HighettVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3190 · Bayside
Daily life in Highett includes a mix of commuting and working from home, with 39.0% of residents working from home, significantly higher than the Victorian average of 25.7%. Car usage is common, with 38.7% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is relatively low at 4.4%. The community has a strong professional presence, with 30.7% of the workforce employed as professionals.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Highett
Units · The median unit in Highett went for $641,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, dearer than 70% of the suburbs we cover. That is 5.9% up on the twelve months before, on 98 sales.
The middle half of units sold between $493,000 and $728,000.
Houses
$1.42m
median of 59 sales
1.4% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 85% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.28m and $1.68m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$641k
median of 98 sales
5.9% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 70% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $493k and $728k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$1.29m
median of 54 sales
1.7% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 92% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $961k and $1.50m.
Last sold within the past month
211 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Units peaked earlier in the period: $668,000 in 2022 against $641,000 today, 4% 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 | $1.49m | $650k | $1.11m |
| 2025 · part year | $1.42m | $630k | $1.44m |
| 2024 | $1.46m | $667k | |
| 2023 | $1.46m | $680k | |
| 2022 | $1.48m | $668k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.35m | 7 | -15.4%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 13 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.59m | 13 | +12.7%low confidence13 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 | $1.42m | 29 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $680k | 21 | +4.1%low confidence21 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 | $653k | 20 | +2.7%low confidence20 sales this quarter, 40 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $636k | 40 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $988k | 8 | -13.3%low confidence8 sales this quarter, 13 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.14m | 13 | -22.7%low confidence13 sales this quarter, 27 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.48m | 27 |
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 Highett
Houses
In Highett, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $1.32 million from 31 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.60 million from 18 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.32m | 31 |
| 4 | $1.60m | 18 · few |
| 5 | $2.42m | 6 · few |
Units
In Highett, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $650,000 from 71 sales, while a one-bedroom unit has a median of $427,000 from 19 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $427k | 19 · few |
| 2 | $650k | 71 |
| 3 | $970k | 8 · few |
Townhouses
In Highett, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $1.29 million from 30 sales, while a two-bedroom townhouse has a median of $883,000 from 12 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $883k | 12 · few |
| 3 | $1.29m | 30 |
| 4 | $1.55m | 12 · 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 Highett
All schools · Highett has a single school, with 164 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
164
2025 · −18.4% 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?”
+29.1%
164 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.
+14.7%
133 · 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 Highett have fallen 18.4% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 201 |
| 2016 | 207 |
| 2017 | 194 |
| 2018 | 192 |
| 2019 | 163 |
| 2020 | 127 |
| 2021 | 126 |
| 2022 | 125 |
| 2023 | 115 |
| 2024 | 147 |
| 2025 | 164 |
Which schools in Highett 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 | 178 | 23 | 201 |
| 2016 | 172 | 35 | 207 |
| 2017 | 173 | 21 | 194 |
| 2018 | 177 | 15 | 192 |
| 2019 | 140 | 23 | 163 |
| 2020 | 116 | 11 | 127 |
| 2021 | 101 | 25 | 126 |
| 2022 | 109 | 16 | 125 |
| 2023 | 97 | 18 | 115 |
| 2024 | 123 | 24 | 147 |
| 2025 | 133 | 31 | 164 |
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 Highett
Ordered by size, not by results — 0 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.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes' School | Catholic | Primary | 164 | +29.1% | −18.4% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Highett
8 government catchments cover Highett — 2 secondary and 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Cheltenham Secondary College | Secondary |
| Sandringham College | Secondary |
| Cheltenham Primary School | Primary |
| Le Page Primary School | Primary |
| Moorabbin Primary School | Primary |
| Sandringham East Primary School | Primary |
| Sandringham Primary School | Primary |
| Southmoor Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Highett is a suburb with a population of 12,010, characterized by a median age of 40, slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is relatively balanced, with 47.6% male and 52.4% female residents. Families are prevalent in Highett, with 47.2% of households being couples with children and 35.9% being couples without children. The suburb has a significant proportion of single-person households at 29.6%. Housing in Highett is diverse, with 53.3% separate houses, 28.6% townhouses, and 17.2% apartments.
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
Highett · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 90 |
| Families | 85 |
| Investors | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 30.7% of residents are professionals
- High work-from-home rate at 39.0%
- Proximity to major business districts
- Above average education levels with 39.2% holding bachelor degrees
Against the state
How Highett 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 | 17.2% |
| Separate houses | 53.3% |
| Townhouses | 28.6% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 39% |
| Drove a car | 38.7% |
| Public transport | 4.4% |
| Walked only | 2.2% |
| Car passenger | 2.2% |
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 - 39.2% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Above average household income - $2,119 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Low unemployment rate - 4.2% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- High work-from-home rate - 39.0% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse housing options with 53.3% separate houses and 28.6% townhouses
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- Lower public transport usage could indicate limited options
- Higher property prices may challenge first-home buyers
- Rising housing costs with a median weekly rent of $430
- Limited proportion of separate houses compared to VIC average
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 Highett?
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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.