Huntingdale vs Oakleigh South

Huntingdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Oakleigh South. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakleigh South: a median of $1.22 million, against $1.04 million in Huntingdale.

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

Oakleigh South

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Huntingdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($440,000 vs $720,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,037,500 vs $1,220,000)

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

Oakleigh South

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Huntingdale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Huntingdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Walkability 83 / 80
Huntingdale — Walkability: 83/100 Oakleigh South — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 20 / 34
Huntingdale — Safety: 20/100 Oakleigh South — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Huntingdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakleigh South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 87 / 76
Huntingdale — Low flood risk: 87/100 Oakleigh South — Low flood risk: 76/100

Demographics

Oakleigh South has more residents (9,851 vs 1,949); Oakleigh South skews older (40 vs 35).

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Population 1,949 9,851
+405% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +6.4%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $103,792/yr
+4% vs other
 $99,580/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $418/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Huntingdale — 0-4: 5.5% Oakleigh South — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.0% / 11.0%
Huntingdale — 5-14: 11.0% Oakleigh South — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.8% / 4.5%
Huntingdale — 15-19: 5.8% Oakleigh South — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.7% / 5.7%
Huntingdale — 20-24: 7.7% Oakleigh South — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 18.4% / 14.9%
Huntingdale — 25-34: 18.4% Oakleigh South — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 15.6% / 14.6%
Huntingdale — 35-44: 15.6% Oakleigh South — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.1% / 12.5%
Huntingdale — 45-54: 13.1% Oakleigh South — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 9.5% / 12.2%
Huntingdale — 55-64: 9.5% Oakleigh South — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 7.3% / 10.0%
Huntingdale — 65-74: 7.3% Oakleigh South — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 4.0% / 6.3%
Huntingdale — 75-84: 4.0% Oakleigh South — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 1.9% / 2.8%
Huntingdale — 85+: 1.9% Oakleigh South — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 46.1% couple families
Huntingdale — Couple Families: 46.1% Huntingdale — Lone Person: 28.3% Huntingdale — One Parent Families: 13.3% Huntingdale — Group Household: 9.3% Huntingdale — Other Families: 2.9%
Oakleigh South 51.5% couple families
Oakleigh South — Couple Families: 51.5% Oakleigh South — Lone Person: 27.3% Oakleigh South — One Parent Families: 14.3% Oakleigh South — Group Household: 4.9% Oakleigh South — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 32.7% renting
Huntingdale — Owned Outright: 30.7% Huntingdale — Mortgage: 36.6% Huntingdale — Renting: 32.7%
Oakleigh South 23.8% renting
Oakleigh South — Owned Outright: 39.3% Oakleigh South — Mortgage: 36.8% Oakleigh South — Renting: 23.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Bachelor Degree 20.9% / 18.1%
Huntingdale — Bachelor Degree: 20.9% Oakleigh South — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.1% / 8.5%
Huntingdale — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1% Oakleigh South — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 8.9%
Huntingdale — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Oakleigh South — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.8%
Huntingdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Oakleigh South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.3%
Huntingdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Oakleigh South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
India 6.1% / 8.1%
Huntingdale — India: 6.1% Oakleigh South — India: 8.1%
China 6.6% / 6.4%
Huntingdale — China: 6.6% Oakleigh South — China: 6.4%
Greece 2.8% / 5.0%
Huntingdale — Greece: 2.8% Oakleigh South — Greece: 5.0%
Italy 2.3% / 1.7%
Huntingdale — Italy: 2.3% Oakleigh South — Italy: 1.7%
Vietnam 1.8% / 2.0%
Huntingdale — Vietnam: 1.8% Oakleigh South — Vietnam: 2.0%
Sri Lanka 1.7% / 1.9%
Huntingdale — Sri Lanka: 1.7% Oakleigh South — Sri Lanka: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale 72.6% houses
Huntingdale — Houses: 72.6% Huntingdale — Flats / Apartments: 23.3% Huntingdale — Townhouses: 4.1%
Oakleigh South 83.7% houses
Oakleigh South — Houses: 83.7% Oakleigh South — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Oakleigh South — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Median house price $1,037,500 $1,220,000
Median unit price $440,000 $720,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 6 sales
 22 days
from 69 sales

Zoning mix

Huntingdale has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 13%).

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Residential 59% 40%
Other and special use 0% 33%
Industrial 31% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 2%
same for both
Planning zones cover 99% of Huntingdale and 100% of Oakleigh South. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Houses 3.7%
$800/wk on $1.12M
 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.24M
Units — 4.7%
$562/wk on $625K

Ranking within VIC

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
House price Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 99% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 44% of VIC

Liveability

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Grade A A+
Score 79/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Oakleigh South carries more flood risk (24 vs 13); Huntingdale carries more crime risk (80 vs 66).

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood Low
13/100
 Low
24/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 20
within 5 km
 23
within 5 km

Schools

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Monash Clayton, 2.3 km
 3
Monash Clayton, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.4% 2.9%

Schools in Huntingdale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Oakleigh South

  • Huntingdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Oakleigh South Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • South Oakleigh College Government · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 10 5
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 11
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Walkability score 83/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 20.2 km 22 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 30 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 48.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 291.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3166
 1.9%
postcode 3167
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 20
postcode 3166
 28
postcode 3167

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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Car (driver) 50.6% / 54.5%
Huntingdale — Car (driver): 50.6% Oakleigh South — Car (driver): 54.5%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 33.2%
Huntingdale — Worked from Home: 36.0% Oakleigh South — Worked from Home: 33.2%
Train 6.1% / 4.8%
Huntingdale — Train: 6.1% Oakleigh South — Train: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.7%
Huntingdale — Car (passenger): 3.0% Oakleigh South — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 1.7% / 1.8%
Huntingdale — Bus: 1.7% Oakleigh South — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 7.8 km

NBN connectivity

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
Connectivity score 91/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
1,075 premises
 16%
4,564 premises

Climate

Huntingdale Oakleigh South
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Huntingdale

Middle-Ring Multicultural Professionals

Oakleigh South

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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