SassafrasVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3787 · Yarra Ranges
Daily life in Sassafras is likely to be quiet and community-oriented, with a significant percentage of the population working from home (31.3%). Commuting is primarily done by car, with 44.1% of residents driving to work, while public transport usage is low at 2.8%. The suburb's high percentage of professionals (28.8%) and managers (19.4%) reflects a workforce engaged in skilled occupations.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Sassafras
Houses · With only 15 houses sold in the 12 months to August 2026, Sassafras's median of $975,000 rests on a thin base.
Houses
$975k
median of 15 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $916k and $1.13m.
Last sold one to two months ago
15 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
- 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 | $961k |
| 2025 · part year | $975k |
| 2024 | $940k |
| 2023 | $959k |
| 2022 | $1.02m |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $961k | 7 | -9.2%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 6 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.06m | 6 |
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 Sassafras
In Sassafras, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $916,000 from 8 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.11 million from 7 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $916k | 8 · few |
| 4 | $1.11m | 7 · 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 Sassafras
All schools · Sassafras' 2 schools teach 124 students, down 43.1% in ten years — and 4 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
1 primary · 1 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
124
2025 · −43.1% 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?”
−50.8%
29 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.
−54.4%
36 · 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 Sassafras have fallen 43.1% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65 | 153 |
| 2016 | 65 | 146 |
| 2017 | 64 | 157 |
| 2018 | 71 | 131 |
| 2019 | 60 | 131 |
| 2020 | 59 | 148 |
| 2021 | 59 | 138 |
| 2022 | 55 | 123 |
| 2023 | 40 | 99 |
| 2024 | 33 | 108 |
| 2025 | 29 | 95 |
Which schools in Sassafras 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 | 97 | 107 | 14 | 218 |
| 2016 | 96 | 101 | 14 | 211 |
| 2017 | 98 | 110 | 13 | 221 |
| 2018 | 81 | 103 | 18 | 202 |
| 2019 | 79 | 102 | 10 | 191 |
| 2020 | 79 | 119 | 9 | 207 |
| 2021 | 78 | 114 | 5 | 197 |
| 2022 | 59 | 113 | 6 | 178 |
| 2023 | 48 | 89 | 2 | 139 |
| 2024 | 38 | 100 | 3 | 141 |
| 2025 | 36 | 85 | 3 | 124 |
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 Sassafras
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke Community School | Government | Prep-to-12 | 95 | −35.8% | −37.9% |
| Sassafras Primary School | Government | Primary | 29 | −50.8% | −55.4% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Sassafras
4 government catchments cover Sassafras — 2 secondary and 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Boronia K-12 College | Secondary |
| Upwey High School | Secondary |
| Ferny Creek Primary School | Primary |
| Sassafras Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Sassafras is a small suburb with a population of 967 people, characterized by a higher median age of 47 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 50.6% males and 49.4% females. Families are predominant, with 81.6% of households being family households, and there is a notable presence of both couples with children (42.0%) and couples without children (41.3%). The area is largely owner-occupied, with 40.9% of homes owned outright and 48.7% owned with a mortgage.
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
Sassafras · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 82 |
| Families | 78 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Investors | 60 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of professionals (28.8%)
- Significant work-from-home culture (31.3%)
- Above average educational attainment
- High median personal income of $891 weekly
Against the state
How Sassafras 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 | 98.6% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 31.3% |
| Drove a car | 44.1% |
| Public transport | 2.8% |
| Walked only | 1.1% |
| Car passenger | 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
- High median household income - $2,147 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Owner-dominated housing - 89.6% owned outright or with a mortgage
- Highly educated population - 34.5% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 31.3% of residents
- Predominantly English-speaking - 89.7% speak only English at home
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age may not appeal to younger demographics
- Limited public transport options with only 2.8% usage
- Low rental market presence - only 9.5% rented properties
- Higher median weekly rent at $410 may deter some renters
- Lower percentage of residents with no health conditions (57.8% vs VIC 61.0%)
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 Sassafras?
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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.