Median house price
$1.93M
+1.0% change
VIC · Glen Eira Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,111
Growth (1 yr)
+1.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.7%
Median age
42
Median income
$2,143/wk
Employment rate
59%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,930,000
Languages at home
30.9%non-English
Most common: Russian, Mandarin, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
In Glen Eira Council, Caulfield is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, 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.
There is a dense cluster of schools and early-learning options nearby. Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trams also serving the suburb.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Crime reports are up on the previous period.
Desirability rates good overall, led by community and employment, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities, while growth momentum land closer to the middle of the pack for similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.93M
+1.0% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
6,111
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
9.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#106
among Metro Melbourne · Established
Safety
61st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
83rd
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
91st
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
6,111(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +2.7% over 5 years · 83th 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 (~6,350), extrapolated at +0.8% 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 increased 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
26 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
226 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
15 restaurants · 6 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 2 libraries · 2 places of worship · 1 swimming pools
795 Glen Huntly Road
823 Glen Huntly Road
336-338 Hawthorn Road
829 Glen Huntly Road
741 Glen Huntly Road
825 Glen Huntly Road
326 Hawthorn Road
340 Hawthorn Road
355 Hawthorn Road
304 Hawthorn Road
420 Glen Eira Road, Caulfield
841 Glen Huntly Road
Unit 12a 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield
3 bus stops · 14 tram stops
20
865 Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield
831 Glen Huntly Road
981 Glen Huntly Road
322 Hawthorn Road
953 Glen Huntly Road
819 Glen Huntly Road
345 Hawthorn Road
333-335 Hawthorn Road
821 Glen Huntly Road
337-341 Hawthorn Road
691
727 Glen Huntly Road
845 Glen Huntly Road
353 Hawthorn Road
923-931 Glen Huntly Road
1 Neerim Road, Caulfield
289 Hawthorn Road
330-332 Hawthorn Road
357 Hawthorn Road
11
8
294 Kooyong Rd, Caulfield
312-314 Hawthorn Road
697 Glen Huntly 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
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
1 Neerim Road, Caulfield
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).
58 planning-related records
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
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 3.3 km away).
9.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.6 pp toward Coalition
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.