Black Rock VIC 3193
Located in Victoria, Black Rock sits 21 km from Melbourne CBD, around 33 minutes by car. The suburb has 6,389 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $125,632 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 3.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $541 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,897. The area shows high coastal erosion risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Black Rock a good suburb?
Black Rock scores a A+ (91/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community, weaker on prices.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 76/100 · 20.6 km · 33 min drive to Melbourne
Above the state median
Median $2.5M · Less affordable than 94% of VIC
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 30/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 49 · 6,389 residents
Liveability Rating
91 / 100 · Ranked #3 in VICEach bar is Black Rock'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
91 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBlack Rock's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $2.5 million, about 7% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$2,502,500
25% above its 3 neighbours (median $2,000,000)
Based on 68 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 26 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 20 sales $1.78M
- 4 bed 36 sales $2.52M
- 5 bed 8 sales $3.93M
Units
$950,000
40% above its 3 neighbours (median $677,500)
Based on 47 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 29 sales $830K
- 3 bed 15 sales $1.33M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Black Rock are currently listed at around $2.3 million on average. Based on 25 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$2.3M
25 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$840K
7 units listed in the last 6 months.
32 of the suburb's 2,486 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Black Rock rent for around $1,298 a week on average, based on 12 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$1,298/wk
62% above its 3 neighbours (median $800/wk)
12 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$722/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
18 rentals advertised against an estimated 443 rented homes (4.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202579 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 38% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3193.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$1,298/week ($67,000 a year) on a $2.3 million median
$722/week ($38,000 a year) on a $840,000 median
Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
14 active Airbnb listings: 10 whole homes and 4 rooms. 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 Black Rock safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Black Rock sits in the low band, with 129 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 54% on the prior year.
129 offences
54.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202521 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 757 m
- Rate
- -0.33 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -30.7 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Two schools serve Black Rock, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Black Rock Primary School leads the pack.
- • 489 students in one school (avg 489)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • Largest: Black Rock Primary School (489 students)
Primary
Walkability
Black Rock is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 2 parks and 10 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Black Rock.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 129.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 104.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 63.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.6 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 Black Rock.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 3,000
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
Bayside (Vic.): 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 13 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Black Rock is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $126,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,389
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$125,632/yr
Census Median Rent
$541/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,897/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$55,484/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
2,486
Owner-Occupier Rate
82.2%
Houses
56.0%
Rental Stress
22.4%
Mortgage Stress
27.7%
Work From Home
48.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 72.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.5%
- Employment Rate
- 59.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 59.2%
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.
171 residents (2.7%) 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 6,140 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
18% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (569 of 3,194).
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 $2,086 a year through Bayside (Vic.) based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 82%
- Parks and recreation 12%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
- Commercial 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: Bayside (Vic.)
In the year to August 2026, 473 new dwellings were approved across Bayside (Vic.). That mix is 176 houses and 297 units. Approvals are down 46.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
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 7.6 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.
From the Brighton monitoring station, 6.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Moorabbin Airport, 6.6 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 772 m
- 1.5 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 644 mm
- 94 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.0°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.9°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
4 facilities within 5 km- 1.9 kmBasic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Nitric acid · Acetic acid (ethanoic acid)
- 2.3 kmOther Converted Paper Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.4 kmPrintingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 4.7 kmSoft Drink, Cordial and Syrup ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 3193, 360 of 15,329 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (447 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3193, 2,201 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,071 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 198 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.
0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3193 in 2025-26. The most was 54, in 2004-05.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 11 across postcode 3193.
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 $2,502,500 this is $1,752,500 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 2026-10-27 — 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 Tim Wilson Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tim Wilson | 46.0% | 54.0% | -0.2 |
| 2022 | Zoe Daniel | 45.2% | 54.8% | -3.0 |
| 2019 | Tim Wilson | 42.2% | 57.8% | -4.9 |
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 Brad Rowswell Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brad Rowswell LP | 51.2% | 44.9% | 55.1% |
| 2018 | Brad Rowswell LP | 50.6% | 49.4% | 50.6% |
| 2014 | Murray Thompson LP | 51.6% | 42.7% | 57.3% |
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 Black Rock
Is Black Rock a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Black Rock is low (30/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Black Rock?
Black Rock has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Black Rock a good place to live?
Black Rock has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (91/100), 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 Black Rock?
Black Rock, VIC had a population of 6,389 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Black Rock, VIC?
The postcode for Black Rock, VIC is 3193.
How far is Black Rock from Melbourne?
Black Rock is 21 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 33 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Black Rock?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Black Rock was $125,632 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 Black Rock?
The median advertised rent in Black Rock is $1,298 a week for houses (12 listings) and $722 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Black Rock?
The median age of residents in Black Rock was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Black Rock?
There are 2 schools inside the Black Rock boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Black Rock walkable?
Black Rock scores 76/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. 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 Black Rock?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Black Rock (Brighton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.6 µg/m³. That puts Black Rock 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 Black Rock?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Black Rock, Moorabbin Airport (6.6 km away), summer days average 26°C, winter nights 6.9°C, 644 mm of rain a year over 94 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Black Rock?
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 Black Rock belong to?
Black Rock sits within the Bayside (Vic.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Black Rock?
The average residential rates bill through Bayside (Vic.) is $2,086 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Black Rock?
Across Bayside (Vic.), 473 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 46.9% 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 Black Rock in?
Black Rock sits within the federal Division of Goldstein, currently held by Tim Wilson (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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