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Kew East VIC 3102

3,474 addresses · 73 streets

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

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Living Here

Kew East is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,620 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,490 a week, with median rent near $471 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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 $2,229,000.

6,620Population
41Median age
$2,490Median household income / wk
$471Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Darebin, 2.6 km north-west · Tram stop: Stop 41: Clyde Street, 350 m south · Railway halt: Box Hill, 5.6 km east · Bus interchange: Bulleen Park and Ride, 3.2 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Herring Island Pier, 6.2 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 15.6 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Kew East.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

Median Sale Prices

$2,229,000House · 2024
$1,043,500Unit · 2024

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 50.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 66.2%

Population by age in Kew East
Population by age, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4303
5-14885
15-19482
20-24438
25-34664
35-44817
45-54978
55-64891
65-74618
75-84383
85+163
Dwelling types in Kew East
Dwelling types, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,563
Townhouse516
Apartment273
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kew East
Households by weekly income, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650245
$650-1,499398
$1,500-2,999612
$3,000+962
Top ancestries in Kew East
Top ancestries, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,823
Australian1,611
Chinese883
Irish805
Italian734
Other693
Housing tenure in Kew East
Housing tenure, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned960
Mortgage779
Rented550
Other39
Cars per household in Kew East
Cars per household, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0100
1825
21,008
3256
4+141
Commute to work in Kew East
Commute to work, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,413
Train7
Bus42
Tram/ferry50
Walked58
Bicycle36
Home1,346
Top countries of birth in Kew East
Top countries of birth, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China321
England165
India141
Italy120
Greece109
Malaysia103
Languages used at home in Kew East
Languages used at home, Kew East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin449
Greek297
Cantonese189
Italian189
Vietnamese111
Hindi54

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Image — Philip Mallis from Melbourne · CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).