Montrose vs Kalorama

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Montrose: a median of $980,000, against $900,000 in Kalorama, though rent is higher in Kalorama. Montrose is closer to the city centre: 38.9 km, against 43.5 km.

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

Montrose

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($292,500 vs $455,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Montrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $416/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Montrose

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 26/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.9 km vs 43.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 51 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Montrose

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 26/100)

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

Investors

Kalorama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.1% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Montrose Kalorama
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.

Montrose Kalorama
Walkability 69 / 26
Montrose — Walkability: 69/100 Kalorama — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 61 / 60
Montrose — Safety: 61/100 Kalorama — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 26 / 22
Montrose — Low fire risk: 26/100 Kalorama — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 75 / 100
Montrose — Low flood risk: 75/100 Kalorama — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Montrose has more residents (6,900 vs 1,277); Kalorama rents higher ($416/wk vs $365/wk).

Montrose Kalorama
Population 6,900
+81% vs other
 1,277
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +3.1%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $108,576/yr $108,524/yr
Median weekly rent $365/wk $416/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Montrose Kalorama
0-4 6.5% / 6.0%
Montrose — 0-4: 6.5% Kalorama — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.1% / 13.6%
Montrose — 5-14: 13.1% Kalorama — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 5.9% / 5.1%
Montrose — 15-19: 5.9% Kalorama — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.2% / 3.8%
Montrose — 20-24: 5.2% Kalorama — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 11.2% / 9.5%
Montrose — 25-34: 11.2% Kalorama — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.2% / 14.8%
Montrose — 35-44: 13.2% Kalorama — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.7% / 18.3%
Montrose — 45-54: 13.7% Kalorama — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.6% / 13.3%
Montrose — 55-64: 11.6% Kalorama — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.2% / 11.0%
Montrose — 65-74: 10.2% Kalorama — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 6.2% / 4.9%
Montrose — 75-84: 6.2% Kalorama — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.1% / 0.6%
Montrose — 85+: 3.1% Kalorama — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Montrose 58.5% couple families
Montrose — Couple Families: 58.5% Montrose — Lone Person: 26.1% Montrose — One Parent Families: 12.7% Montrose — Group Household: 1.8% Montrose — Other Families: 0.9%
Kalorama 55.4% couple families
Kalorama — Couple Families: 55.4% Kalorama — Lone Person: 30.9% Kalorama — One Parent Families: 10.4% Kalorama — Group Household: 3.4% Kalorama — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Montrose 8.9% renting
Montrose — Owned Outright: 37.7% Montrose — Mortgage: 53.5% Montrose — Renting: 8.9%
Kalorama 5.9% renting
Kalorama — Owned Outright: 37.0% Kalorama — Mortgage: 57.1% Kalorama — Renting: 5.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Montrose Kalorama
England 5.2% / 5.8%
Montrose — England: 5.2% Kalorama — England: 5.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.3%
Montrose — New Zealand: 1.0% Kalorama — New Zealand: 1.3%
Netherlands 1.4% / 0.8%
Montrose — Netherlands: 1.4% Kalorama — Netherlands: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / 1.1%
Montrose — Germany: 0.6% Kalorama — Germany: 1.1%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.9%
Montrose — South Africa: 0.4% Kalorama — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Montrose Kalorama
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 13.5%
Montrose — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Kalorama — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.0% / 18.7%
Montrose — Bachelor Degree: 12.0% Kalorama — Bachelor Degree: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.8%
Montrose — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Kalorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 7.5%
Montrose — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Kalorama — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 4.5%
Montrose — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Kalorama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Montrose 92.0% houses
Montrose — Houses: 92.0% Montrose — Flats / Apartments: 4.0% Montrose — Townhouses: 4.0%
Kalorama 99.1% houses
Kalorama — Houses: 99.1% Kalorama — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Kalorama — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Montrose Kalorama
Median house price $980,000 $900,000
Median unit price $640,000 —
Median land price $455,000 $292,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 65 sales
 11 days
from 7 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.

Montrose Kalorama
3 bed $892K / $811K
Montrose — 3 bed: $892K (51 sales) Kalorama — 3 bed: $811K (20 sales)

51 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $1.1M
Montrose — 4 bed: $1.06M (63 sales) Kalorama — 4 bed: $1.1M (20 sales)

63 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Kalorama has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Montrose Kalorama
Parks and recreation 17% 52%
Rural and farming 36% 31%
Residential 31% 0%
Environmental 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 7%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Montrose Kalorama
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
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.

Montrose Kalorama
Houses 3.9%
$700/wk on $930K
 5.1%
$870/wk on $892K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Montrose Kalorama
House price Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC
same for both
Schools Higher than 94% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC

Liveability

Montrose is more walkable (69 vs 26).

Montrose Kalorama
Grade B
same for both
Score 66/100 64/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Montrose carries more flood risk (25 vs 0).

Montrose Kalorama
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Montrose Kalorama
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Montrose

  • Billanook Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Montrose Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Evelyn Christian School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Kalorama

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

Amenities in the suburb

Montrose Kalorama
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 18 3
Childcare 8 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 5

Mobility

Kalorama sits further from the CBD (43.5 km vs 38.9 km).

Montrose Kalorama
Walkability score 69/100 26/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.9 km 43.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 51 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 99.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3765
 1.1%
postcode 3766
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 3765
 26
postcode 3766

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.

Montrose Kalorama
Car (driver) 66.3% / 57.4%
Montrose — Car (driver): 66.3% Kalorama — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 37.2%
Montrose — Worked from Home: 27.0% Kalorama — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.2%
Montrose — Car (passenger): 4.2% Kalorama — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 1.1% / 1.1%
Montrose — Train: 1.1% Kalorama — Train: 1.1%
Bus 0.3% / 1.1%
Montrose — Bus: 0.3% Kalorama — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / —
Montrose — Walked Only: 0.7% Kalorama — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.3%).

Setting

Montrose Kalorama
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 367 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.7 km 33.7 km

NBN connectivity

Montrose Kalorama
Connectivity score 90/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
2,716 premises
 68%
612 premises

Climate

Montrose Kalorama
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Montrose Kalorama
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Montrose Kalorama
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Montrose Kalorama
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Montrose Kalorama
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Montrose

Large Blocks Outer Parks River

Kalorama

Acreage Outer Quiet

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