Median house price
$1M
-5.2% change
VIC · Cardinia Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
10,729
Growth (1 yr)
+4.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+30.8%
Median age
39
Median income
$2,279/wk
Employment rate
68.3%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,005,000
Languages at home
11.7%non-English
Most common: Sinhalese, Mandarin, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Beaconsfield is a practical mid-sized suburb in Cardinia Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Local shops and services are well covered, which makes the suburb easy to live in day to day. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Most routine trips are on foot, while buses cover longer journeys across the metro area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Against similar metro suburbs, local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is excellent, with safety and growth momentum less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1M
-5.2% change
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
10,729
+4.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.6%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#23
among Metro Melbourne · Established
Safety
51st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
97th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
65th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
10,729(June 2025)
+4.3% annual · +30.8% over 5 years · 97th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~16,450), extrapolated at +8.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
6 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
37 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
342 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
9 restaurants · 6 cafes · 2 pubs · 3 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 9 fast food · 3 bakeries · 1 places of worship
Unit B 16 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 53 Old Princes Highway
Unit 5 22-24 Woods Street
12-14 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 1 46-50 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 52 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 1 24-26 Woods Street
18 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 4 Old Princes Highway
Unit 5 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 2 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 4 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 1 53 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 4 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
25 Woods Street
1 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 7 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 22-24 Old Princes Highway
Unit 4 68-70 Old Princes Highway
23 Woods Street
70 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1A 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3-5 4 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 10 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 22-24 Old Princes Highway
Unit 13 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 2 40-44 Old Princes Highway
Unit 4 22-24 Old Princes Highway
Unit 8 55 Old Princes Highway
53 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 46-50 Old Princes Highway
28 Sylvia Road
8 O'Neil Road
11-17 Woods Street
8-12 O'Neil Road
2 Pink Hill Boulevard
6 Stella Street
2-6 Beaconhill Drive
1-15 Lyle Avenue
39 Wallace Street
43 Wallace Street
Unit 2 68-70 Old Princes Highway
Unit 12 55 Old Princes Highway
Unit 18 55 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 4 Old Princes Highway
Unit 5 6-10 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 94 Old Princes Highway
23-25 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
4-6 Souter Street
Unit 7A 52-62 Old Princes Highway
11 bus stops
Unit 1 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 4 40-44 Old Princes Highway
1 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
2 Stella Street
76 Old Princes Highway
10 Woods Street
122 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 6 Old Princes Highway
Unit 10 55 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 6-10 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 1 37 Woods Street
Unit 7 68-70 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6A 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
124 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 94 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 94 Old Princes Highway
12 Woods Street
Unit 7 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
124 Old Princes Highway
Unit 15 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 4 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 24-26 Woods Street
Unit 4 25 Woods Street
102 - 112 Old Princes Highway
Unit A 16 Old Princes Highway
Unit 11 55 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 68-70 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3A 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 2 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
34 Old Princes Highway
Unit 2 22-24 Old Princes Highway
22 Woods Street
Unit 3 46-50 Old Princes Highway
Unit 7 68-70 Old Princes Highway
Unit 17 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 5A 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 2 24-26 Woods Street
Unit 4 6-10 Old Princes Highway
Unit 3 53 Old Princes Highway
Unit 7 4 Old Princes Highway
215 Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 16 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
Unit 1 27-33 Woods Street
Unit 1 40-44 Old Princes Highway
Unit 6 4 Old Princes Highway
3-7 Souter Street
Unit 5 68-70 Old Princes Highway
45 Wallace Street
Unit 5 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 1 114-120 Old Princes Highway
124 Old Princes Highway
114 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 35 Woods Street
Unit 5 52-62 Old Princes Highway
Unit 7 46-50 Old Princes Highway
Unit 9 55 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1A 2 Beaconsfield-Emerald Road
Unit 8 40-44 Old Princes Highway
20 Woods Street
16-18 Woods Street
2 George Street
88 Fieldstone Boulevard
Unit 7 55 Old Princes Highway
49 Wallace Street
Unit 3 40-44 Old Princes Highway
Unit 1 53 Old Princes Highway
Unit 14 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
100 Old Princes Highway
Unit 14A 55 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
26 Old Princes Highway
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
17 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
83 planning-related records
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
25 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.1 km away).
2.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +9.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.