Launching PlaceVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3139 · Yarra Ranges
Residents of Launching Place primarily commute by car, with 62.9% driving to work. The suburb has a modest work-from-home culture, with 15.2% of the workforce working remotely, which is below the Victorian average of 25.7%. The community is largely English-speaking, with 93.3% speaking only English at home, and a high percentage of residents born in Australia (84.2%).
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Launching Place
Houses · Houses in Launching Place sell for a median of $799,000 — a little under the Victorian median, and up 5.8% on the year across 34 sales.
Most sales sit between $756,000 and $1,020,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$799k
median of 34 sales
5.8% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 61% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $756k and $1.02m.
Last sold within the past month
34 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $779,000 in 2022 to $799,000 now, a gain of 2.6%.
- Houses
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $760k |
| 2025 · part year | $783k |
| 2024 | $689k |
| 2023 | $650k |
| 2022 | $779k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $779k | 6 | +2.1%low confidence6 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 | $763k | 8 | -12.3%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. |
| 2025 Q4 | $870k | 17 |
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 Launching Place
In Launching Place, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $762,000 from 16 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $950,000 from 12 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $762k | 16 · few |
| 4 | $950k | 12 · few |
| 5 | $935k | 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 Launching Place
All schools · Launching Place has a single school, with 137 students.
Schools here
1
1 primary
Students, all schools
137
2025 · −50.0% 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?”
−34.8%
137 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.
−35.3%
119 · 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 Launching Place have fallen 50% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
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| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 274 |
| 2016 | 261 |
| 2017 | 257 |
| 2018 | 240 |
| 2019 | 230 |
| 2020 | 210 |
| 2021 | 190 |
| 2022 | 164 |
| 2023 | 152 |
| 2024 | 161 |
| 2025 | 137 |
Which schools in Launching Place 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.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 237 | 37 | 274 |
| 2016 | 238 | 23 | 261 |
| 2017 | 227 | 30 | 257 |
| 2018 | 206 | 34 | 240 |
| 2019 | 201 | 29 | 230 |
| 2020 | 184 | 26 | 210 |
| 2021 | 172 | 18 | 190 |
| 2022 | 138 | 26 | 164 |
| 2023 | 142 | 10 | 152 |
| 2024 | 126 | 35 | 161 |
| 2025 | 119 | 18 | 137 |
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 Launching Place
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launching Place Primary School | Government | Primary | 137 | −34.8% | −50.0% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Launching Place
5 government catchments cover Launching Place — 1 secondary and 4 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Upper Yarra Secondary College.
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Upper Yarra Secondary College | Secondary |
| Hoddles Creek Primary School | Primary |
| Launching Place Primary School | Primary |
| Woori Yallock Primary School | Primary |
| Yarra Junction Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Launching Place is a suburb with a total population of 2,493, characterized by an equal gender distribution. The median age is 38, aligning with the Victorian average. The suburb has a strong family presence, with 48.3% of households being couples with children and 35.8% couples without children. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied, with 34.3% owned outright and 57.2% owned with a mortgage. Separate houses make up 99.8% of the housing stock, significantly higher than the Victorian average of 73.4%.
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
Launching Place · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| First home buyers | 70 |
| Professionals | 65 |
| Investors | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 78.0%
- Predominantly separate houses, ideal for families
- Above average median household income supports family living
- Good balance of couples with and without children
Against the state
How Launching Place 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 |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 99.8% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 15.2% |
| Drove a car | 62.9% |
| Public transport | 1.2% |
| Walked only | 0.9% |
| Car passenger | 3.6% |
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
- Low unemployment rate of 3.4%, below the Victorian average of 5.0%
- High percentage of separate houses at 99.8% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Above average median household weekly income at $1,830 (vs VIC $1,759)
- High owner-occupancy with 91.5% of homes owned outright or with a mortgage
- Predominantly English-speaking community with 93.3% speaking only English at home
Things to be aware of
- Lower percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher at 14.4% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited public transport usage at 1.2%
- Higher percentage of mental health conditions at 11.2%
- Limited diversity with 84.2% born in Australia
- Lower work-from-home percentage at 15.2% 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.
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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.