Avondale HeightsVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3034 · Moonee Valley
Residents of Avondale Heights predominantly use cars for commuting, with 50.8% driving to work, while public transport usage is low at 3.8%. A notable 27.1% of the workforce works from home, slightly above the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community has a diverse cultural background, with 43.7% of the population born overseas, compared to the Victorian average of 35.0%. This diversity is reflected in the languages spoken at home, with only 49.2% speaking English exclusively.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Avondale Heights
Houses · The median house in Avondale Heights went for $1,125,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, dearer than 69% of the suburbs we cover. That is 11.4% up on the twelve months before, on 126 sales.
Most sales sit between $950,000 and $1,399,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.13m
median of 126 sales
11.4% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 69% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $950k and $1.40m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$690k
median of 13 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $591k and $755k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$885k
median of 43 sales
8.6% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 59% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $798k and $1.17m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
182 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses have added 13.6% since 2022, $990,000 to $1,125,000.
- 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 | $1.12m | $690k | $888k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.02m | $659k | $866k |
| 2024 | $981k | $680k | |
| 2023 | $939k | $670k | |
| 2022 | $990k | $695k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.11m | 27 | +0.4%low confidence27 sales this quarter, 24 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.11m | 24 | -0.8%low confidence24 sales this quarter, 50 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.12m | 50 | +9.8% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $870k | 8 | -4.2%low confidence8 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. |
| 2026 Q1 | $908k | 10 | +2.8%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 18 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $883k | 18 |
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 Avondale Heights
Houses · Expect to pay around $395,000 more for a 4-bedroom house than a 3-bedroom one.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $780k | 5 · few |
| 3 | $986k | 64 |
| 4 | $1.38m | 43 |
| 5 | $1.63m | 12 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $573k | 6 · few |
| 3 | $755k | 7 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $657k | 6 · few |
| 3 | $860k | 16 · few |
| 4 | $1.17m | 21 · 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.
2 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Avondale Heights
All schools · Avondale Heights' 2 schools teach 712 students, up 15% in ten years — and 4 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
2 primary
Students, all schools
712
2025 · +15.0% 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?”
−3.4%
712 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%
615 · 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 Avondale Heights have grown 15% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 619 |
| 2016 | 622 |
| 2017 | 645 |
| 2018 | 668 |
| 2019 | 713 |
| 2020 | 737 |
| 2021 | 741 |
| 2022 | 728 |
| 2023 | 722 |
| 2024 | 743 |
| 2025 | 712 |
Which schools in Avondale Heights 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 | 521 | 98 | 619 |
| 2016 | 523 | 99 | 622 |
| 2017 | 549 | 96 | 645 |
| 2018 | 547 | 121 | 668 |
| 2019 | 599 | 114 | 713 |
| 2020 | 621 | 116 | 737 |
| 2021 | 631 | 110 | 741 |
| 2022 | 618 | 110 | 728 |
| 2023 | 634 | 88 | 722 |
| 2024 | 638 | 105 | 743 |
| 2025 | 615 | 97 | 712 |
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 2 schools in Avondale Heights
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Primary School | Government | Primary | 433 | −3.8% | +23.0% |
| St Martin de Porres School | Catholic | Primary | 279 | −2.8% | +4.5% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Avondale Heights
4 government catchments cover Avondale Heights — 2 secondary and 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Essendon Keilor College | Secondary |
| Rosehill Secondary College | Secondary |
| Avondale Primary School | Primary |
| Keilor Heights Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Avondale Heights is a suburb with a total population of 12,389, characterized by a median age of 45, which is higher than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is relatively balanced with 48.7% male and 51.3% female. The suburb has a significant proportion of family households, accounting for 74.7% of all households, with an average of 2.6 people per household. Couples with children make up 45.6% of the families, while couples without children represent 36.5%. Single-parent families account for 16.0% of the households.
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
Avondale Heights · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
| Investors | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 74.7%
- Couples with children make up 45.6% of families
- Average household size of 2.6 people
- Predominantly separate houses at 76.8%
Against the state
How Avondale Heights 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 | 0.5% |
| Separate houses | 76.8% |
| Townhouses | 22.2% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 27.1% |
| Drove a car | 50.8% |
| Public transport | 3.8% |
| Walked only | 1% |
| Car passenger | 3.8% |
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 home ownership with 47.1% owning outright
- Significant Italian heritage with 23.9% ancestry
- Low apartment living at 0.5%
- Above-average work-from-home rate at 27.1%
- Diverse cultural community with 43.7% born overseas
Things to be aware of
- Median household income below Victorian average
- Higher median age compared to state average
- Low public transport usage at 3.8%
- Higher percentage of arthritis at 10.7%
- Lower percentage of bachelor degree holders at 25.7%
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 Avondale Heights?
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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.
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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.