Belgrave Heights VIC 3160
Belgrave Heights is a suburb in Victoria, 45 km from Melbourne CBD, around 52 minutes by car. Population is 1,398; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $110,864 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 2.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $373 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,900. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is moderate.
Is Belgrave Heights a good suburb?
Belgrave Heights scores a B (52/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on safety.
Some car dependence
Walkability 40/100 · 45 km · 52 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $989K
High bushfire risk
Fire 89/100 · Crime 23/100 · Flood 43/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 40 · 1,398 residents
Liveability Rating
52 / 100 · Ranked #402 in VICEach bar is Belgrave Heights's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
52 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBelgrave Heights's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $989,000, 0.2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$989,000
10% above its 4 neighbours (median $900,000)
Based on 34 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 12 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $956K
- 4 bed 10 sales $982K
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.15M
Land
$517,500
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Short-Stay Rentals
3 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.4% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Belgrave Heights safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Belgrave Heights sits in the low band, with 20 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 17% on the prior year.
20 offences
16.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Walkability
Belgrave Heights is car-dependent on foot — at 40/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Belgrave Heights.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 10.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 6.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 13.8 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Belgrave Heights.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 54%
- Premises covered
- 591
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Yarra Ranges: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Belgrave Heights is home to about 1,400 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $111,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,398
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$110,864/yr
Census Median Rent
$373/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,900/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$43,004/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.0%
Total Dwellings
470
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.9%
Houses
98.7%
Rental Stress
17.5%
Mortgage Stress
20.6%
Work From Home
34.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.1%
- Employment Rate
- 64.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 47.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
17 residents (1.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,336 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (55 of 738).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,161 a year through Yarra Ranges based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 53%
- Parks and recreation 30%
- Residential 12%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Zones under 1% 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Yarra Ranges
In the year to August 2026, 416 new dwellings were approved across Yarra Ranges. That mix is 242 houses and 174 units. Approvals are down 57.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 20.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.98 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Dandenong monitoring station, 14.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Scoresby Research Institute, 9.8 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 182 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 24.1 km
- Annual rainfall
- 777 mm
- 105 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.9°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.3°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.1 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3160, 102 of 6,992 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (152 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3160, 1,054 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,375 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 93 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3160 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 83, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 3160.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $989,000 this is $239,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Aaron Violi Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aaron Violi | 47.1% | 52.9% | -1.5 |
| 2022 | Aaron Violi | 48.5% | 51.5% | -3.1 |
| 2019 | Tony Smith | 45.4% | 54.6% | +0.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Daniela De Martino Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Daniela De Martino ALP | 57.5% | 57.5% | 42.5% |
| 2018 | James Merlino ALP | 58.6% | 58.6% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | James Merlino ALP | 55.0% | 55.0% | 45.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Belgrave Heights
Is Belgrave Heights a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Belgrave Heights is low (23/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Belgrave Heights?
Belgrave Heights has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (43/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Belgrave Heights a good place to live?
Belgrave Heights has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (52/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Belgrave Heights?
Belgrave Heights, VIC had a population of 1,398 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Belgrave Heights, VIC?
The postcode for Belgrave Heights, VIC is 3160.
How far is Belgrave Heights from Melbourne?
Belgrave Heights is 45 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 52 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Belgrave Heights?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Belgrave Heights was $110,864 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Belgrave Heights?
There are too few current rental listings in Belgrave Heights for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $373, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Belgrave Heights?
The median age of residents in Belgrave Heights was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Belgrave Heights at risk of bushfire?
Belgrave Heights has a high recorded bushfire history (89/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Belgrave Heights walkable?
Belgrave Heights scores 40/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Belgrave Heights?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Belgrave Heights (Dandenong) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.3 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.8 µg/m³. That puts Belgrave Heights below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Belgrave Heights?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Belgrave Heights, Scoresby Research Institute (9.8 km away), summer days average 26.9°C, winter nights 6.3°C, 777 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Belgrave Heights?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Belgrave Heights belong to?
Belgrave Heights sits within the Yarra Ranges local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Belgrave Heights?
The average residential rates bill through Yarra Ranges is $2,161 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Belgrave Heights?
Across Yarra Ranges, 416 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 57.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Belgrave Heights in?
Belgrave Heights sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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