Hughesdale vs Oakleigh

In both, most households own their home. In Oakleigh, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Hughesdale: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.38 million in Oakleigh.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hughesdale carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)
  • Oakleigh has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Oakleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($505,550 vs $645,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,382,500 vs $1,552,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hughesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Oakleigh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs 0.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (6.6% vs 4.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hughesdale Oakleigh
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.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Walkability 93 / 96
Hughesdale — Walkability: 93/100 Oakleigh — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 42 / 5
Hughesdale — Safety: 42/100 Oakleigh — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hughesdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 61 / 62
Hughesdale — Low flood risk: 61/100 Oakleigh — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Population 7,563 8,442
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +7.0%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $106,964/yr
+6% vs other
 $100,152/yr
Median weekly rent $416/wk
+1% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
0-4 4.7% / 4.9%
Hughesdale — 0-4: 4.7% Oakleigh — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.9% / 9.6%
Hughesdale — 5-14: 10.9% Oakleigh — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 5.1% / 5.0%
Hughesdale — 15-19: 5.1% Oakleigh — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.7% / 8.4%
Hughesdale — 20-24: 7.7% Oakleigh — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 16.7% / 17.0%
Hughesdale — 25-34: 16.7% Oakleigh — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 14.4% / 13.7%
Hughesdale — 35-44: 14.4% Oakleigh — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.5% / 13.9%
Hughesdale — 45-54: 14.5% Oakleigh — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.3% / 11.6%
Hughesdale — 55-64: 11.3% Oakleigh — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 7.0% / 7.7%
Hughesdale — 65-74: 7.0% Oakleigh — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 4.9% / 4.9%
Hughesdale — 75-84: 4.9% Oakleigh — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.8% / 3.1%
Hughesdale — 85+: 2.8% Oakleigh — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hughesdale 44.0% couple families
Hughesdale — Couple Families: 44.0% Hughesdale — Lone Person: 33.8% Hughesdale — One Parent Families: 12.6% Hughesdale — Group Household: 7.2% Hughesdale — Other Families: 2.5%
Oakleigh 41.9% couple families
Oakleigh — Couple Families: 41.9% Oakleigh — Lone Person: 35.7% Oakleigh — One Parent Families: 12.7% Oakleigh — Group Household: 7.2% Oakleigh — Other Families: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hughesdale 35.5% renting
Hughesdale — Owned Outright: 32.0% Hughesdale — Mortgage: 32.4% Hughesdale — Renting: 35.5%
Oakleigh 35.5% renting
Oakleigh — Owned Outright: 32.3% Oakleigh — Mortgage: 32.2% Oakleigh — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Bachelor Degree 23.2% / 20.3%
Hughesdale — Bachelor Degree: 23.2% Oakleigh — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.2% / 9.9%
Hughesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2% Oakleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.4%
Hughesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Oakleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 8.2%
Hughesdale — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Oakleigh — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Hughesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Oakleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Greece 5.3% / 6.0%
Hughesdale — Greece: 5.3% Oakleigh — Greece: 6.0%
China 5.1% / 5.6%
Hughesdale — China: 5.1% Oakleigh — China: 5.6%
India 5.8% / 4.3%
Hughesdale — India: 5.8% Oakleigh — India: 4.3%
England 1.9% / 2.2%
Hughesdale — England: 1.9% Oakleigh — England: 2.2%
Italy 1.1% / 1.6%
Hughesdale — Italy: 1.1% Oakleigh — Italy: 1.6%
Sri Lanka 1.4% / 1.1%
Hughesdale — Sri Lanka: 1.4% Oakleigh — Sri Lanka: 1.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hughesdale 53.6% houses
Hughesdale — Houses: 53.6% Hughesdale — Townhouses: 31.2% Hughesdale — Flats / Apartments: 15.2%
Oakleigh 61.9% houses
Oakleigh — Houses: 61.9% Oakleigh — Townhouses: 12.3% Oakleigh — Flats / Apartments: 25.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Median house price $1,552,000 $1,382,500
Median unit price $645,000 $505,550
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 47 sales
 23 days
from 50 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.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
1 bed $375K / $360K
Hughesdale — 1 bed: $375K (8 sales) Oakleigh — 1 bed: $360K (23 sales)

8 vs 23 sales

2 bed $595K / $537K
Hughesdale — 2 bed: $595K (63 sales) Oakleigh — 2 bed: $537K (56 sales)

63 vs 56 sales

3 bed $1.05M / $901K
Hughesdale — 3 bed: $1.05M (13 sales) Oakleigh — 3 bed: $901K (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

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

Hughesdale Oakleigh
2 bed $1.02M / $1.21M
Hughesdale — 2 bed: $1.02M (9 sales) Oakleigh — 2 bed: $1.21M (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.46M / $1.3M
Hughesdale — 3 bed: $1.46M (33 sales) Oakleigh — 3 bed: $1.3M (31 sales)

33 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.83M / $1.56M
Hughesdale — 4 bed: $1.83M (19 sales) Oakleigh — 4 bed: $1.56M (23 sales)

19 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.15M / $1.62M
Hughesdale — 5 bed: $2.15M (9 sales) Oakleigh — 5 bed: $1.62M (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Oakleigh has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 0%).

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Residential 90% 57%
Industrial 0% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 10%
Commercial 2% 9%
Parks and recreation 2% 7%
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

Hughesdale Oakleigh
New dwellings approved 1,233
across Monash
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Houses 2.5%
$680/wk on $1.4M
 2.8%
$710/wk on $1.3M
Units 4.8%
$595/wk on $650K
 6.6%
$600/wk on $474K

Ranking within VIC

Hughesdale Oakleigh
House price Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Income Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC

Liveability

Hughesdale scores higher overall (85 vs 78).

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Grade A+ A
Score 85/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Oakleigh carries more crime risk (95 vs 58).

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Inside the suburb 3
same for both
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Monash Caulfield, 4.0 km
 3
Monash Clayton, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 4.6%

Schools in Hughesdale

  • Hughesdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart Girls' College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Oakleigh Grammar Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Oakleigh

  • Christ Our Holy Redeemer School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oakleigh Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 12 54
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 8 5
GPs 3 4
Pharmacies 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Walkability score 93/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.8 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 125.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 456.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3166
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 3166
same for both

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.

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Car (driver) 42.6% / 46.5%
Hughesdale — Car (driver): 42.6% Oakleigh — Car (driver): 46.5%
Worked from Home 42.1% / 39.8%
Hughesdale — Worked from Home: 42.1% Oakleigh — Worked from Home: 39.8%
Train 7.5% / 5.4%
Hughesdale — Train: 7.5% Oakleigh — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.5%
Hughesdale — Car (passenger): 2.7% Oakleigh — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 2.7% / 2.3%
Hughesdale — Walked Only: 2.7% Oakleigh — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.5%).

Setting

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Connectivity score 76/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
3,664 premises
 13%
4,912 premises

Climate

Hughesdale Oakleigh
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)

Hughesdale Oakleigh
PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ 4.3 µg/m³
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Average residential rate $1,697/yr
same for both
Council Monash
same for both

Federal electorate

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Division Hotham
same for both
Member Clare O'Neil
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hughesdale Oakleigh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hughesdale

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses Urban

Oakleigh

Cafe Culture Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals

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