Balwyn NorthVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3104 · Boroondara
Daily life in Balwyn North is marked by a strong community feel, with a high percentage of residents working from home (36.6%), significantly above the Victorian average of 25.7%. Commuting is primarily done by car, with 42.0% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is relatively low at 4.2%. The suburb's residents are highly educated, with 47.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, which is well above the state average.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Balwyn North
Houses · At $2,225,000, houses in Balwyn North are 151.4% above the Victorian median of $885,000 — on 111 sales over the 12 months to August 2026.
This is a varied market — the middle half of houses spanned $1,800,000 to $2,845,000, so the median alone will not tell a buyer much.
Houses
$2.23m
median of 111 sales
3.3% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 98% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.80m and $2.85m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$833k
median of 16 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $683k and $1.09m.
Last sold two to four months ago
Townhouses
$1.46m
median of 14 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $1.16m and $1.77m.
Last sold four to eight months ago
141 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses were $2,229,000 in 2022 and are $2,225,000 today: four years of very little.
- 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 | $2.08m | $828k | $1.49m | |
| 2025 · part year | $2.30m | $700k | $1.43m | $1.23m |
| 2024 | $2.31m | $1.10m | ||
| 2023 | $2.38m | $1.29m | ||
| 2022 | $2.23m | $1.08m |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $2.35m | 11 | +12.4%low confidence11 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 | $2.09m | 12 | -11.3%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 69 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $2.35m | 69 | +8% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $775k | 10 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $1.36m | 8 |
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 Balwyn North
Houses · 4-bedroom houses, the most common sale here, run about $2,122,000; moving from 3 to 4 bedrooms adds roughly $172,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.95m | 30 |
| 4 | $2.12m | 44 |
| 5 | $2.88m | 26 · few |
| 6 | $5.89m | 7 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $710k | 11 · few |
| 3 | $1.42m | 5 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $1.73m | 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.
6 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Balwyn North
All schools · Balwyn North's 6 schools teach 3,916 students, down 9.6% in ten years — and 10 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
6
5 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
3,916
2025 · −9.6% 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?”
−23.5%
1,656 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.
−23.2%
1,457 · 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 Balwyn North have fallen 9.6% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,249 | 2,085 |
| 2016 | 2,224 | 2,085 |
| 2017 | 2,204 | 2,148 |
| 2018 | 2,229 | 2,183 |
| 2019 | 2,208 | 2,185 |
| 2020 | 2,165 | 2,207 |
| 2021 | 2,041 | 2,182 |
| 2022 | 1,964 | 2,183 |
| 2023 | 1,930 | 2,221 |
| 2024 | 1,770 | 2,229 |
| 2025 | 1,656 | 2,260 |
Which schools in Balwyn 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.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,945 | 2,085 | 304 | 4,334 |
| 2016 | 1,946 | 2,085 | 278 | 4,309 |
| 2017 | 1,935 | 2,148 | 269 | 4,352 |
| 2018 | 1,947 | 2,183 | 282 | 4,412 |
| 2019 | 1,975 | 2,185 | 233 | 4,393 |
| 2020 | 1,897 | 2,207 | 268 | 4,372 |
| 2021 | 1,823 | 2,182 | 218 | 4,223 |
| 2022 | 1,746 | 2,183 | 218 | 4,147 |
| 2023 | 1,725 | 2,221 | 205 | 4,151 |
| 2024 | 1,606 | 2,229 | 164 | 3,999 |
| 2025 | 1,457 | 2,260 | 199 | 3,916 |
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 7 schools in Balwyn North
Ordered by size, not by results — 5 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwyn High School | Government | Secondary | 2,260 | +2.4% | +8.4% | 33 · 622 |
| Balwyn North Primary School | Government | Primary | 554 | −4.5% | +34.1% | — |
| Greythorn Primary School | Government | Primary | 434 | −15.7% | −25.9% | — |
| Boroondara Park Primary School | Government | Primary | 278 | −51.0% | −57.0% | — |
| St Bede's School | Catholic | Primary | 264 | −1.1% | −14.0% | — |
| Belle Vue Primary School | Government | Primary | 126 | −26.7% | −29.2% | — |
| St Bridget's School | Catholic | Primary | 94 | +67.9% | — | — |
One school in Balwyn North reported a median VCE study score of 33, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Balwyn North
10 government catchments cover Balwyn North, 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 |
|---|---|
| Balwyn High School | Secondary |
| Kew High School | Secondary |
| Koonung Secondary College | Secondary |
| Balwyn North Primary School | Primary |
| Belle Vue Primary School | Primary |
| Birralee Primary School | Primary |
| Boroondara Park Primary School | Primary |
| Deepdene Primary School | Primary |
| Greythorn Primary School | Primary |
| Box Hill Senior Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Balwyn North is a suburb with a total population of 21,299, characterized by a slightly older median age of 42 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 49.1% male and 50.9% female residents. A significant portion of the population, 57.3%, consists of couples with children, indicating a family-oriented community. The area is predominantly owner-occupied, with 45.8% of homes owned outright and 32.3% owned with a mortgage. The high median household weekly income of $2,346 reflects the affluent nature of the suburb.
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
Balwyn North · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 80 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| Investors | 65 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households - 81.3%
- Good educational attainment - 47.2% with bachelor degrees
- Predominantly owner-occupied homes - 78.1%
- High median family income - $2,727 weekly
Against the state
How Balwyn 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 | 3.2% |
| Separate houses | 83% |
| Townhouses | 13.5% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 36.6% |
| Drove a car | 42% |
| Public transport | 4.2% |
| Walked only | 0.9% |
| Car passenger | 3.5% |
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 - 47.2% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,346 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Predominantly owner-occupied housing - 78.1% owned (outright or with mortgage)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 36.6% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse cultural background - 45.7% born overseas (vs VIC 35.0%)
Things to be aware of
- Higher property prices may challenge first-home buyers
- Low public transport usage might affect those without cars
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- Limited rental market with only 19.5% of properties rented
- Unemployment rate slightly above state average at 5.1%
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 Balwyn 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.