Caulfield East vs Caulfield North

Caulfield East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Caulfield North. In Caulfield East, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Caulfield North, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Caulfield North: a median of $1.92 million, against $1.61 million in Caulfield East, and rent is higher there too. Caulfield North is closer to the city centre: 11 km, against 13.2 km. On these figures, Caulfield East tends to suit young adults, share households, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Caulfield North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 95/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 36%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Caulfield East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($352,500 vs $571,250)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,606,000 vs $1,921,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Caulfield East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $422/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Caulfield East gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 6%)
  • Caulfield North has a shorter drive in (20 min vs 28 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Caulfield North

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 95/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)
  • But Caulfield East is more walkable (96/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Caulfield North

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -18.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.9% vs 5.0%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Caulfield East and Caulfield North drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Walkability 96 / 86
Caulfield East — Walkability: 96/100 Caulfield North — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 5 / 38
Caulfield East — Safety: 5/100 Caulfield North — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Caulfield East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Caulfield North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 88 / 66
Caulfield East — Low flood risk: 88/100 Caulfield North — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

Caulfield North has more residents (16,903 vs 1,293); Caulfield North rents higher ($422/wk vs $320/wk).

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Population 1,293 16,903
+1207% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.4% +10.7%
Median age 32 37
Median household income $87,464/yr $114,660/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $422/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
0-4 4.8% / 5.2%
Caulfield East — 0-4: 4.8% Caulfield North — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 7.5% / 10.6%
Caulfield East — 5-14: 7.5% Caulfield North — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.5% / 4.9%
Caulfield East — 15-19: 5.5% Caulfield North — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 13.7% / 7.9%
Caulfield East — 20-24: 13.7% Caulfield North — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 22.5% / 18.1%
Caulfield East — 25-34: 22.5% Caulfield North — 25-34: 18.1%
35-44 12.4% / 13.2%
Caulfield East — 35-44: 12.4% Caulfield North — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.6% / 11.1%
Caulfield East — 45-54: 11.6% Caulfield North — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 10.1% / 9.8%
Caulfield East — 55-64: 10.1% Caulfield North — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 9.6% / 10.6%
Caulfield East — 65-74: 9.6% Caulfield North — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 2.9% / 5.2%
Caulfield East — 75-84: 2.9% Caulfield North — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 1.2% / 3.4%
Caulfield East — 85+: 1.2% Caulfield North — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 47.2% lone person
Caulfield East — Lone Person: 47.2% Caulfield East — Couple Families: 29.3% Caulfield East — Group Household: 15.7% Caulfield East — One Parent Families: 6.9% Caulfield East — Other Families: 0.9%
Caulfield North 43.5% lone person
Caulfield North — Lone Person: 43.5% Caulfield North — Couple Families: 37.0% Caulfield North — Group Household: 8.8% Caulfield North — One Parent Families: 9.2% Caulfield North — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 46.7% renting
Caulfield East — Owned Outright: 25.9% Caulfield East — Mortgage: 27.4% Caulfield East — Renting: 46.7%
Caulfield North 41.1% renting
Caulfield North — Owned Outright: 32.3% Caulfield North — Mortgage: 26.7% Caulfield North — Renting: 41.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 28.2%
Caulfield East — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Caulfield North — Bachelor Degree: 28.2%
Postgraduate Degree 12.1% / 12.4%
Caulfield East — Postgraduate Degree: 12.1% Caulfield North — Postgraduate Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.4%
Caulfield East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Caulfield North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 8.6% / 4.6%
Caulfield East — Certificate III & IV: 8.6% Caulfield North — Certificate III & IV: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 3.4%
Caulfield East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Caulfield North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
China 6.0% / 4.8%
Caulfield East — China: 6.0% Caulfield North — China: 4.8%
India 4.1% / 2.8%
Caulfield East — India: 4.1% Caulfield North — India: 2.8%
England 2.6% / 2.7%
Caulfield East — England: 2.6% Caulfield North — England: 2.7%
South Africa — / 3.8%
Caulfield East — South Africa: not among its largest Caulfield North — South Africa: 3.8%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.4%
Caulfield East — New Zealand: 1.9% Caulfield North — New Zealand: 1.4%
Nepal 1.9% / —
Caulfield East — Nepal: 1.9% Caulfield North — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Caulfield East 38.4% houses
Caulfield East — Houses: 38.4% Caulfield East — Flats / Apartments: 27.7% Caulfield East — Townhouses: 33.9%
Caulfield North 36.2% houses
Caulfield North — Houses: 36.2% Caulfield North — Flats / Apartments: 39.6% Caulfield North — Townhouses: 24.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Median house price $1,606,000 $1,921,500
Median unit price $352,500 $571,250
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 5 sales
 25 days
from 57 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
1 bed $285K / $392K
Caulfield East — 1 bed: $285K (15 sales) Caulfield North — 1 bed: $392K (56 sales)

15 vs 56 sales

2 bed $430K / $595K
Caulfield East — 2 bed: $430K (18 sales) Caulfield North — 2 bed: $595K (135 sales)

18 vs 135 sales

Zoning mix

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Residential 24% 85%
Parks and recreation 49% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 6%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Commercial 4% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Caulfield East Caulfield North
New dwellings approved 617
across Glen Eira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -69%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Houses — 3.3%
$1,200/wk on $1.91M
Units 5.0%
$290/wk on $299K
 5.9%
$650/wk on $575K

Ranking within VIC

Caulfield East Caulfield North
House price Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 45% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 8% of VIC Higher than 2% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Caulfield East is more walkable (96 vs 86); Caulfield East scores higher overall (83 vs 77).

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Grade A+ A
Score 83/100 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Caulfield North carries more flood risk (34 vs 12); Caulfield East carries more crime risk (95 vs 62).

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
95/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Low
12/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Inside the suburb 1 6
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Monash Caulfield, 0.0 km
 3
Monash Caulfield, 2.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 9.5% 5.1%

Schools in Caulfield East

  • Glen Eira College Government · Secondary above peers

Schools in Caulfield North

  • Oakwood School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Caulfield Junior College Government · Primary at peers
  • Caulfield Grammar School - Shelford Campus Independent · Combined
  • Melbourne Grammar School - Grimwade Campus Independent · Combined
  • Shelford Girls' Grammar Independent · Combined
  • MacKillop Specialist School - MacKillop Education Caulfield Catholic · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 22 19
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Caulfield East sits further from the CBD (13.2 km vs 11 km).

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Walkability score 96/100 86/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.2 km
+17% vs other
 11 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 20 min
Public transport score 97/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 82/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 101.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 395.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 3145
 2.9%
postcode 3161
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 17
postcode 3145
 10
postcode 3161

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Worked from Home 43.2% / 47.0%
Caulfield East — Worked from Home: 43.2% Caulfield North — Worked from Home: 47.0%
Car (driver) 37.9% / 41.0%
Caulfield East — Car (driver): 37.9% Caulfield North — Car (driver): 41.0%
Train 11.1% / 4.2%
Caulfield East — Train: 11.1% Caulfield North — Train: 4.2%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.4%
Caulfield East — Walked Only: 3.5% Caulfield North — Walked Only: 2.4%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.2%
Caulfield East — Car (passenger): 2.3% Caulfield North — Car (passenger): 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.0%).

Setting

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 3.9 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Connectivity score 74/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
734 premises
 4%
7,741 premises

Climate

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Annual rainfall 644 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Caulfield East Caulfield North
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Glen Eira
same for both

Federal electorate

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Division Macnamara
same for both
Member Josh Burns
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Caulfield East Caulfield North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Caulfield East

Affordable Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Trains Trams Transport Hub

Caulfield North

Apartments Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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