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Bayswater VIC 3153

9,434 addresses · 203 streets

Aston Electorate › Knox LGA › Bayswater · 27 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An outer-eastern Melbourne suburb with an industrial and retail base near the Dandenong foothills, Bayswater is established and affordable. Households average 2.4 people and the median age is 38. Median household income is $1,598 a week, with rent around $375.

Bayswater is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,262 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,598 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $862,000.

12,262Population
38Median age
$1,598Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bayswater, 550 m north-east · Railway halt: Scoresby, 7.9 km south-west · Bus interchange: Bayswater Station/Station St, 550 m north-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 20.7 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Bayswater, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs6/10

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

$862,000House · 2024
$680,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bayswater

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

Tree cover measures, Bayswater VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in Bayswater
Population by age, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4710
5-141,294
15-19557
20-24718
25-342,013
35-441,948
45-541,496
55-641,323
65-741,097
75-84758
85+349
Dwelling types in Bayswater
Dwelling types, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,992
Townhouse1,323
Apartment532
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bayswater
Households by weekly income, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650782
$650-1,4991,384
$1,500-2,9991,648
$3,000+771
Top ancestries in Bayswater
Top ancestries, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English3,669
Australian3,300
Other1,665
Chinese1,579
Scottish1,012
Irish920
Housing tenure in Bayswater
Housing tenure, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,331
Mortgage1,747
Rented1,624
Other69
Cars per household in Bayswater
Cars per household, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0275
11,930
21,811
3536
4+223
Commute to work in Bayswater
Commute to work, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,557
Train126
Bus41
Tram/ferry0
Walked71
Bicycle24
Home1,466
Top countries of birth in Bayswater
Top countries of birth, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China664
India485
England325
Malaysia249
Philippines225
Germany180
Languages used at home in Bayswater
Languages used at home, Bayswater VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin805
Cantonese495
German206
Vietnamese157
Sinhalese151
Hindi107

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

97,991 bird observations recorded near Bayswater — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bayswater

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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