Chelsea HeightsVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3196 · Kingston
Daily life in Chelsea Heights is likely to be centered around family activities, given the high percentage of family households. Commuting is primarily done by car, with 54.9% of residents driving to work, while only 1.9% use public transport. A significant portion of the population, 24.4%, works from home, which is slightly below the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community has a strong sense of stability, with a high percentage of home ownership and a low unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared to the state average of 5.0%.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Chelsea Heights
Houses · Across 37 sales, houses in Chelsea Heights reached a median of $1,020,000, 2% up year on year and above the Victorian median of $885,000.
Most sales sit between $930,000 and $1,185,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.02m
median of 37 sales
2% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 64% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $930k and $1.19m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$742k
median of 7 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $730k and $765k.
Last sold one to two months ago
44 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $935,000 in 2022 to $1,020,000 now, a gain of 9.1%.
- 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 | $1.02m | $754k | |
| 2025 · part year | $1.01m | $735k | $879k |
| 2024 | $933k | $741k | |
| 2023 | $907k | $626k | |
| 2022 | $935k | $615k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $890k | 7 | -19.5%low confidence7 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 | $1.10m | 8 | +10.6%low confidence8 sales this quarter, 16 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $999k | 16 |
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 Chelsea Heights
Houses
In Chelsea Heights, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $971,000 from 20 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.22 million from 14 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $971k | 20 · few |
| 4 | $1.22m | 14 · few |
Units
In Chelsea Heights, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $730,000 from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $730k | 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 Chelsea Heights
All schools · Chelsea Heights has a single school, with 415 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
415
2025 · +12.8% 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?”
−6.7%
415 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.
−4.6%
353 · 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 Chelsea Heights have grown 12.8% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 368 |
| 2016 | 386 |
| 2017 | 395 |
| 2018 | 438 |
| 2019 | 452 |
| 2020 | 445 |
| 2021 | 414 |
| 2022 | 427 |
| 2023 | 430 |
| 2024 | 406 |
| 2025 | 415 |
Which schools in Chelsea 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 | 310 | 58 | 368 |
| 2016 | 316 | 70 | 386 |
| 2017 | 330 | 65 | 395 |
| 2018 | 358 | 80 | 438 |
| 2019 | 391 | 61 | 452 |
| 2020 | 370 | 75 | 445 |
| 2021 | 365 | 49 | 414 |
| 2022 | 346 | 81 | 427 |
| 2023 | 367 | 63 | 430 |
| 2024 | 347 | 59 | 406 |
| 2025 | 353 | 62 | 415 |
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
The school in Chelsea Heights
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Heights Primary School | Government | Primary | 415 | −6.7% | +12.8% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Chelsea Heights
4 government catchments cover Chelsea 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 |
|---|---|
| Mordialloc College | Secondary |
| Patterson River Secondary College | Secondary |
| Aspendale Gardens Primary School | Primary |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Chelsea Heights is a suburb with a population of 5,390, characterized by a median age of 40, slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The area is predominantly family-oriented, with 51.7% of households being couples with children, and 31.8% being couples without children. The suburb has a high percentage of separate houses at 78.9%, compared to the Victorian average of 73.4%, indicating a preference for traditional housing. The median household weekly income is $1,867, which is above the Victorian average of $1,759, suggesting a relatively affluent community.
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
Chelsea Heights · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Professionals | 70 |
| Investors | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households - 74.9%
- Majority of housing is separate houses - 78.9%
- Above average household income - $1,867 weekly
- Good balance of couple with and without children households
Against the state
How Chelsea 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
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 7.8% |
| Separate houses | 78.9% |
| Townhouses | 13.1% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 24.4% |
| Drove a car | 54.9% |
| Public transport | 1.9% |
| Walked only | 0.4% |
| Car passenger | 3.1% |
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
- Above average household income - $1,867 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- High percentage of family households - 74.9%
- Low unemployment rate - 4.2% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Predominantly English-speaking - 79.9% speak only English at home
- High percentage of separate houses - 78.9% (vs VIC 73.4%)
Things to be aware of
- Lower percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees - 21.9% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited public transport use - 1.9%
- Slightly lower work-from-home rate - 24.4% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Higher median age - 40 (vs VIC 38)
- Moderate rental market - 12.9% rented (vs VIC 28.5%)
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.
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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).
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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.