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Gardenvale VIC 3185

695 addresses · 10 streets

Goldstein Electorate › Glen Eira LGA › Gardenvale · 10 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Gardenvale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,019 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,708 a week, with median rent near $301 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 52% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,810,000.

1,019Population
39Median age
$1,708Median household income / wk
$301Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gardenvale, 450 m west · Tram stop: Stop 62: Gardenvale Road, 900 m east · Bus interchange: Chadstone Shopping Centre, 6.6 km east · Ferry wharf: St Kilda - Williamstown Ferry, 5.4 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 12 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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

$1,810,000House · 2024
$581,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gardenvale

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

Tree cover measures, Gardenvale VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 71.2%

Population by age in Gardenvale
Population by age, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-462
5-14110
15-1955
20-2436
25-34160
35-44180
45-54146
55-64109
65-7495
75-8445
85+10
Dwelling types in Gardenvale
Dwelling types, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House165
Townhouse88
Apartment196
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gardenvale
Households by weekly income, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65073
$650-1,499116
$1,500-2,99993
$3,000+133
Top ancestries in Gardenvale
Top ancestries, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English352
Australian269
Other152
Irish127
Scottish108
Italian79
Housing tenure in Gardenvale
Housing tenure, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned124
Mortgage112
Rented211
Other3
Cars per household in Gardenvale
Cars per household, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
053
1232
2131
321
4+8
Commute to work in Gardenvale
Commute to work, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car198
Train29
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle6
Home231
Top countries of birth in Gardenvale
Top countries of birth, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England44
China21
New Zealand16
South Africa16
Philippines12
India10
Languages used at home in Gardenvale
Languages used at home, Gardenvale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin24
Italian15
Russian13
Japanese12
Nepali10
French9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

138,997 bird observations recorded near Gardenvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gardenvale

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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