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Balwyn North VIC 3104

9,526 addresses · 220 streets

Kooyong Electorate › Boroondara LGA › Balwyn North · 11 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An affluent inner-eastern Melbourne suburb prized for its schools and large homes, Balwyn North is leafy and family-oriented. Households average 2.9 people and the median age is 42. Median household income is high at $2,346 a week, with rent around $554.

Balwyn North is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 21,302 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,346 a week, with median rent near $554 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,310,000.

21,302Population
42Median age
$2,346Median household income / wk
$554Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Balwyn North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Balwyn North itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Chatham, 3.5 km south · Tram stop: Stop 51: Balwyn Road, 200 m south · Railway halt: Box Hill, 3 km east · Bus interchange: Bulleen Park and Ride, 1.5 km north · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 17.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

13 facilities recorded in Balwyn North, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$2,310,000House · 2024
$1,100,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balwyn North

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Balwyn North VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 61%

Population by age in Balwyn North
Population by age, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4732
5-143,068
15-191,889
20-241,460
25-341,834
35-442,292
45-543,385
55-642,912
65-741,909
75-841,209
85+622
Dwelling types in Balwyn North
Dwelling types, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,882
Townhouse957
Apartment228
Other22
Households by weekly income in Balwyn North
Households by weekly income, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650913
$650-1,4991,312
$1,500-2,9991,739
$3,000+2,635
Top ancestries in Balwyn North
Top ancestries, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese6,810
English3,871
Australian3,062
Other2,645
Italian1,936
Greek1,724
Housing tenure in Balwyn North
Housing tenure, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,248
Mortgage2,287
Rented1,381
Other110
Cars per household in Balwyn North
Cars per household, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0292
12,152
23,082
31,002
4+503
Commute to work in Balwyn North
Commute to work, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,603
Train50
Bus158
Tram/ferry99
Walked91
Bicycle35
Home3,704
Top countries of birth in Balwyn North
Top countries of birth, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China3,075
Malaysia803
India571
Hong Kong495
Vietnam406
England397
Languages used at home in Balwyn North
Languages used at home, Balwyn North VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,969
Cantonese1,448
Greek1,111
Italian494
Vietnamese401
Persian245

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

232,432 bird observations recorded near Balwyn North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balwyn North

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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