McKinnonVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3204 · Glen Eira
Daily life in McKinnon is marked by a strong community feel, with a high percentage of family households (80.0%). Commuting patterns indicate a significant number of residents work from home (41.9%), much higher than the Victorian average of 25.7%. The suburb has a diverse cultural background, with 58.5% of residents born in Australia and a notable Chinese community making up 9.2% of the population.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in McKinnon
Units · With only 28 units sold in the 12 months to August 2026, Mckinnon's median of $685,000 rests on a thin base.
Houses
$1.98m
median of 20 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $1.57m and $2.28m.
Last sold one to two months ago
Units
$685k
median of 28 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $600k and $876k.
Last sold one to two months ago
Townhouses
$1.18m
median of 16 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $917k and $1.75m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
64 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
- 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 | $1.70m | $680k | $1.33m |
| 2025 · part year | $1.94m | $685k | $1.31m |
| 2024 | $1.83m | $820k | |
| 2023 | $2.00m | $855k | |
| 2022 | $1.99m | $952k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.70m | 5 | -22.6%low confidence5 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. |
| 2025 Q4 | $2.20m | 10 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $659k | 6 | -4.6%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 11 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $691k | 11 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $1.11m | 9 |
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 McKinnon
Houses
In McKinnon, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $2.20 million from 9 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $1.46 million from 6 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $1.46m | 6 · few |
| 4 | $2.20m | 9 · few |
Units
In McKinnon, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $685,000 from 19 sales, while a three-bedroom unit has a median of $1.10 million from 5 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $685k | 19 · few |
| 3 | $1.10m | 5 · few |
Townhouses
In McKinnon, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $985,000 from 8 sales, while a four-bedroom townhouse has a median of $1.77 million from 6 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $985k | 8 · few |
| 4 | $1.77m | 6 · 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 McKinnon
All schools · Mckinnon has a single school, with 3,052 students.
Schools here
1
1 secondary
Students, all schools
3,052
2025 · +57.4% 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?”
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no primary school in McKinnon
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.
0
children in 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 Mckinnon have grown 57.4% over 10 years.
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Secondary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,939 |
| 2016 | 1,995 |
| 2017 | 2,094 |
| 2018 | 2,124 |
| 2019 | 2,201 |
| 2020 | 2,281 |
| 2021 | 2,328 |
| 2022 | 2,538 |
| 2023 | 2,700 |
| 2024 | 2,872 |
| 2025 | 3,052 |
Which schools in McKinnon 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 7–12
Show data table
| Year | Years 7–12 | All students |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,939 | 1,939 |
| 2016 | 1,995 | 1,995 |
| 2017 | 2,094 | 2,094 |
| 2018 | 2,124 | 2,124 |
| 2019 | 2,201 | 2,201 |
| 2020 | 2,281 | 2,281 |
| 2021 | 2,328 | 2,328 |
| 2022 | 2,538 | 2,538 |
| 2023 | 2,700 | 2,700 |
| 2024 | 2,872 | 2,872 |
| 2025 | 3,052 | 3,052 |
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 McKinnon
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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinnon Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 3,052 | +33.8% | +57.4% | 33 · 679 |
One school in Mckinnon reported a median VCE study score of 33, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover McKinnon
5 government catchments cover Mckinnon — 2 secondary and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Brighton Secondary College | Secondary |
| McKinnon Secondary College | Secondary |
| McKinnon Primary School | Primary |
| Ormond Primary School | Primary |
| Valkstone Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
McKinnon is a suburb with a population of 6,881, characterized by a median age of 40, slightly older than the Victorian average of 38. The area has a balanced gender distribution with 48.4% male and 51.6% female residents. Families dominate the suburb, with 55.6% of households being couples with children, and 27.0% being couples without children. The suburb shows a high level of education, with 45.6% 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
McKinnon · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 80 |
| Investors | 75 |
| Retirees | 70 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households (80.0%)
- Majority of households are couples with children (55.6%)
- Good educational attainment with 45.6% holding bachelor's degrees
- High median family income of $2,878 weekly
Against the state
How McKinnon 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 | 12.8% |
| Separate houses | 58.9% |
| Townhouses | 27.6% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 41.9% |
| Drove a car | 35.7% |
| Public transport | 5.3% |
| Walked only | 1.6% |
| 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 - 45.6% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income of $2,410 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 41.9% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse cultural community with 9.2% born in China
- High percentage of professionals - 36.3% of workforce
Things to be aware of
- Higher property prices may challenge first-home buyers
- Lower percentage of separate houses compared to VIC average (58.9% vs 73.4%)
- Rented properties slightly above VIC average (32.6% vs 28.5%)
- Unemployment rate slightly below VIC average (4.5% vs 5.0%)
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 Mckinnon?
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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.