HughesdaleVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3166 · Monash
Residents of Hughesdale enjoy a suburban lifestyle with a mix of housing options, including separate houses (53.6%), townhouses (31.2%), and apartments (15.1%). Commuting patterns show that 36.9% of residents drive to work, while a notable 36.5% work from home, which is higher than the Victorian average. The community is diverse, with a significant portion of the population born overseas, contributing to a multicultural atmosphere.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Hughesdale
Units · The median unit in Hughesdale went for $600,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 4.7% above the Victorian median of $573,000. That is 3.4% up on the twelve months before, on 47 sales.
Half of all units sold between $519,000 and $790,000, a wide enough range that the midpoint is only a starting point.
Houses
$1.62m
median of 30 sales
9.9% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 92% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.38m and $2.02m.
Last sold one to two months ago
Units
$600k
median of 47 sales
3.4% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 59% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $519k and $790k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$1.12m
median of 8 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $933k and $1.29m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
85 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Units peaked earlier in the period: $718,000 in 2022 against $600,000 today, 16.4% 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 | $1.51m | $590k | |
| 2025 · part year | $1.52m | $645k | $978k |
| 2024 | $1.42m | $726k | |
| 2023 | $1.42m | $795k | |
| 2022 | $1.50m | $718k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $1.48m | 5 | -13.6%low confidence5 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. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.71m | 18 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $588k | 8 | +2.3%low confidence8 sales this quarter, 17 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $575k | 17 | -11.8%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 15 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $652k | 15 |
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 Hughesdale
Houses
In Hughesdale, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.87 million from 12 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $1.48 million from 11 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.48m | 11 · few |
| 4 | $1.87m | 12 · few |
Units
In Hughesdale, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $590,000 from 35 sales, while a three-bedroom unit has a median of $1 million from 9 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $590k | 35 |
| 3 | $1.00m | 9 · 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 Hughesdale
All schools · Hughesdale's 2 schools teach 1,504 students, down 2.1% in ten years — and 7 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
1 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
1,504
2025 · −2.1% 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?”
+0.5%
572 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.
+2.5%
494 · 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 Hughesdale have fallen 2.1% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 516 | 1,021 |
| 2016 | 529 | 1,020 |
| 2017 | 542 | 1,008 |
| 2018 | 564 | 1,005 |
| 2019 | 565 | 1,006 |
| 2020 | 569 | 986 |
| 2021 | 568 | 959 |
| 2022 | 572 | 961 |
| 2023 | 566 | 940 |
| 2024 | 574 | 951 |
| 2025 | 572 | 932 |
Which schools in Hughesdale 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.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 442 | 1,021 | 74 | 1,537 |
| 2016 | 444 | 1,020 | 85 | 1,549 |
| 2017 | 463 | 1,008 | 79 | 1,550 |
| 2018 | 480 | 1,005 | 84 | 1,569 |
| 2019 | 483 | 1,006 | 82 | 1,571 |
| 2020 | 482 | 986 | 87 | 1,555 |
| 2021 | 468 | 959 | 100 | 1,527 |
| 2022 | 496 | 961 | 76 | 1,533 |
| 2023 | 488 | 940 | 78 | 1,506 |
| 2024 | 499 | 951 | 75 | 1,525 |
| 2025 | 494 | 932 | 78 | 1,504 |
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 Hughesdale
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Girls' College | Catholic | Secondary | 932 | −5.5% | −8.7% | 31 · 188 |
| Hughesdale Primary School | Government | Primary | 572 | +0.5% | +10.9% | — |
One school in Hughesdale reported a median VCE study score of 31, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Hughesdale
7 government catchments cover Hughesdale — 3 secondary and 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Ashwood High School | Secondary |
| Glen Eira College | Secondary |
| South Oakleigh Secondary College | Secondary |
| Hughesdale Primary School | Primary |
| Malvern Valley Primary School | Primary |
| Murrumbeena Primary School | Primary |
| Oakleigh Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Hughesdale is a suburb with a population of 7,561, characterized by a median age of 38, which aligns with the Victorian average. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 48.4% males and 51.6% females. Families are a significant part of the community, with 46.9% of households being couples with children, and 37.0% being couples without children. The suburb has a strong educational profile, with 43.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, significantly above 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
Hughesdale · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of professionals at 34.1%
- Strong work-from-home culture at 36.5%
- Proximity to major employment hubs
- Above average median personal income of $935 weekly
Against the state
How Hughesdale 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 | 15.1% |
| Separate houses | 53.6% |
| Townhouses | 31.2% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 36.5% |
| Drove a car | 36.9% |
| Public transport | 8.2% |
| Walked only | 2.4% |
| Car passenger | 2.4% |
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 - 43.3% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Above average household income - $2,057 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 36.5% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse cultural background with 58% born in Australia
- Balanced gender distribution with 48.4% males and 51.6% females
Things to be aware of
- Higher percentage of rented properties at 34.7% (vs VIC 28.5%)
- Lower percentage of separate houses at 53.6% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Potential for higher living costs with median weekly rent at $416
- Significant number of residents with long-term health conditions
- High proportion of single-person households at 25.3%
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).
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.