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Hawthorn East VIC 3123

10,248 addresses · 140 streets

Kooyong Electorate › Boroondara LGA › Hawthorn East · 8 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An affluent inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of period homes and apartments, Hawthorn East is leafy and well-connected. Households average 2.3 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $2,253 a week, with rent around $415.

Hawthorn East is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 14,834 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,253 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 58% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,585,000.

14,834Population
36Median age
$2,253Median household income / wk
$415Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Camberwell, 800 m north-east · Tram stop: Stop 38: Hastings Road, 150 m south-east · Railway halt: Box Hill, 6.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Bulleen Park and Ride, 6.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 4.1 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 17.1 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

9 facilities recorded in Hawthorn East.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources5/10
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

$2,585,000House · 2024
$620,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hawthorn East

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

Tree cover measures, Hawthorn East VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 69.8%

Population by age in Hawthorn East
Population by age, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4619
5-141,586
15-19767
20-241,184
25-342,922
35-442,121
45-541,886
55-641,517
65-741,183
75-84745
85+319
Dwelling types in Hawthorn East
Dwelling types, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,067
Townhouse1,124
Apartment3,044
Other5
Households by weekly income in Hawthorn East
Households by weekly income, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650739
$650-1,4991,180
$1,500-2,9991,747
$3,000+2,293
Top ancestries in Hawthorn East
Top ancestries, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,633
Australian3,859
Chinese2,042
Irish1,902
Other1,895
Scottish1,648
Housing tenure in Hawthorn East
Housing tenure, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,845
Mortgage1,767
Rented2,493
Other86
Cars per household in Hawthorn East
Cars per household, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0674
13,031
21,879
3404
4+206
Commute to work in Hawthorn East
Commute to work, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,783
Train342
Bus14
Tram/ferry96
Walked268
Bicycle104
Home3,772
Top countries of birth in Hawthorn East
Top countries of birth, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China816
India445
England426
Malaysia297
New Zealand252
United States136
Languages used at home in Hawthorn East
Languages used at home, Hawthorn East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,072
Greek295
Cantonese277
Italian169
Hindi155
Spanish126

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

118,252 bird observations recorded near Hawthorn East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hawthorn East

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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