Altona MeadowsVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3028 · Hobsons Bay
Residents of Altona Meadows experience a suburban lifestyle with a strong sense of community. The majority of residents commute by car, with 53.8% driving to work, while only 4.4% use public transport. A notable 23.4% work from home, slightly below the Victorian average. The suburb offers a mix of housing types, predominantly separate houses, which make up 85.0% of the housing stock.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Altona Meadows
Houses · Across 159 sales, houses in Altona Meadows reached a median of $790,000, 4.3% up year on year and cheaper than 62% of the suburbs we cover.
There is little spread here — the middle half of houses landed between $730,000 and $871,000.
Houses
$790k
median of 159 sales
4.3% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 62% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $730k and $871k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$580k
median of 71 sales
3.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 51% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $543k and $628k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$686k
median of 10 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $638k and $743k.
Last sold within the past month
Land
$570k
median of 10 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $553k and $588k.
Last sold one to two months ago
250 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2022, houses have climbed from $740,000 to $790,000 — 6.8% over the period.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses | Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $808k | $580k | $635k | $583k |
| 2025 · part year | $766k | $560k | $661k | $570k |
| 2024 | $717k | $552k | ||
| 2023 | $690k | $520k | ||
| 2022 | $740k | $493k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $780k | 36 | -6% |
| 2026 Q1 | $830k | 34 | +7.8% |
| 2025 Q4 | $770k | 61 | +0.7% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $580k | 20 | +1.4%low confidence20 sales this quarter, 16 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $572k | 16 | -1.4%low confidence16 sales this quarter, 23 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $580k | 23 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Altona Meadows
Houses · Expect to pay around $129,000 more for a 4-bedroom house than a 3-bedroom one.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $615k | 15 · few |
| 3 | $771k | 107 |
| 4 | $900k | 33 |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $560k | 54 |
| 3 | $650k | 17 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $720k | 7 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Altona Meadows
All schools · Altona Meadows' 3 schools teach 1,138 students, down 7.7% in ten years — and 7 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
3 primary
Students, all schools
1,138
2025 · −7.7% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−7.0%
1,138 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−5.3%
976 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Altona Meadows have fallen 7.7% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,233 |
| 2016 | 1,272 |
| 2017 | 1,326 |
| 2018 | 1,307 |
| 2019 | 1,242 |
| 2020 | 1,224 |
| 2021 | 1,189 |
| 2022 | 1,161 |
| 2023 | 1,195 |
| 2024 | 1,164 |
| 2025 | 1,138 |
Which schools in Altona Meadows are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,033 | 200 | 1,233 |
| 2016 | 1,095 | 177 | 1,272 |
| 2017 | 1,119 | 207 | 1,326 |
| 2018 | 1,106 | 201 | 1,307 |
| 2019 | 1,050 | 192 | 1,242 |
| 2020 | 1,031 | 193 | 1,224 |
| 2021 | 1,013 | 176 | 1,189 |
| 2022 | 1,001 | 160 | 1,161 |
| 2023 | 1,001 | 194 | 1,195 |
| 2024 | 995 | 169 | 1,164 |
| 2025 | 976 | 162 | 1,138 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Altona Meadows
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 government, 1 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of Peace Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 485 | +1.7% | −0.6% |
| Altona Green Primary School | Government | Primary | 418 | +9.4% | +22.9% |
| Altona Meadows Primary School | Government | Primary | 235 | −35.6% | −42.0% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Altona Meadows
7 government catchments cover Altona Meadows — 4 secondary and 3 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Altona College | Secondary |
| Carranballac P-9 College | Secondary |
| Laverton P-12 College | Secondary |
| Point Cook Senior Secondary College | Secondary |
| Altona Green Primary School | Primary |
| Altona Meadows Primary School | Primary |
| Seabrook Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Altona Meadows is a suburb with a population of 18,474, characterized by a slightly older median age of 41 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is relatively balanced with 48.4% male and 51.6% female residents. Families are a significant part of the community, with 44.0% of households being couples with children and 34.9% being couples without children. Single-parent families make up 19.2% of the households. The suburb has a diverse cultural background, with 62.2% of the population born in Australia and a notable 49.0% born overseas.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Altona Meadows · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| Retirees | 68 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households - 70.5%
- Predominantly separate houses - 85.0%
- Good mix of couples with and without children
- Average household size of 2.5 people
Against the state
How Altona Meadows differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 5.1% |
| Separate houses | 85% |
| Townhouses | 9.7% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 23.4% |
| Drove a car | 53.8% |
| Public transport | 4.4% |
| Walked only | 0.6% |
| Car passenger | 3.3% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High percentage of separate houses - 85.0% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Significant family presence - 70.5% family households
- Diverse cultural background with 49.0% born overseas
- High car usage for commuting - 53.8% drive to work
- Above average work-from-home rate - 23.4%
Things to be aware of
- Higher unemployment rate at 6.2% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Lower percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees - 21.0% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Below average median household income - $1,573 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Lower percentage of residents without health conditions - 58.1% (vs VIC 61.0%)
- Limited public transport usage - 4.4%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.