Altona NorthVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3025 · Hobsons Bay
Daily life in Altona North offers a mix of commuting options, with 48.1% of residents driving to work and 30.4% working from home, which is above the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community has a strong family presence, with 70.5% of households being family households. The suburb's employment landscape is diverse, with a significant portion of the workforce in professional occupations.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Altona North
Houses · Houses in Altona North sell for a median of $940,000, a little above the Victorian median, and have held roughly steady over the year.
Half of all houses landed in the $840,000 to $1,080,000 range.
Houses
$940k
median of 133 sales
1% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 58% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $840k and $1.08m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$712k
median of 41 sales
1.7% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 88% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $570k and $890k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$975k
median of 85 sales
2.5% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 73% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $780k and $1.20m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
259 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2022 this has been a flat market for houses, $940,000 moving to $940,000.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $925k | $728k | $980k |
| 2025 · part year | $950k | $702k | $960k |
| 2024 | $917k | $730k | |
| 2023 | $881k | $788k | |
| 2022 | $940k | $719k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $918k | 28 | -2.3%low confidence28 sales this quarter, 40 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $940k | 40 | -2.1% |
| 2025 Q4 | $960k | 49 | -1.5% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $670k | 12 | -11.6%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 12 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $758k | 12 | +8%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $702k | 10 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $917k | 17 | -6.9%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 21 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $985k | 21 | +4.8%low confidence21 sales this quarter, 26 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $940k | 26 |
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 North
Houses · 3-bedroom houses, the most common sale here, run about $918,000; moving from 3 to 4 bedrooms adds roughly $192,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $805k | 6 · few |
| 3 | $918k | 90 |
| 4 | $1.11m | 30 |
| 5 | $1.01m | 6 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $600k | 20 · few |
| 3 | $915k | 17 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $665k | 12 · few |
| 3 | $888k | 38 |
| 4 | $1.25m | 35 |
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 North
All schools · Altona North's 3 schools teach 3,092 students, up 38.6% in ten years — and 6 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
2 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
3,092
2025 · +38.6% 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?”
+17.2%
559 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.
+17.3%
460 · 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 North have grown 38.6% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 442 | 1,789 |
| 2016 | 448 | 1,755 |
| 2017 | 446 | 1,789 |
| 2018 | 449 | 1,848 |
| 2019 | 485 | 1,938 |
| 2020 | 477 | 2,070 |
| 2021 | 475 | 2,184 |
| 2022 | 479 | 2,271 |
| 2023 | 523 | 2,368 |
| 2024 | 546 | 2,498 |
| 2025 | 559 | 2,533 |
Which schools in Altona North 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
- Years 7–12
- 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 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 360 | 1,789 | 82 | 2,231 |
| 2016 | 377 | 1,755 | 71 | 2,203 |
| 2017 | 384 | 1,789 | 62 | 2,235 |
| 2018 | 371 | 1,848 | 78 | 2,297 |
| 2019 | 406 | 1,938 | 79 | 2,423 |
| 2020 | 392 | 2,070 | 85 | 2,547 |
| 2021 | 404 | 2,184 | 71 | 2,659 |
| 2022 | 396 | 2,271 | 83 | 2,750 |
| 2023 | 436 | 2,368 | 87 | 2,891 |
| 2024 | 455 | 2,498 | 91 | 3,044 |
| 2025 | 460 | 2,533 | 99 | 3,092 |
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 North
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 2 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.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College | Catholic | Secondary | 2,533 | +22.4% | +41.6% | 28 · 471 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 342 | +26.7% | +65.2% | — |
| Altona North Primary School | Government | Primary | 217 | +4.8% | −7.7% | — |
One school in Altona North reported a median VCE study score of 28, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Altona North
6 government catchments cover Altona North — 2 secondary and 4 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 |
| Bayside P-12 College | Secondary |
| Altona North Primary School | Primary |
| Newport Gardens Primary School | Primary |
| Newport Lakes Primary School | Primary |
| Wembley Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Altona North is a suburb with a population of 12,967, characterized by a median age of 37, slightly younger than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 48.2% male and 51.8% female. The suburb has a diverse cultural makeup, with 40.9% of residents born overseas, higher than the Victorian average of 35.0%. Families are predominant, with 45.1% being couples with children and 18.2% single-parent households. The housing market is mixed, with 68.8% living in separate houses and a notable 27.3% in townhouses.
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 North · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 75 |
| Professionals | 70 |
| Investors | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 70.5%
- 45.1% of households are couples with children
- Average household size of 2.6 people
- Diverse cultural environment with strong community ties
Against the state
How Altona North 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 | 3.4% |
| Separate houses | 68.8% |
| Townhouses | 27.3% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 30.4% |
| Drove a car | 48.1% |
| Public transport | 4.4% |
| Walked only | 0.9% |
| Car passenger | 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
- Diverse cultural community with 40.9% born overseas
- High work-from-home rate at 30.4% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Mixed housing options with 68.8% separate houses and 27.3% townhouses
- Average household income of $1,695 per week
- Significant professional workforce at 24.5%
Things to be aware of
- Unemployment rate of 5.8% is above the VIC average of 5.0%
- Lower percentage of residents with bachelor degrees at 24.8% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Higher percentage of low-income households at 20.4%
- Median monthly mortgage of $2,167 may be a consideration for buyers
- Public transport usage is low at 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.
Want to dig into one address in Altona North?
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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).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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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.