Moonee PondsVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3039 · Moonee Valley
Residents of Moonee Ponds experience a vibrant community life with a significant portion of the population working from home (38.6%). Commuting patterns show that 32.4% drive cars, while 9.0% use public transport. The suburb has a high level of educational attainment, with 45.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The area is culturally diverse, with 31.4% of residents born overseas and a variety of languages spoken at home.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Moonee Ponds
Units · Across 179 sales, units in Moonee Ponds reached a median of $515,000, 8.4% up year on year and well under the Victorian median of $573,000.
Half of all units landed in the $451,000 to $663,000 range.
Houses
$1.57m
median of 115 sales
5.9% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 90% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.21m and $1.90m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$515k
median of 179 sales
8.4% up on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 74% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $451k and $663k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$915k
median of 39 sales
20.4% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 64% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $785k and $1.20m.
Last sold within the past month
333 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · Since 2022, units have eased from $605,000 to $515,000 — 14.9% lower.
- 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 | $1.44m | $515k | $905k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.56m | $487k | $800k |
| 2024 | $1.51m | $565k | |
| 2023 | $1.54m | $500k | |
| 2022 | $1.58m | $605k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.32m | 22 | -15.4%low confidence22 sales this quarter, 21 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.55m | 21 | -5.2%low confidence21 sales this quarter, 52 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.64m | 52 | +12.6% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $475k | 43 | -16.5% |
| 2026 Q1 | $569k | 50 | +1.4% |
| 2025 Q4 | $561k | 43 | +18.1% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $915k | 5 | +3.4%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. |
| 2026 Q1 | $885k | 10 | -25.3%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 19 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.19m | 19 |
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 Moonee Ponds
Units · Expect to pay around $155,000 more for a 2-bedroom unit than a 1-bedroom one.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $978k | 16 · few |
| 3 | $1.36m | 44 |
| 4 | $1.86m | 40 |
| 5 | $2.11m | 12 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $435k | 63 |
| 2 | $590k | 102 |
| 3 | $1.01m | 13 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $770k | 16 · few |
| 3 | $1.19m | 19 · 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.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Moonee Ponds
All schools · Moonee Ponds' 3 schools teach 1,091 students, down 21.8% in ten years — and 10 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
3 primary
Students, all schools
1,091
2025 · −21.8% 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?”
−18.9%
1,091 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.
−21.1%
928 · 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 Moonee Ponds have fallen 21.8% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,395 |
| 2016 | 1,422 |
| 2017 | 1,442 |
| 2018 | 1,407 |
| 2019 | 1,403 |
| 2020 | 1,346 |
| 2021 | 1,316 |
| 2022 | 1,257 |
| 2023 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 1,131 |
| 2025 | 1,091 |
Which schools in Moonee Ponds 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 | 1,181 | 214 | 1,395 |
| 2016 | 1,195 | 227 | 1,422 |
| 2017 | 1,214 | 228 | 1,442 |
| 2018 | 1,204 | 203 | 1,407 |
| 2019 | 1,209 | 194 | 1,403 |
| 2020 | 1,176 | 170 | 1,346 |
| 2021 | 1,114 | 202 | 1,316 |
| 2022 | 1,081 | 176 | 1,257 |
| 2023 | 1,020 | 149 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 970 | 161 | 1,131 |
| 2025 | 928 | 163 | 1,091 |
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 3 schools in Moonee Ponds
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 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 Monica's Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 512 | −4.5% | −5.0% |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School | Government | Primary | 290 | −17.6% | −8.5% |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School | Government | Primary | 289 | −36.9% | −46.4% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Moonee Ponds
10 government catchments cover Moonee Ponds — 5 secondary and 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Brunswick Secondary College | Secondary |
| Buckley Park College | Secondary |
| Maribyrnong Secondary College | Secondary |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Secondary |
| Strathmore Secondary College | Secondary |
| Aberfeldie Primary School | Primary |
| Ascot Vale Primary School | Primary |
| Essendon Primary School | Primary |
| Moonee Ponds Primary School | Primary |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Moonee Ponds is a suburb with a population of 16,222, characterized by a balanced gender distribution with 48.2% males and 51.8% females. The median age is 38, aligning with the Victorian average. The suburb has a diverse age distribution, with 4.6% of the population being under 5 years old and 4.8% aged 5-9. Families in Moonee Ponds are diverse, with 43.8% of households being couples without children and 42.4% being couples with children. Single-parent families make up 11.1% of the households. The average household size is 2.2 people.
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
Moonee Ponds · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 80 |
| Families | 75 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 36.4% of residents are professionals
- High work-from-home percentage at 38.6%
- High median personal income of $1,113 weekly
- Proximity to professional industries like hospitals and IT
Against the state
How Moonee Ponds 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 | 39.3% |
| Separate houses | 44.7% |
| Townhouses | 15.7% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 38.6% |
| Drove a car | 32.4% |
| Public transport | 9% |
| Walked only | 2.9% |
| 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 - 45.1% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,111 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 38.6% of residents
- Diverse housing options with 44.7% separate houses and 39.3% apartments
- Strong professional presence - 36.4% employed as professionals
Things to be aware of
- Higher proportion of rented properties at 38.6%
- Median weekly rent of $400 may be high for some
- 31.4% born overseas, lower than VIC average of 41.3%
- Lower percentage of separate houses compared to some suburbs
- Potential traffic congestion with 32.4% driving to work
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 Moonee Ponds?
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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.