce
- Braw St
- Bronte Ct
- Burbidge Dr
- Burgoyne Ct
- Burgoyne Ln
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- Caspian Tce
- Castle St
- Cecil St
- Chandler St
- Charles Grimes Ct
- Charles St
- Clancy St
- Clark St
- Clough St
- Cole St
- College St
- Collins St
- Coogee Lane
- Council Ln
- Courtis St
- Coxs Garden
- Crofton Dr
- Cropper Pl
- Cumberland Cl
- Dalgarno St
- Darbyshire St
- Dickson Ct
- Douch St
- Douglas Pde
- Dover Ln
- Dover Rd
- Electra St
- Ellery Ln
- Esplanade
- Farrell
- Farrell Ct
- Federal St
- Ferguson St
- Forster St
- Freyer St
- Galatea Ct
- Ganton Ct
- Garden St
- Gellibrand St
- Giffard St
- Goss Tce
- Gray Ct
- Gray Reserve Rd
- Gull Ln
- Hanmer St
- Hannan St
- Haslam St
- Henry St
- Heriot Pl
- Hoffman Tce
- Holdsworth Ln
- Homewood Ln
- Hornby Pl
- Hosking Ct
- Hosking St
- Hotham St
- Illawarra St
- Jackson St
- James St
- Jobson St
- John St
- Joiner St
- Kanowna St
- Kingshott Cl
- Knight
- Knight St
- Kokoda Rd
- Kororoit Creek Rd
- Lakeside Pl
- Lakeview Ave
- Lalor
- Langford St
- Laverton St
- Lenore Cr
- Lindsay Ct
- Little Ferguson St
- Little Nelson Pl
- Little Osborne St
- Little Parker St
- Long St
- Lyons St
- Maclean St
- Macquarie St
- Maddox Rd
- Madigan Ct
- Mariner St
- Mcdonald St
- Mcguire Cr
- Melbourne Rd
- Merrett Dr
- Mill Ln
- Morris Ln
- Morris St
- Mullins Ct
- Mullins Mews
- Nancy Ct
- Napier St
- Nelson Pl
- Norval Cl
- Oconnell
- Osborne Cl
- Osborne St
- Paas Pl
- Panama St
- Parker
- Parker St
- Parramatta St
- Pasco St
- Pearson St
- Pelican Tce
- Pentland St
- Perry St
- Ponting St
- Pope Pl
- Power St
- President Ln
- Princes St
- Proctor St
- Queen St
- Racecourse Rd
- Radford St
- Railway Cr
- Railway Pl
- Railway Tce
- Rennie St
- Richard St
- Rifle Range Dr
- Robertson St
- Roches Tce
- Rodger Ln
- Rosseau St
- Russell Pl
- Ryans Ln
- Sadler St
- Salt Water Dr
- Sandpiper Pl
- Sands Pl
- Schutt Ct
- Seaview Pde
- Seymour Ln
- Smith Ave
- Smith St
- Stanley St
- Station Ln
- Station Rd
- Steampacket Ln
- Stevedore St
- Stewart St
- Stonehenge
- Strachan Pl
- Sunset Dr
- Swanston St
- Syme St
- Teal Ct
- Techno Park Dr
- The Strand
- Thomas St
- Thompson St
- Tobruk Cr
- Twyford St
- Union St
- Uren Ct
- Vera St
- Verdon St
- Victoria St
- Vulcan Gr
- Waterfront Pl
- Waterline Place
- Waterloo St
- Waters Edge
- Wellington Pde
- West Ct
- Wetland Dr
- White St
- Whittaker Ct
- Williams Bay Gr
- Windsor Tce
- Winifred St
- Yarra St
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