KewVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3101 · Boroondara
Daily life in Kew is marked by a strong professional presence, with 41.6% of the workforce employed as professionals. The suburb has a high work-from-home rate of 40.1%, significantly above the Victorian average of 25.7%, suggesting a flexible work lifestyle. Commuting is diverse, with 35.9% driving to work and a small percentage using public transport. The community feel is enhanced by a mix of cultural backgrounds, with 33.9% of the population born overseas.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Kew
Units · Units in Kew sell for a median of $652,000 — 13.8% above the Victorian median, and down 3.3% on the year across 77 sales.
The middle half of units sold between $590,000 and $841,000.
Houses
$2.51m
median of 67 sales
11.1% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 100% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $2.02m and $3.56m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$652k
median of 77 sales
3.3% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 76% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $590k and $841k.
Last sold within the past month
Townhouses
$1.26m
median of 34 sales
3.7% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 91% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $922k and $1.48m.
Last sold within the past month
178 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Since 2022, units have eased from $870,000 to $652,000 — 25.1% lower.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
- Land
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 | Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $2.55m | $628k | $1.06m | |
| 2025 · part year | $2.70m | $686k | $1.26m | $3.18m |
| 2024 | $2.81m | $825k | ||
| 2023 | $2.91m | $829k | ||
| 2022 | $2.95m | $870k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $2.40m | 9 | -2.8%low confidence9 sales this quarter, 49 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $2.47m | 49 | -9.8% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $640k | 12 | +1.9%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $628k | 10 | -11.5%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 38 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $710k | 38 | +9.2% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $965k | 5 | -23.7%low confidence5 sales this quarter, 22 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.26m | 22 |
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 Kew
Houses
In Kew, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $2.55 million from 25 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $2.06 million from 20 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $2.06m | 20 · few |
| 4 | $2.55m | 25 · few |
| 5 | $3.91m | 14 · few |
Units
In Kew, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $651,000 from 56 sales, while a three-bedroom unit has a median of $1.49 million from 11 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $403k | 10 · few |
| 2 | $651k | 56 |
| 3 | $1.49m | 11 · few |
Townhouses
In Kew, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $1.35 million from 17 sales, while a two-bedroom townhouse has a median of $878,000 from 12 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $878k | 12 · few |
| 3 | $1.35m | 17 · few |
| 4 | $1.76m | 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.
11 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Kew
All schools · Kew's 11 schools teach 10,325 students, little changed in ten years — and 15 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
11
3 primary · 8 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
10,325
2025 · −1.8% 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?”
−3.0%
752 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.
−3.7%
2,918 · Years 1–6, anywhere
2,918 children in Kew are in Years 1–6, and 752 students attend a primary school here. More than half of Kew's primary-age children go to a school that also runs secondary years.
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 Kew have changed little over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 757 | 9,753 |
| 2016 | 792 | 9,699 |
| 2017 | 783 | 9,756 |
| 2018 | 795 | 9,828 |
| 2019 | 784 | 9,904 |
| 2020 | 775 | 9,894 |
| 2021 | 787 | 9,661 |
| 2022 | 730 | 9,561 |
| 2023 | 724 | 9,577 |
| 2024 | 719 | 9,556 |
| 2025 | 752 | 9,573 |
Which schools in Kew 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 | 3,050 | 7,066 | 394 | 10,510 |
| 2016 | 3,018 | 7,072 | 401 | 10,491 |
| 2017 | 3,035 | 7,118 | 386 | 10,539 |
| 2018 | 3,039 | 7,151 | 433 | 10,623 |
| 2019 | 3,075 | 7,159 | 454 | 10,688 |
| 2020 | 3,029 | 7,241 | 399 | 10,669 |
| 2021 | 2,875 | 7,167 | 406 | 10,448 |
| 2022 | 2,777 | 7,077 | 437 | 10,291 |
| 2023 | 2,873 | 6,998 | 430 | 10,301 |
| 2024 | 2,918 | 6,942 | 415 | 10,275 |
| 2025 | 2,918 | 6,958 | 449 | 10,325 |
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 11 schools in Kew
Ordered by size, not by results — 1 government, 3 Catholic and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 2,564 | +6.8% | +17.9% | 33 · 310 |
| Methodist Ladies' College | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 2,169 | +6.6% | +5.8% | 35 · 438 |
| Trinity Grammar School Kew | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 1,577 | +6.7% | +16.2% | 35 · 300 |
| Xavier College | Catholic | Prep-to-12 | 1,503 | −19.3% | −24.5% | 33 · 391 |
| Ruyton Girls' School | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 854 | −3.5% | +6.8% | 36 · 163 |
| Genazzano FCJ College | Catholic | Prep-to-12 | 680 | −27.3% | −37.5% | 35 · 197 |
| Kew Primary School | Government | Primary | 512 | +0.8% | +8.5% | — |
| Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 200 | −28.3% | −24.5% | — |
| Sacred Heart School | Catholic | Primary | 191 | −21.1% | −33.0% | — |
| Giant Steps Melbourne | Independent | Primary | 49 | +96.0% | — | — |
| Andale School | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 26 | +23.8% | −7.1% | — |
6 schools in Kew reported median VCE study scores of 33 to 36, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Kew
15 government catchments cover Kew, 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 |
|---|---|
| Auburn High School | Secondary |
| Camberwell High School | Secondary |
| Collingwood College | Secondary |
| Kew High School | Secondary |
| Richmond High School | Secondary |
| Auburn Primary School | Primary |
| Deepdene Primary School | Primary |
| Glenferrie Primary School | Primary |
| Hawthorn West Primary School | Primary |
| Kew East Primary School | Primary |
| Kew Primary School | Primary |
| Yarra Primary School | Primary |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College | Other |
| Melbourne Girls College | Other |
| Swinburne Senior Secondary College | Other |
The read
What living here is actually like
Kew is an established suburb with a population of 24,501, characterized by a slightly older median age of 41 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 48.1% male and 51.9% female residents. A significant portion of the population, 46.6%, are couples with children, indicating a family-oriented community. The education level is notably high, with 52.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, well 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
Kew · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 90 |
| Families | 85 |
| Investors | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 41.6% of the workforce are professionals
- High work-from-home rate at 40.1%
- High median personal income of $1,120 weekly
- Proximity to top industries like legal and accounting services
Against the state
How Kew 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 | 25.6% |
| Separate houses | 50.5% |
| Townhouses | 23.6% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 40.1% |
| Drove a car | 35.9% |
| Public transport | 4.5% |
| Walked only | 3% |
| Car passenger | 2.3% |
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 - 52.0% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,497 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Low unemployment rate - 3.9% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 40.1% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse cultural community - 33.9% born overseas
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- High median monthly mortgage of $3,000
- Lower percentage of separate houses at 50.5% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- High percentage of high-income households at 43.8%
- Limited public transport usage at 4.5%
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 Kew?
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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.