Caulfield NorthVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3161 · Glen Eira
Daily life in Caulfield North offers a blend of urban convenience and community feel. With 40.9% of the workforce working from home, the suburb supports a flexible lifestyle. Commuting options are varied, with 35.7% of residents driving to work and 6.4% using public transport. The suburb has a strong professional presence, with 41.4% of the workforce employed as professionals. The community is culturally diverse, with 59.4% of residents born in Australia and significant representation from China, South Africa, and India.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Caulfield North
Units · The median unit in Caulfield North went for $539,000 over the 12 months to August 2026 — 5.9% below the Victorian median of $573,000, and much where it sat a year earlier.
Most sales sit between $451,000 and $646,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.70m
median of 34 sales
25.6% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 94% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.46m and $2.29m.
Last sold one to two months ago
Units
$539k
median of 123 sales
0.8% down on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 65% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $451k and $646k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$1.50m
median of 18 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $1.13m and $1.84m.
Last sold two to four months ago
175 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Units peaked earlier in the period: $711,000 in 2022 against $539,000 today, 24.2% down.
- 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 | $1.65m | $490k | $1.10m |
| 2025 · part year | $2.06m | $575k | $1.45m |
| 2024 | $2.45m | $655k | |
| 2023 | $2.62m | $669k | |
| 2022 | $2.65m | $711k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.65m | 5 | -2.1%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 23 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.69m | 23 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $550k | 31 | -7.6%low confidence31 sales this quarter, 20 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $595k | 20 | 0%low confidence20 sales this quarter, 51 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $595k | 51 | +11.4% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $1.50m | 12 |
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 Caulfield North
Units · The step from 1 to 2 bedrooms is the expensive one in Caulfield North, worth about $195,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $1.31m | 5 · few |
| 3 | $1.65m | 17 · few |
| 4 | $2.16m | 7 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $395k | 32 |
| 2 | $590k | 83 |
| 3 | $920k | 8 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.22m | 10 · few |
| 4 | $1.91m | 6 · 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 Caulfield North
All schools · Caulfield North's 2 schools teach 1,158 students, up 15.6% in ten years — and 7 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
1 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
1,158
2025 · +15.6% 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?”
+4.3%
536 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.
+2.7%
453 · 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 Caulfield North have grown 15.6% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 511 | 491 |
| 2016 | 497 | 507 |
| 2017 | 474 | 437 |
| 2018 | 467 | 457 |
| 2019 | 493 | 513 |
| 2020 | 514 | 452 |
| 2021 | 502 | 426 |
| 2022 | 514 | 440 |
| 2023 | 556 | 503 |
| 2024 | 538 | 570 |
| 2025 | 536 | 622 |
Which schools in Caulfield 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 | 434 | 491 | 77 | 1,002 |
| 2016 | 429 | 507 | 68 | 1,004 |
| 2017 | 398 | 437 | 76 | 911 |
| 2018 | 401 | 457 | 66 | 924 |
| 2019 | 410 | 513 | 83 | 1,006 |
| 2020 | 441 | 452 | 73 | 966 |
| 2021 | 422 | 426 | 80 | 928 |
| 2022 | 425 | 440 | 89 | 954 |
| 2023 | 464 | 503 | 92 | 1,059 |
| 2024 | 462 | 570 | 76 | 1,108 |
| 2025 | 453 | 622 | 83 | 1,158 |
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 Caulfield North
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood School | Government | Secondary | 622 | +37.6% | +26.7% |
| Caulfield Junior College | Government | Primary | 536 | +4.3% | +4.9% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Caulfield North
7 government catchments cover Caulfield North — 2 secondary and 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Elwood College | Secondary |
| Glen Eira College | Secondary |
| Armadale Primary School | Primary |
| Caulfield Junior College | Primary |
| Caulfield Primary School | Primary |
| Malvern Primary School | Primary |
| Ripponlea Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Caulfield North is a suburb with a population of 16,902, characterized by a slightly younger median age of 37 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 48% male and 52% female residents. Families in Caulfield North are diverse, with 45.4% being couples without children and 42.3% being couples with children. The suburb also has a significant proportion of single-person households at 31.3%. The area is notable for its high level of education, with 52.2% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, significantly above the state 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
Caulfield North · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 41.4% of residents are professionals
- High work-from-home percentage at 40.9%
- High median personal weekly income of $1,144
- Proximity to industries like legal and accounting services
Against the state
How Caulfield 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 | 39.4% |
| Separate houses | 36.2% |
| Townhouses | 24.2% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 40.9% |
| Drove a car | 35.7% |
| Public transport | 6.4% |
| Walked only | 2.1% |
| Car passenger | 1.9% |
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 - 52.2% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,205 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 40.9% of residents
- Diverse housing options - 36.2% separate houses, 39.4% apartments
- Culturally diverse with 59.4% born in Australia and 4.8% from China
Things to be aware of
- High property prices may challenge first-home buyers
- Higher percentage of renters at 39.8% could indicate transient population
- Limited public transport usage at 6.4% may affect non-drivers
- High median weekly rent at $422 could be a concern for renters
- Significant percentage of residents with mental health conditions at 7.7%
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 Caulfield 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.