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Oakleigh VIC 3166

6,199 addresses · 102 streets

Hotham Electorate › Monash LGA › Oakleigh · 15 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Oakleigh is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 8,442 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,926 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Greek. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,311,000.

8,442Population
38Median age
$1,926Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Oakleigh, 550 m west · Tram stop: Stop 68: Koornang Road, 3.5 km west · Bus interchange: Huntingdale Station, 1.3 km south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 8.7 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

9 facilities recorded in Oakleigh.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
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

$1,311,000House · 2024
$570,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakleigh

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

Tree cover measures, Oakleigh VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 66.1%

Population by age in Oakleigh
Population by age, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4414
5-14814
15-19421
20-24712
25-341,438
35-441,158
45-541,175
55-64978
65-74649
75-84414
85+262
Dwelling types in Oakleigh
Dwelling types, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,016
Townhouse400
Apartment837
Other4
Households by weekly income in Oakleigh
Households by weekly income, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650542
$650-1,499702
$1,500-2,999925
$3,000+927
Top ancestries in Oakleigh
Top ancestries, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,769
Australian1,623
Greek1,375
Other1,295
Chinese916
Irish723
Housing tenure in Oakleigh
Housing tenure, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,023
Mortgage1,019
Rented1,125
Other50
Cars per household in Oakleigh
Cars per household, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0352
11,356
21,065
3281
4+158
Commute to work in Oakleigh
Commute to work, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,939
Train152
Bus54
Tram/ferry4
Walked89
Bicycle31
Home1,545
Top countries of birth in Oakleigh
Top countries of birth, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greece508
China470
India360
England183
Italy137
Vietnam101
Languages used at home in Oakleigh
Languages used at home, Oakleigh VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,125
Mandarin570
Italian171
Cantonese130
Vietnamese113
Hindi98

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

318,318 bird observations recorded near Oakleigh — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakleigh

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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