Median house price
$1.7M
+3.7% change
VIC · Glen Eira Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
20,390
Growth (1 yr)
+2.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.1%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,878/wk
Employment rate
65.9%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,700,000
Languages at home
39.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Greek, Russian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
Carnegie is a lively inner established suburb with dining, shopping and leisure options right on the doorstep. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses, trams, and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. Reported crime has been falling recently.
Desirability rates good overall, led by stronger community and employment, plus growth momentum compared with similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.7M
+3.7% change
Median rent
$570/wk
Population (ERP)
20,390
+2.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#56
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
45th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
88th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
94th
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
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
20,390(June 2025)
+2.1% annual · +8.1% over 5 years · 88th 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 (~22,050), extrapolated at +1.6% 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
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
75 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
420 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
41 restaurants · 10 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 7 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 7 fast food · 4 bakeries
100 Koornang Road, Carnegie
88 Koornang Road, Carnegie
99A Koornang Road
110 Koornang Road
75A Koornang Road, Carnegie
18 Morton Avenue
128 Koornang Road
112 Koornang Road
358 Koornang Road, Carnegie
63 Koornang Road
54-56 Rosstown Road
43 Koornang Road
288 Neerim Road, Carnegie
Unit 5 23 Koornang Road
152 Koornang Road
52 Koornang Road
86 Koornang Road, Carnegie
Unit Shop 3 89 Koornang Road, Carnegie
68 Koornang Road
129 Koornang Road, Carnegie
65 Koornang Road
60 Koornang Road
64 Koornang Road
132 Koornang Road
146 Koornang Road
76 Koornang Road, Carnegie
50 Koornang Road, Carnegie
94 Koornang Road, Carnegie
84 Koornang Road
118 Koornang Road, Carnegie
41 Koornang Road
125 Koornang Road, Carnegie
49 Koornang Road
136 Koornang Road
120 Koornang Road
62 Koornang Road
75 Koornang Road
96 Koornang Road
66 Koornang Road
74 Koornang Road
134 Koornang Road
45 Koornang Road
104 Koornang Road, Carnegie
92 Koornang Road, Carnegie
126 Koornang Road
73 Koornang Road
56-58 Koornang Road
Koornang Road
138 Koornang Road, Carnegie
34 Koornang Road
21B Koornang Road, Carnegie
122 Koornang Road
Koornang Road
Unit G05 20 Koornang Road, Carnegie
106 Koornang Road
91 Koornang Road
2-18 Koornang Road, Carnegie
18-30 Woorayl Street, Carnegie
97-99 Koornang Road
329 Koornang Road, Carnegie
17 Truganini Road, Carnegie
1 Toolambool Road, Carnegie
3 Shepparson Avenue, Carnegie
7 Shepparson Avenue, Carnegie
51 Truganini Road
74 Grange Road
90 Koornang Road, Carnegie
61 Koornang Road
73 Koornang Road, Carnegie
85 Koornang Road, Carnegie
28-30 Koornang Road, Carnegie
83 Koornang Road
66 Rosstown Road
6-8 Ames Avenue, Carnegie
Neerim Road, Carnegie
Moira Avenue, Carnegie
3 Tranmere Avenue, Carnegie
22 bus stops · 7 tram stops · 3 train stations
131 Koornang Road, Carnegie
107-109 Koornang Road
130 Koornang Road
124 Koornang Road
133 Koornang Road, Carnegie
137 Koornang Road, Carnegie
1030 Dandenong Road, Carnegie
964 Dandenong Road
400 Neerim Road
408 Neerim Road
410 Neerim Road
113 Koornang Road
394 Neerim Road
2-18 Koornang Road
21 Koornang Road, Carnegie
24 Koornang Road, Carnegie
115 Koornang Road
140 Koornang Road
57 Koornang Road
150 Koornang Road
168B Koornang Road, Carnegie
51 Koornang Road
144 Koornang Road
48 Koornang Road
36 Koornang Road, Carnegie
93 Koornang Road
116 Koornang Road
82 Koornang Road, Carnegie
Unit 1 284-286 Neerim Road
142 Koornang Road
98 Koornang Road
2-18 Koornang Road, Carnegie
127 Koornang Road, Carnegie
67 Koornang Road, Carnegie
80B Koornang Road
54 Koornang Road, Carnegie
1 Morton Avenue
40 Toolambool Road, Carnegie
321A Koornang Road
53 Koornang Road
95 Koornang Road, Carnegie
78 Koornang Road, Carnegie
154A Koornang Road
148 Koornang Road
1 Wahgoo Road, Carnegie
1048-1054 Princes Highway
1076 Dandenong Road
80 Koornang Road
46 Koornang Road
327 Koornang Road
26 Koornang Road, Carnegie
38 Koornang Road, Carnegie
12 Munro Avenue, Carnegie
Unit 2 284-286 Neerim Road
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
5 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
40 Toolambool Road, Carnegie
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).
170 planning-related records
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
4 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 2.3 km away).
4.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.6 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.
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