CheltenhamVIC · suburb profile
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Cheltenham offers a blend of suburban living with a moderate level of urban convenience. The suburb has a high rate of work-from-home arrangements at 34.4%, significantly above the Victorian average of 25.7%, suggesting a community accustomed to flexible working conditions. With 42.2% of residents driving to work, car travel remains a popular commuting option, although public transport usage is relatively low at 3.9%.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Cheltenham
Units · The median unit in Cheltenham went for $625,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, dearer than 65% of the suburbs we cover. That is 2.8% up on the twelve months before, on 157 sales.
Half of all units landed in the $457,000 to $738,000 range.
Houses
$1.28m
median of 152 sales
Level with the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 79% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.15m and $1.45m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$625k
median of 157 sales
2.8% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 65% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $457k and $738k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$990k
median of 87 sales
1% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 74% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $854k and $1.30m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
396 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · The longer arc is downward here, $668,000 in 2022 to $625,000 now.
- 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 | $1.21m | $608k | $986k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.30m | $633k | $994k |
| 2024 | $1.33m | $705k | |
| 2023 | $1.33m | $660k | |
| 2022 | $1.35m | $668k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.22m | 28 | -2.8%low confidence28 sales this quarter, 30 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.25m | 30 | -4% |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.30m | 64 | -2.2% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $559k | 40 | -9.1% |
| 2026 Q1 | $615k | 43 | -6.8% |
| 2025 Q4 | $660k | 47 | +3.9% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $948k | 25 | -11.3%low confidence25 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. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.07m | 18 | +0.8%low confidence18 sales this quarter, 29 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.06m | 29 |
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 Cheltenham
Units · The step from 1 to 2 bedrooms is the expensive one in Cheltenham, worth about $295,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $850k | 7 · few |
| 3 | $1.22m | 74 |
| 4 | $1.33m | 52 |
| 5 | $1.63m | 15 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $365k | 33 |
| 2 | $660k | 107 |
| 3 | $885k | 17 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $777k | 21 · few |
| 3 | $1.02m | 49 |
| 4 | $1.45m | 16 · 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 Cheltenham
All schools · Cheltenham's 6 schools teach 2,209 students, down 15.8% in ten years — and 15 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
6
5 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
2,209
2025 · −15.8% 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?”
−10.8%
1,450 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.
−11.3%
1,233 · 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 Cheltenham have fallen 15.8% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,627 | 996 |
| 2016 | 1,597 | 963 |
| 2017 | 1,610 | 914 |
| 2018 | 1,634 | 910 |
| 2019 | 1,665 | 960 |
| 2020 | 1,626 | 928 |
| 2021 | 1,620 | 893 |
| 2022 | 1,513 | 883 |
| 2023 | 1,511 | 886 |
| 2024 | 1,482 | 858 |
| 2025 | 1,450 | 759 |
Which schools in Cheltenham 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 | 1,370 | 996 | 257 | 2,623 |
| 2016 | 1,367 | 963 | 230 | 2,560 |
| 2017 | 1,396 | 914 | 214 | 2,524 |
| 2018 | 1,389 | 910 | 245 | 2,544 |
| 2019 | 1,419 | 960 | 246 | 2,625 |
| 2020 | 1,390 | 928 | 236 | 2,554 |
| 2021 | 1,378 | 893 | 242 | 2,513 |
| 2022 | 1,294 | 883 | 219 | 2,396 |
| 2023 | 1,281 | 886 | 230 | 2,397 |
| 2024 | 1,302 | 858 | 180 | 2,340 |
| 2025 | 1,233 | 759 | 217 | 2,209 |
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 6 schools in Cheltenham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 759 | −18.2% | −23.8% | 28 · 203 |
| Cheltenham Primary School | Government | Primary | 402 | −11.3% | −4.5% | — |
| Cheltenham East Primary School | Government | Primary | 392 | −12.7% | −8.6% | — |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School | Catholic | Primary | 257 | −16.0% | −44.6% | — |
| Le Page Primary School | Government | Primary | 215 | +50.3% | +220.9% | — |
| Kingston Heath Primary School | Government | Primary | 184 | −33.1% | −25.2% | — |
One school in Cheltenham reported a median VCE study score of 28, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Cheltenham
15 government catchments cover Cheltenham, 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 |
| Cheltenham Secondary College | Secondary |
| Parkdale Secondary College | Secondary |
| Sandringham College | Secondary |
| Beaumaris North Primary School | Primary |
| Cheltenham East Primary School | Primary |
| Cheltenham Primary School | Primary |
| Kingston Heath Primary School | Primary |
| Le Page Primary School | Primary |
| Mentone Park Primary School | Primary |
| Mentone Primary School | Primary |
| Moorabbin Primary School | Primary |
| Sandringham East Primary School | Primary |
| Southmoor Primary School | Primary |
| Mentone Girls Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Cheltenham is a suburb with a population of 23,991, characterized by a median age of 40, which is slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced, with 47.8% male and 52.2% female residents. The suburb is home to a significant number of families, with 47.4% of households being couples with children and 35.1% couples without children. Single-person households make up 28.9% of the community. The average household size is 2.4 people, indicating a mix of family and individual living arrangements.
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
Cheltenham · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Families | 80 |
| Investors | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of professionals at 29.1%
- Strong work-from-home culture at 34.4%
- Above average education levels with 34.6% holding bachelor degrees
- Proximity to industries like hospitals and IT services
Against the state
How Cheltenham 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 | 18.5% |
| Separate houses | 58.5% |
| Townhouses | 22.7% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 34.4% |
| Drove a car | 42.2% |
| Public transport | 3.9% |
| Walked only | 2.1% |
| Car passenger | 2.8% |
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
- Above average education levels - 34.6% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income of $1,919 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 34.4% work from home
- Diverse cultural background with 33.5% born overseas
- Mixed housing options with 58.5% separate houses and 18.5% apartments
Things to be aware of
- Higher median monthly mortgage of $2,200 may be challenging for some buyers
- Lower proportion of separate houses compared to VIC average (58.5% vs 73.4%)
- Public transport usage is low at 3.9%, which may affect those without cars
- Higher percentage of high-income households could influence local cost of living
- Rented properties make up 27.1%, slightly below the VIC average of 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.
Want to dig into one address in Cheltenham?
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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.