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Parkdale VIC 3195

6,773 addresses · 111 streets

Isaacs Electorate › Kingston (Vic.) LGA › Parkdale · 22 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Parkdale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 12,308 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,130 a week, with median rent near $410 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,480,000.

12,308Population
43Median age
$2,130Median household income / wk
$410Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parkdale, 450 m west · Bus interchange: Southland Shopping Centre/Karen Street, 4.5 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 2.2 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Parkdale.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources7/10
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

$1,480,000House · 2024
$760,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Parkdale

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

Tree cover measures, Parkdale VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 68.1%

Population by age in Parkdale
Population by age, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4594
5-141,603
15-19842
20-24647
25-341,200
35-441,577
45-542,014
55-641,604
65-741,241
75-84667
85+316
Dwelling types in Parkdale
Dwelling types, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,596
Townhouse1,665
Apartment465
Other16
Households by weekly income in Parkdale
Households by weekly income, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650634
$650-1,4991,023
$1,500-2,9991,263
$3,000+1,572
Top ancestries in Parkdale
Top ancestries, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,871
Australian4,286
Irish1,825
Scottish1,427
Other1,158
Italian717
Housing tenure in Parkdale
Housing tenure, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,798
Mortgage1,814
Rented1,054
Other50
Cars per household in Parkdale
Cars per household, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0269
11,760
21,944
3494
4+263
Commute to work in Parkdale
Commute to work, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,044
Train116
Bus23
Tram/ferry0
Walked125
Bicycle43
Home2,320
Top countries of birth in Parkdale
Top countries of birth, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England629
New Zealand179
China139
South Africa127
India111
Greece103
Languages used at home in Parkdale
Languages used at home, Parkdale VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek288
Mandarin185
Italian127
Russian127
Spanish66
Serbian56

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

205,904 bird observations recorded near Parkdale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Parkdale

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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