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Oakleigh East VIC 3166

3,723 addresses · 76 streets

Hotham Electorate › Monash LGA › Oakleigh East · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Oakleigh East is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,804 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,951 a week, with median rent near $425 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Chinese, 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 $1,165,000.

6,804Population
35Median age
$1,951Median household income / wk
$425Median rent / wk
2.6Avg 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 East itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Huntingdale, 1.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Huntingdale Station, 1.4 km south-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 8.4 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Oakleigh East.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,165,000House · 2024
$855,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakleigh East

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

Tree cover measures, Oakleigh East VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 65.6%

Population by age in Oakleigh East
Population by age, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4406
5-14681
15-19273
20-24609
25-341,344
35-441,012
45-54852
55-64619
65-74453
75-84370
85+188
Dwelling types in Oakleigh East
Dwelling types, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,699
Townhouse585
Apartment177
Other3
Households by weekly income in Oakleigh East
Households by weekly income, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650348
$650-1,499548
$1,500-2,999821
$3,000+608
Top ancestries in Oakleigh East
Top ancestries, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,145
Australian1,067
Chinese1,059
English1,022
Greek944
Italian710
Housing tenure in Oakleigh East
Housing tenure, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned756
Mortgage765
Rented867
Other36
Cars per household in Oakleigh East
Cars per household, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0161
1922
2967
3275
4+125
Commute to work in Oakleigh East
Commute to work, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,761
Train73
Bus45
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle17
Home1,019
Top countries of birth in Oakleigh East
Top countries of birth, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China468
India468
Greece372
Italy234
Sri Lanka184
Malaysia141
Languages used at home in Oakleigh East
Languages used at home, Oakleigh East VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek758
Mandarin610
Italian350
Hindi158
Cantonese151
Sinhalese140

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

245,672 bird observations recorded near Oakleigh East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakleigh 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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