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Mulgrave VIC 3170

9,956 addresses · 373 streets

Hotham Electorate › Monash LGA › Mulgrave · 23 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A south-eastern Melbourne suburb with a major business park and shopping, Mulgrave is established and family-oriented. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 40. Median household income is $1,913 a week, with rent around $430.

Mulgrave is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 19,889 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,913 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,057,000.

19,889Population
40Median age
$1,913Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Springvale, 3.2 km south-west · Railway halt: Clydesdale, 4 km north-east · Bus interchange: Monash University, 4.3 km west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 8.9 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Mulgrave.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

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

$1,057,000House · 2024
$863,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mulgrave

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

Tree cover measures, Mulgrave VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 61%

Population by age in Mulgrave
Population by age, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,090
5-142,428
15-191,056
20-241,141
25-342,704
35-442,894
45-542,599
55-642,073
65-741,965
75-841,420
85+519
Dwelling types in Mulgrave
Dwelling types, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,693
Townhouse1,127
Apartment19
Other4
Households by weekly income in Mulgrave
Households by weekly income, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650948
$650-1,4991,659
$1,500-2,9992,103
$3,000+1,708
Top ancestries in Mulgrave
Top ancestries, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other4,012
Chinese3,387
Australian3,019
English2,989
Greek1,888
Italian1,397
Housing tenure in Mulgrave
Housing tenure, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,604
Mortgage2,521
Rented1,530
Other83
Cars per household in Mulgrave
Cars per household, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0258
12,032
23,090
3916
4+460
Commute to work in Mulgrave
Commute to work, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car5,294
Train87
Bus95
Tram/ferry0
Walked75
Bicycle18
Home2,570
Top countries of birth in Mulgrave
Top countries of birth, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,229
India1,029
Sri Lanka999
Malaysia607
Vietnam591
Greece538
Languages used at home in Mulgrave
Languages used at home, Mulgrave VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,760
Greek1,452
Vietnamese772
Cantonese734
Sinhalese722
Italian505

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

232,059 bird observations recorded near Mulgrave — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mulgrave

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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