Black RockVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3193 · Bayside
Daily life in Black Rock is marked by a strong community feel, with a significant portion of the population working from home (42.2%), much higher than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The suburb has a high proportion of separate houses (56.0%), with a notable number of townhouses (34.2%), indicating a preference for spacious living. Commuting is predominantly by car, with 38.0% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is relatively low at 2.1%.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Black Rock
Units · With only 20 units sold in the 12 months to August 2026, Black Rock's median of $935,000 rests on a thin base.
Houses
$2.25m
median of 20 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $1.99m and $3.27m.
Last sold one to two months ago
Units
$935k
median of 20 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $796k and $1.12m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$1.30m
median of 16 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $946k and $1.73m.
Last sold within the past month
56 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
- 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 | $2.20m | $843k | $1.33m |
| 2025 · part year | $2.20m | $920k | $1.43m |
| 2024 | $2.40m | $1.25m | |
| 2023 | $2.30m | $1.22m | |
| 2022 | $2.56m | $1.33m |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $2.13m | 5 | -9.7%low confidence5 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. |
| 2025 Q4 | $2.36m | 8 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $805k | 5 | -15.3%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 9 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $950k | 9 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $1.33m | 5 | +18.9%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 6 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.11m | 6 |
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 Black Rock
Houses
In Black Rock, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $2.46 million from 12 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $1.95 million from 7 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.95m | 7 · few |
| 4 | $2.46m | 12 · few |
Units
In Black Rock, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $841,000 from 16 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $841k | 16 · few |
Townhouses
In Black Rock, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom townhouse has a median of $943,000 from 8 sales, while a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $1.68 million from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $943k | 8 · few |
| 3 | $1.68m | 5 · 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.
1 school · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Black Rock
All schools · Black Rock has a single school, with 489 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
489
2025 · −34.0% 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?”
−29.7%
489 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.
−27.7%
425 · 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 Black Rock have fallen 34% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 741 |
| 2016 | 763 |
| 2017 | 722 |
| 2018 | 702 |
| 2019 | 691 |
| 2020 | 696 |
| 2021 | 652 |
| 2022 | 593 |
| 2023 | 570 |
| 2024 | 499 |
| 2025 | 489 |
Which schools in Black Rock 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 | 627 | 114 | 741 |
| 2016 | 656 | 107 | 763 |
| 2017 | 629 | 93 | 722 |
| 2018 | 605 | 97 | 702 |
| 2019 | 599 | 92 | 691 |
| 2020 | 588 | 108 | 696 |
| 2021 | 569 | 83 | 652 |
| 2022 | 512 | 81 | 593 |
| 2023 | 501 | 69 | 570 |
| 2024 | 437 | 62 | 499 |
| 2025 | 425 | 64 | 489 |
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 Black Rock
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Primary School | Government | Primary | 489 | −19.0% | −15.8% |
| St Joseph's School | Catholic | Primary | 54 | −47.6% | — |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Black Rock
6 government catchments cover Black Rock, 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 |
|---|---|
| Beaumaris Secondary College | Secondary |
| Sandringham College | Secondary |
| Beaumaris Primary School | Primary |
| Black Rock Primary School | Primary |
| Sandringham East Primary School | Primary |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Black Rock is a suburb with a total population of 6,389, characterized by a median age of 49, which is higher than the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 47.9% males and 52.1% females. Families in Black Rock are predominantly couples with children, making up 45.1% of households, while couples without children account for 43.6%. The suburb has a high level of educational attainment, with 42.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to the Victorian average of 29.2%.
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
Black Rock · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 80 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Investors | 60 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of couple with children households at 45.1%
- Good educational attainment with 42.2% holding bachelor's degrees
- Owner-dominated housing market with 49.6% owned outright
- Average household size of 2.5 people
Against the state
How Black Rock 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 | 8% |
| Separate houses | 56% |
| Townhouses | 34.2% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 42.2% |
| Drove a car | 38% |
| Public transport | 2.1% |
| Walked only | 2% |
| Car passenger | 1.8% |
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
- Highly educated population - 42.2% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Low unemployment rate at 3.0% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- High median household income of $2,416 per week (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 42.2% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Owner-dominated housing with 49.6% owned outright
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age of 49 may not appeal to younger demographics
- Low public transport usage at 2.1% could be a concern for non-drivers
- High property prices with a median monthly mortgage of $2,897
- Limited rental market with only 17.4% rented properties
- Lower cultural diversity with 72.2% born in Australia (vs VIC 65.0%)
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 Black Rock?
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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.