Moving to Ripponlea VIC 3185
What the official numbers say about living in Ripponlea — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $1,805,000 for a median house or $600,000 for a unit (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 81% between 2014 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $391 a week, against a median household income of $2,023 a week.
Who you'll be living with
Ripponlea grew 4% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (1,478 → 1,532 people).
Largest overseas birthplaces: England, India, New Zealand; most spoken languages besides English: Greek, Russian, French.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Ripponlea sits in the country’s more advantaged bracket (decile 10 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (35% of workers), while 50% work from home.
Nearest train station: Ripponlea, 250 m north.
Nearest tram stop: Stop 40: Scott Street, 150 m south-west.
Nearest bus interchange: Chadstone Shopping Centre, 7.8 km east.
Nearest ferry wharf: St Kilda - Williamstown Ferry, 3.1 km north-west.
Nearest airport: Moorabbin Airport, 14.4 km south-east.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 8 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 80 schools · 211 cafes & restaurants · 16 supermarkets · 49 parks · 4 beaches — see them all on the Ripponlea profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Adass Israel School Glen Eira Road Campus 300 m · Sholem Aleichem College 700 m · Mount Scopus Memorial College Gandel Besen House Campus 700 m · Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus) 700 m · Elwood Primary School 800 m · Ripponlea Primary School 900 m · Elwood College 950 m · St Joseph's Primary School 1 km
Groceries: IGA 200 m · Elwood Supermarket 450 m · GloHealth 1 km · Foodworks 1 km · Woolworths 1.2 km · Coles 1.2 km · Aldi 1.6 km · Coles 1.7 km
Parks and reserves: Burnett Gray Gardens 250 m · Elwood Community House Reserve 550 m · J.T. Berkley Reserve 600 m · William Street Reserve 700 m · School Park 850 m · Clarke Reserve 850 m · Elsternwick Station Reserve 900 m · Greenmeadows Gardens 950 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Ripponlea, most often seen first: Rainbow Lorikeet · Common Myna · Little Raven · Rock Dove · Noisy Miner · Magpie-lark.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Ripponlea, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripponlea here | 1,532 | $1,805,000 | 10/10 | 10% |
| Balaclava | 5,392 | $1,377,500 | 10/10 | 7% |
| Elwood | 15,153 | $2,075,000 | 10/10 | 12% |
| Elsternwick | 10,887 | $1,953,000 | 10/10 | 8% |
| St Kilda East | 12,571 | $1,690,500 | 10/10 | 11% |
| St Kilda | 19,490 | $1,515,000 | 10/10 | 8% |
| Gardenvale | 1,019 | $1,810,000 | 10/10 | 7% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Port Phillip — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Macnamara — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3185 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Ripponlea profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Ripponlea has a median sale price of $1,805,000 (2024 sales), and a unit $600,000. Renters pay a median $391 a week.
The population grew 4% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 1,478 people to 1,532. It sits about 8 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Ripponlea station is roughly 0.3 km away. Local government is Port Phillip council, and the federal seat is Macnamara.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Ripponlea vs Gardenvale · Ripponlea vs Caulfield.
Nearby guides: Balaclava · Elwood · Elsternwick · St Kilda East · St Kilda · Gardenvale.
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