Huntingdale vs Oakleigh

Huntingdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Oakleigh. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Huntingdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakleigh: a median of $1.38 million, against $1.04 million in Huntingdale. On these figures, Huntingdale tends to suit 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

Oakleigh

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • But Huntingdale carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 95/100)

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 houses ($1,037,500 vs $1,382,500)
  • has cheaper units ($440,000 vs $505,550)

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

Oakleigh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 83/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Oakleigh

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 27%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Huntingdale carries lower crime risk (80/100 vs 95/100)

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 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Huntingdale 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.

Huntingdale 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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Walkability 83 / 96
Huntingdale — Walkability: 83/100 Oakleigh — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 20 / 5
Huntingdale — Safety: 20/100 Oakleigh — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Huntingdale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oakleigh — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 87 / 62
Huntingdale — Low flood risk: 87/100 Oakleigh — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Oakleigh has more residents (8,442 vs 1,949); Oakleigh skews older (38 vs 35).

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Population 1,949 8,442
+333% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +7.0%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $103,792/yr
+4% vs other
 $100,152/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $410/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Huntingdale Oakleigh
0-4 5.5% / 4.9%
Huntingdale — 0-4: 5.5% Oakleigh — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.0% / 9.6%
Huntingdale — 5-14: 11.0% Oakleigh — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 5.8% / 5.0%
Huntingdale — 15-19: 5.8% Oakleigh — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.7% / 8.4%
Huntingdale — 20-24: 7.7% Oakleigh — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 18.4% / 17.0%
Huntingdale — 25-34: 18.4% Oakleigh — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 15.6% / 13.7%
Huntingdale — 35-44: 15.6% Oakleigh — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.1% / 13.9%
Huntingdale — 45-54: 13.1% Oakleigh — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 9.5% / 11.6%
Huntingdale — 55-64: 9.5% Oakleigh — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 7.3% / 7.7%
Huntingdale — 65-74: 7.3% Oakleigh — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 4.0% / 4.9%
Huntingdale — 75-84: 4.0% Oakleigh — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.9% / 3.1%
Huntingdale — 85+: 1.9% Oakleigh — 85+: 3.1%

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 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.

Huntingdale 32.7% renting
Huntingdale — Owned Outright: 30.7% Huntingdale — Mortgage: 36.6% Huntingdale — Renting: 32.7%
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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Bachelor Degree 20.9% / 20.3%
Huntingdale — Bachelor Degree: 20.9% Oakleigh — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.1% / 9.9%
Huntingdale — Postgraduate Degree: 9.1% Oakleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 9.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 8.2%
Huntingdale — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Oakleigh — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.4%
Huntingdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Oakleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.6%
Huntingdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Oakleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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
China 6.6% / 5.6%
Huntingdale — China: 6.6% Oakleigh — China: 5.6%
India 6.1% / 4.3%
Huntingdale — India: 6.1% Oakleigh — India: 4.3%
Greece 2.8% / 6.0%
Huntingdale — Greece: 2.8% Oakleigh — Greece: 6.0%
Italy 2.3% / 1.6%
Huntingdale — Italy: 2.3% Oakleigh — Italy: 1.6%
England 1.1% / 2.2%
Huntingdale — England: 1.1% Oakleigh — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.2%
Huntingdale — Vietnam: 1.8% Oakleigh — Vietnam: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

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 61.9% houses
Oakleigh — Houses: 61.9% Oakleigh — Flats / Apartments: 25.9% Oakleigh — Townhouses: 12.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Median house price $1,037,500 $1,382,500
Median unit price $440,000 $505,550
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 6 sales
 23 days
from 50 sales

Zoning mix

Huntingdale has more industrially zoned land (31% vs 17%).

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Residential 59% 57%
Industrial 31% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 10%
Commercial 2% 9%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Planning zones cover 99% of Huntingdale and 100% of Oakleigh. 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
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
Houses 3.7%
$800/wk on $1.12M
 2.8%
$710/wk on $1.3M
Units — 6.6%
$600/wk on $474K

Ranking within VIC

Huntingdale Oakleigh
House price Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 99% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 96% of VIC

Liveability

Oakleigh is more walkable (96 vs 83).

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Oakleigh carries more flood risk (38 vs 13); Oakleigh carries more crime risk (95 vs 80).

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
95/100
Flood Low
13/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 20
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Huntingdale Oakleigh
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, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.4% 4.6%

Schools in Huntingdale

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

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

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 10 54
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 2 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Walkability score 83/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 20.2 km
+7% vs other
 18.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 48.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 456.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Car (driver) 50.6% / 46.5%
Huntingdale — Car (driver): 50.6% Oakleigh — Car (driver): 46.5%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 39.8%
Huntingdale — Worked from Home: 36.0% Oakleigh — Worked from Home: 39.8%
Train 6.1% / 5.4%
Huntingdale — Train: 6.1% Oakleigh — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.5%
Huntingdale — Car (passenger): 3.0% Oakleigh — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.3%
Huntingdale — Walked Only: 1.7% Oakleigh — Walked Only: 2.3%
Bus 1.7% / 1.6%
Huntingdale — Bus: 1.7% Oakleigh — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).

Setting

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 9.6 km

NBN connectivity

Huntingdale Oakleigh
Connectivity score 91/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
1,075 premises
 13%
4,912 premises

Climate

Huntingdale 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Huntingdale Oakleigh
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
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

Cafe Culture Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals

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