Median price trend for houses
Based on 77 sales in the preceding 12 months
$640,000
Up 6.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $565k
- 3 bed
- $630k
- 4 bed
- $705k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Winchelsea
VIC 3241 · Surf Coast
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $640,000
- Population
- 2,456
- Postcode
- 3241
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Winchelsea, Victoria
Property market insights for Winchelsea
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Winchelsea VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 29 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 10.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Winchelsea, VIC is currently $640,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Winchelsea has a 12-month growth rate of 6.7% for houses and -2.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $565,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $630,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $705,000 in Winchelsea.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Winchelsea is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Winchelsea is $400 per week and has decreased 5.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Winchelsea safe?
The overall rate for Winchelsea is 3,197 offences per 100,000 residents — 21% 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 Winchelsea.
Overall crime rate
3,197
offences per 100,000 residents
21% belowRest of Vic.
WinchelseaRest 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 Winchelsea?
Winchelsea VIC 3241 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
2,456 people call Winchelsea home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,442 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,456
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,560 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.6%In line
15–3423.6%Above
35–5423.6%In line
55–7426.1%In line
75 and over9.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.6%Above
Townhouses4.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.5%Below
Paying a mortgage44.2%Above
Renting20.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.4%Below
One car29.3%Below
Two cars40.7%Above
Three or more27.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.7%In line
Drove to work62.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%In line
Walked or cycled4.0%In line
What stands out in Winchelsea
14.7% of workers in Winchelsea worked from home on Census day.
2.8% of Winchelsea residents were born in England.
47.6% of people in Winchelsea described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Winchelsea
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Winchelsea VIC 3241.
Is Winchelsea family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.6% of Winchelsea's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
678 family households lived in Winchelsea; 39.7% were couple families and 14.5% were one-parent families.
35.1% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Winchelsea?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Winchelsea had 2,456 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Winchelsea?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.6% of occupied private dwellings in Winchelsea.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.5% 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 Winchelsea?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
44.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.3% 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 Winchelsea?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Winchelsea had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 28.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.8%, while 19.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Winchelsea?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
62.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Winchelsea?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 29.3% of the total.
67.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Winchelsea, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
52.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.1% reported a different address.
8.7% 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 Winchelsea?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.8% of residents used only English at home.
2.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Winchelsea residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.7% of Winchelsea's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Winchelsea?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.9% of ancestry responses in Winchelsea.
Australian ancestry made up 42.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Winchelsea?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 14.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.9% of workers, and education and training employed 7.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Winchelsea?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.4%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
31.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Winchelsea show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 10.3% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Winchelsea?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.3% 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 16.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Winchelsea?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,442 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,560.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Winchelsea compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.7% in Winchelsea, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 35.5% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 20.3% in Winchelsea, 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 Winchelsea
Is Winchelsea expensive?
The median house price is $640,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Winchelsea good for families?
The Census counted 678 local families, and 17.6% 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 Winchelsea?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $705,000, 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 Winchelsea
113 streets in Winchelsea
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert Street
- Alsop Dr
- Anderson St
- Armistead Street
- Armytage Rd
- Armytage St
- Atkins Rd
- Austin St
- Barkly St
- Barry Street
- Barwon Park Rd
- Barwon Tce
- Batson St
- Beal Ct
- Bennett St
- Blacks Rd
- Block Ln
- Buckley School Rd
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- Buhrmanns Rd
- Cape Otway Rd
- Collins St
- Cooper St
- Cossar St
- Cressy Rd
- Daintree Dr
- Davidson St
- Dicksons Rd
- Donaldson Drive
- Dwyer St
- Gladman St
- Glenmore Street
- Gosney St
- Harding St
- Heath Dr
- Hesse St
- Holes Ln
- Hopkins St
- Ingleby Rd
- Inverleigh-Winchelsea Rd
- Jackson St
- Jordyn Cl
- Kalimna View
- Karngun Cr
- Kildean Rd
- Kilwarrie
- Kinross Dr
- Lauders Ln
- Lawrence Ct
- Leighs Ln
- Lennox St
- Lloyds And Sellwoods Ln
- Main St
- Mathisons Rd
- Mawsons Lane
- Mccallums Ln
- Mcconachy Ln
- Mcconachy St
- Mcdonald Dr
- Mcfarlanes Ln
- Menzels Rd
- Mercer St
- Mirnee School Rd
- Mooleric Road
- Moran
- Mousley Rd
- Mt Pollock Road
- Murphys
- Murrell St
- Nangana Way
- Nankoora Drive
- Neilson St
- Newman Pl
- Olney St
- Ondit Rd
- Orchards Rd
- Palmer St
- Peels Rd
- Phillips Ln
- Prices Ln
- Princes Hwy
- Prowse Rd
- Railway Ave
- Redgum Ct
- Reynolds St
- Richert Ct
- Richmonds Ln
- Ripplevale Road
- Riverview Dr
- Robertson Rd
- Rowley Dr
- Schroeter St
- Shelford Rd
- Sheoak Pl
- Sinclair Circuit
- Sinclair Cl
- Smith St
- Stephenson Rd
- Stephenson St
- St Leonards Rd
- Sussex St
- Swabys Ln
- Toulon Ct
- Trebeck Ct
- Tutegong Rd
- Wainewrights Ln
- Warner Street
- Waterloo Plains Cr
- Wells St
- Willis St
- Wiltshire
- Winchelsea-Deans Marsh Rd
- Witcombe St
- Worland St
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