Heidelberg Heights VIC 3081
4,621 addresses · 67 streets
Jagajaga Electorate › Banyule LGA › Heidelberg Heights · 11 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Heidelberg Heights is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,758 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,817 a week, with median rent near $381 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $960,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Heidelberg West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Heidelberg Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
58 schools
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School
- Charles La Trobe P-12 College Olympic Village Primary Campus
- Rosanna Primary School
- The Austin School
- Charles La Trobe P-12 College
- Waratah Special Development School
- East Preston Islamic College
- Heidelberg Primary School
- St John's Catholic Primary School
- Rosanna Golf Links Primary School
20 doctors & medical clinics
- Rosanna medical group
- Ostopathic Clinic
- Bellfield Consulting Rooms
- Banyule Community Health Centre
- Hill Crest Medical Centre
- Bellfield Medical Centre
- Heidelberg Endoscopy and Day Surgery
- The Osteo Group
- Mount Street Medical Centre
- Heidelberg Urgent Care Clinic
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13 childcare & kindergartens
- St Hellier Street Children's Centre
- Morobe Street Children’s Centre
- Inspire Early Learning
- West Star Family Day Car
- Aubrey Brooks Memorial Preschool
- Austin Health Child Care Centre
- Heidelberg Preschool
- Goodstart Early Learning Heidelberg
- La Trobe Children's Centre
- Blake Street Kindergarten
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1 carpenter
Getting around. Train station: Rosanna, 1.1 km east · Tram stop: Stop 59: Preston Cemetery, 2.9 km north-west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 2.2 km west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 13.7 km west.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Heidelberg Heights.
- James Reserve Cricket, Soccer
- Shelley Park Australian Rules Football, Cricket
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 32.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 66.9%
Population by age in Heidelberg Heights
| 0-4 | 442 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 681 |
| 15-19 | 250 |
| 20-24 | 470 |
| 25-34 | 1,449 |
| 35-44 | 1,073 |
| 45-54 | 792 |
| 55-64 | 793 |
| 65-74 | 477 |
| 75-84 | 216 |
| 85+ | 124 |
Dwelling types in Heidelberg Heights
| House | 1,705 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 919 |
| Apartment | 129 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Heidelberg Heights
| <$650 | 472 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 617 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 883 |
| $3,000+ | 617 |
Top ancestries in Heidelberg Heights
| English | 1,845 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,653 |
| Other | 1,188 |
| Irish | 722 |
| Italian | 659 |
| Scottish | 531 |
Housing tenure in Heidelberg Heights
| Owned | 656 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 884 |
| Rented | 1,153 |
| Other | 28 |
Cars per household in Heidelberg Heights
| 0 | 235 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,180 |
| 2 | 1,012 |
| 3 | 206 |
| 4+ | 86 |
Commute to work in Heidelberg Heights
| Car | 1,710 |
|---|---|
| Train | 48 |
| Bus | 43 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 83 |
| Bicycle | 33 |
| Home | 1,079 |
Top countries of birth in Heidelberg Heights
| China | 176 |
|---|---|
| India | 160 |
| England | 152 |
| Italy | 95 |
| Malaysia | 93 |
| New Zealand | 88 |
Languages used at home in Heidelberg Heights
| Mandarin | 232 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 195 |
| Italian | 167 |
| Arabic | 132 |
| Cantonese | 118 |
| Vietnamese | 86 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
369,882 bird observations recorded near Heidelberg Heights — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (21,814)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (21,797)
- Little Raven (19,576)
- Common Myna (17,058)
- Magpie-lark (15,656)
- Pacific Black Duck (15,402)
- Red Wattlebird (15,194)
- Australian Magpie (15,086)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (14,798)
- Dusky Moorhen (14,200)
- Grey Butcherbird (13,221)
- Eurasian Coot (12,381)
- Australian Wood Duck (12,183)
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- Welcome Swallow (11,853)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (11,811)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (11,493)
- Galah (10,858)
- Superb Fairy-wren (10,624)
- Pied Currawong (10,560)
- Chestnut Teal (9,827)
- Eurasian Blackbird (9,713)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (9,219)
- Brown Thornbill (9,140)
- Grey Fantail (8,915)
- Laughing Kookaburra (8,671)
- Silver Gull (8,234)
- Australasian Grebe (7,798)
- Common Starling (7,797)
- Common Bronzewing (7,759)
- Eastern Rosella (7,244)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Heidelberg Heights:
- Heidelberg West (0.9 km)
- Rosanna (1.4 km)
- Heidelberg (1.6 km)
- Bellfield (1.6 km)
- Eaglemont (2.4 km)
- Ivanhoe (2.5 km)
- Macleod (2.8 km)
- Ivanhoe East (3.4 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Street (58)
- Altona Street (149)
- Arnold Avenue (24)
- Baker Crescent (18)
- Bamfield Road (218)
- Bell Street (220)
- Bonar Street (91)
- Burns Court (23)
- Byron Court (11)
- Chauvel Street (20)
- Churchill Street (25)
- Clauscen Street (14)
- Clinton Street (13)
- Collins Street (82)
- Dennis Street (38)
- Dickens Street (22)
- Disney Street (20)
- Dougharty Road (76)
- Dresden Street (123)
- Eden Street (58)
- Edwin Street (71)
- Elliott Street (18)
- Flinders Street (31)
- Francis Street (19)
- Frederick Street (29)
- Glover Street (48)
- Gotha Street (63)
- Haig Street (135)
- Heffernan Walk (24)
- Hopkins Avenue (13)
- James Street (68)
- Keats Street (18)
- Laurel Court (14)
- Law Street (53)
- Lawson Parade (74)
- Leicester Street (29)
- Leonard Street (23)
- Lloyd Street (139)
- Marie Avenue (74)
- Marks Avenue (25)
- Mary Avenue (31)
- Mcewan Road (178)
- Miller Street (66)
- Milton Court (48)
- Monash Street (21)
- Montgomery Street (71)
- Northern Road (44)
- Orr Street (45)
- Outhwaite Road (151)
- Pimelea Lane (1)
- Pizzey Walk (7)
- Porter Road (440)
- Sackville Street (30)
- Shakespeare Grove (50)
- Shelley Street (72)
- Skeggs Crescent (30)
- Southern Road (151)
- Spencer Street (23)
- St Hellier Street (142)
- Swanston Street (97)
- Terry Street (24)
- Thames Street (36)
- Upper Heidelberg Road (59)
- Waiora Road (254)
- Waterdale Road (245)
- Weinberg Walk (8)
- Wordsworth Avenue (26)