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Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

14,159 addresses · 397 streets

Aston Electorate › Knox LGA › Ferntree Gully · 29 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An outer-eastern Melbourne suburb at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges, Ferntree Gully is leafy and family-friendly. Households average 2.6 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,770 a week, with rent around $386.

Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 27,398 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,770 a week, with median rent near $386 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $888,500.

27,398Population
40Median age
$1,770Median household income / wk
$386Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ferntree Gully, 1.4 km east · Railway halt: Scoresby, 6.3 km south-west · Bus interchange: Boronia Station, 2.6 km north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 19.1 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

16 facilities recorded in Ferntree Gully, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources5/10
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

$888,500House · 2024
$675,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ferntree Gully

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

Tree cover measures, Ferntree Gully VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 64.8%

Population by age in Ferntree Gully
Population by age, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,630
5-143,179
15-191,587
20-241,507
25-343,650
35-444,016
45-543,733
55-643,328
65-742,696
75-841,563
85+520
Dwelling types in Ferntree Gully
Dwelling types, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House9,044
Townhouse1,007
Apartment200
Other24
Households by weekly income in Ferntree Gully
Households by weekly income, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,522
$650-1,4992,684
$1,500-2,9993,398
$3,000+2,099
Top ancestries in Ferntree Gully
Top ancestries, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English9,774
Australian9,297
Other2,982
Irish2,715
Scottish2,512
Chinese2,031
Housing tenure in Ferntree Gully
Housing tenure, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,462
Mortgage4,384
Rented2,176
Other155
Cars per household in Ferntree Gully
Cars per household, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0442
13,348
24,234
31,362
4+791
Commute to work in Ferntree Gully
Commute to work, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car8,262
Train175
Bus80
Tram/ferry11
Walked89
Bicycle57
Home3,195
Top countries of birth in Ferntree Gully
Top countries of birth, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England1,033
China728
India632
Sri Lanka414
Malaysia361
New Zealand326
Languages used at home in Ferntree Gully
Languages used at home, Ferntree Gully VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,021
Cantonese417
Sinhalese336
Italian212
Gujarati185
Persian185

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

109,673 bird observations recorded near Ferntree Gully — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ferntree Gully

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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