Ascot ValeVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3032 · Moonee Valley
Daily life in Ascot Vale is influenced by its proximity to urban amenities and strong public transport connections, with 7.5% of residents using public transport for commuting. A significant portion of the population, 39.8%, works from home, reflecting a modern work-life balance. The community has a vibrant feel, supported by a mix of housing types including separate houses, townhouses, and apartments.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Ascot Vale
Houses · The median house in Ascot Vale went for $1,360,000 over the 12 months to August 2026 — dearer than 83% of the Victorian suburbs we cover, and much where it sat a year earlier.
Most sales sit between $1,127,000 and $1,625,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.36m
median of 111 sales
0.2% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 83% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.13m and $1.63m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$520k
median of 84 sales
9.5% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 72% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $434k and $604k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$919k
median of 33 sales
2.7% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 65% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $760k and $955k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
228 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses have added 2.6% since 2022, $1,325,000 to $1,360,000.
- 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 | $1.35m | $520k | $860k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.37m | $478k | $906k |
| 2024 | $1.30m | $520k | |
| 2023 | $1.30m | $540k | |
| 2022 | $1.32m | $560k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.44m | 24 | +10.6%low confidence24 sales this quarter, 34 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.30m | 34 | -6.1% |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.38m | 40 | +0.9% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $513k | 28 | -10%low confidence28 sales this quarter, 17 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $570k | 17 | +5.6%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 29 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $540k | 29 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $900k | 8 | +1.2%low confidence8 sales this quarter, 8 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $889k | 8 | -6.9%low confidence8 sales this quarter, 11 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $955k | 11 |
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 Ascot Vale
Houses · The step from 3 to 4 bedrooms is the expensive one in Ascot Vale, worth about $327,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $1.15m | 25 · few |
| 3 | $1.30m | 48 |
| 4 | $1.63m | 32 |
| 5 | $2.31m | 6 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $340k | 22 · few |
| 2 | $545k | 56 |
| 3 | $790k | 5 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $755k | 16 · few |
| 3 | $951k | 16 · 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.
4 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Ascot Vale
All schools · Ascot Vale's 4 schools teach 1,020 students, down 2.4% in ten years — and 7 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
4
3 primary · 1 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
1,020
2025 · −2.4% 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?”
−4.1%
917 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.
−1.0%
787 · 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 Ascot Vale have fallen 2.4% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 932 | 113 |
| 2016 | 882 | 109 |
| 2017 | 914 | 103 |
| 2018 | 944 | 107 |
| 2019 | 963 | 117 |
| 2020 | 956 | 113 |
| 2021 | 937 | 112 |
| 2022 | 922 | 111 |
| 2023 | 944 | 102 |
| 2024 | 946 | 104 |
| 2025 | 917 | 103 |
Which schools in Ascot Vale 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 | 790 | 255 | 1,045 |
| 2016 | 758 | 233 | 991 |
| 2017 | 785 | 232 | 1,017 |
| 2018 | 770 | 281 | 1,051 |
| 2019 | 816 | 264 | 1,080 |
| 2020 | 795 | 274 | 1,069 |
| 2021 | 790 | 259 | 1,049 |
| 2022 | 786 | 247 | 1,033 |
| 2023 | 807 | 239 | 1,046 |
| 2024 | 811 | 239 | 1,050 |
| 2025 | 787 | 233 | 1,020 |
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 4 schools in Ascot Vale
Ordered by size, not by results — 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's School | Catholic | Primary | 374 | +0.3% | +3.6% |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School | Government | Primary | 278 | −3.8% | −10.0% |
| Ascot Vale Primary School | Government | Primary | 265 | −9.9% | +1.1% |
| Ascot Vale Heights School | Government | Prep-to-12 | 103 | −8.8% | −8.8% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Ascot Vale
7 government catchments cover Ascot Vale — 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Footscray High School | Secondary |
| Maribyrnong Secondary College | Secondary |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Secondary |
| Ascot Vale Primary School | Primary |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School | Primary |
| Flemington Primary School | Primary |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Ascot Vale is a suburb with a population of 15,200, characterized by a median age of 37, slightly younger than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The suburb has a diverse age distribution, with 6.4% of the population aged 0-4 and 6.0% aged 5-9. Family structures are varied, with 46.1% of households being couples with children and 37.4% being couples without children. Single-person households account for 28.8% of the population.
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
Ascot Vale · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of professionals at 36.5%
- Strong work-from-home culture at 39.8%
- High median personal income of $1,080 weekly
- Proximity to major employment hubs
Against the state
How Ascot Vale 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 | 30.7% |
| Separate houses | 46% |
| Townhouses | 23% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 39.8% |
| Drove a car | 33% |
| Public transport | 7.5% |
| Walked only | 1.8% |
| Car passenger | 2% |
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
- Highly educated population - 44.3% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,192 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 39.8% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse housing options with 46.0% separate houses and 30.7% apartments
- Low unemployment rate of 4.7% (vs VIC 5.0%)
Things to be aware of
- Higher rental rates with a median weekly rent of $370
- Lower percentage of separate houses compared to VIC average (46.0% vs 73.4%)
- High percentage of rented properties at 38.0% (vs VIC 28.5%)
- Significant portion of the population with mental health conditions at 9.3%
- High percentage of high-income households may impact affordability
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 Ascot Vale?
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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.