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Glen Iris VIC 3146

13,878 addresses · 245 streets

Higgins Electorate › Boroondara LGA › Glen Iris · 10 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A leafy, affluent inner-eastern Melbourne suburb, Glen Iris is established and family-oriented. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is high at $2,491 a week, with rent around $450.

Glen Iris is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 26,131 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,491 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% 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 $2,370,000.

26,131Population
40Median age
$2,491Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gardiner, 900 m west · Tram stop: Stop 53: Malvern Road, 650 m south-west · Railway halt: Box Hill, 7.9 km north-east · Bus interchange: Chadstone Shopping Centre, 4.1 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 5.5 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 14.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

16 facilities recorded in Glen Iris, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
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

$2,370,000House · 2024
$747,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Glen Iris

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

Tree cover measures, Glen Iris VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 68.6%

Population by age in Glen Iris
Population by age, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,241
5-143,275
15-191,776
20-241,843
25-343,208
35-443,406
45-543,891
55-643,207
65-742,323
75-841,407
85+548
Dwelling types in Glen Iris
Dwelling types, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,405
Townhouse1,783
Apartment2,694
Other0
Households by weekly income in Glen Iris
Households by weekly income, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,085
$650-1,4991,706
$1,500-2,9992,427
$3,000+4,148
Top ancestries in Glen Iris
Top ancestries, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English8,408
Australian7,436
Irish3,243
Chinese3,172
Other3,082
Scottish2,827
Housing tenure in Glen Iris
Housing tenure, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,663
Mortgage3,262
Rented2,730
Other142
Cars per household in Glen Iris
Cars per household, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0547
13,975
23,803
3992
4+469
Commute to work in Glen Iris
Commute to work, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,120
Train369
Bus20
Tram/ferry150
Walked235
Bicycle139
Home6,167
Top countries of birth in Glen Iris
Top countries of birth, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,239
England792
India680
Malaysia462
New Zealand403
Greece284
Languages used at home in Glen Iris
Languages used at home, Glen Iris VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,621
Greek730
Cantonese394
Hindi241
Italian220
Vietnamese182

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

118,438 bird observations recorded near Glen Iris — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Glen Iris

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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