Christmas Hills VIC 3775

Christmas Hills is a rural locality in Victoria, 44 km from Melbourne CBD, around 56 minutes by car. Population is 365; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $118,820 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 $353 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. The area shows high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Christmas Hills's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.11 million, roughly 66% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,115,000

last 2 quarters
↑ +66.5% year-on-year

Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 84 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 5 sales $1.11M

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.7% of the locality'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 Christmas Hills safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Christmas Hills sits in the low band, with 6 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 14% on the prior year.

6 offences

14.3% since 2025
Theft 3 (50.0%)
Assault 2 (33.3%)
Property Damage 1 (16.7%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

9 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal

Where they happened

Eltham-Yarra Glen Road 5 (55.6%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serves Christmas Hills, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

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No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 9 students in one school (avg 9)

Primary

Government · Prep-4 · 9 students
ICSEA 1057 (higher than 71% of Australian schools) · 22% top-SEA students

Walkability

Christmas Hills is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.

13
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Top 25% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Christmas Hills.

27
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
120
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 81%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 19%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
3 in locality
Sport & Recreation
2 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
10 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
1 in locality
Places of Worship
None

Nillumbik: council population

The whole council area, not just Christmas Hills · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
63,797
+0.4% in a year
Change
+269
people since 2024
Density
148
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+223
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-292
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+338
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
10/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Christmas Hills is home to 365 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $119,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

365

2.8% since 2016

Median Age

46

4.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$118,820/yr

47.4% since 2016
Top 9% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$353/wk

44.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

8.3% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$42,224/yr

22.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

66.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.7%

44.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

126

10.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

91.1%

1.2% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

15.4%

1.9% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

21.9%

26.5% since 2016

Work From Home

24.2%

184.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 126 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 63 (50.8%)
Owned Outright 50 (40.3%)
Renting 11 (8.9%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
81.4%
English Spoken at Home
93.4%
Employment Rate
68.1%
8.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
49.9%

Occupations

Managers 48 (23.0%)
Professionals 41 (19.6%)
Technicians & Trades 34 (16.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 29 (13.9%)
Community & Personal Service 24 (11.5%)
Labourers 15 (7.2%)
Sales 14 (6.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 8 (3.8%)

Religion

No Religion 225 (61.6%)
Christianity 100 (27.4%)
Buddhism 4 (1.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (4.9%)
China 7 (1.9%)
New Zealand 3 (0.8%)
Scotland 3 (0.8%)

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.

2016-2021 0 (0.0%)
2011-2015 5 (1.4%)
2001-2010 13 (3.6%)
1991-2000 9 (2.5%)
1981-1990 5 (1.4%)
Before 1981 21 (5.8%)

0 residents (0.0%) 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.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 3 (0.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 16 (4.4%)
5-14 38 (10.4%)
15-19 24 (6.6%)
20-24 24 (6.6%)
25-34 30 (8.2%)
35-44 49 (13.4%)
45-54 58 (15.9%)
55-64 84 (23.0%)
65-74 36 (9.9%)
75-84 17 (4.7%)
85+ 4 (1.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 50 (61.0%)
Lone Person 21 (25.6%)
One Parent Families 5 (6.1%)
Other Families 3 (3.7%)
Group Household 3 (3.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 125 (70.2%)
Worked from Home 43 (24.2%)
Car (passenger) 10 (5.6%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 58 (15.9%)
Bachelor Degree 51 (14.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 32 (8.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 24 (6.6%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 12 (3.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 14 (11.4%)
2 cars 46 (37.4%)
3 cars 38 (30.9%)
4+ cars 32 (26.0%)

Council Rates

Nillumbik
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,696 a year through Nillumbik based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,696/yr
39% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.298¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Christmas Hills's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 46%
  • Infrastructure and transport 36%
  • Parks and recreation 16%
  • Other and special use 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Nillumbik

The whole council area, not just Christmas Hills · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 98 new dwellings were approved across Nillumbik. That mix is 65 houses and 33 units. Approvals are up 8.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
98dwellings
+8.3% YoY
Houses
65
detached dwellings
Units
33
townhouses + apartments

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

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 15.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2.

From the Mooroolbark monitoring station, 13.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi), 19.1 km

High rainfall — mild summers, cool winters.

Elevation
167 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
37.8 km
Annual rainfall
1,215 mm
82 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
22.9°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.8°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

EV adoption

0.8%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.08% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 3775, 28 of 3,729 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (72 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.08%
2022
0.19%
2023
0.41%
2024
0.52%
2025
0.75%

Rooftop solar

48
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 3775, 755 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,569 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 32 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
42
2020
60
2021
47
2022
51
2023
54
2024
39
2025
32
2026
20

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 3775 in 2025-26. The most was 24, in 2004-05.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,815
Loan amount
$892,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,201,462

1 mortgage broker is registered in this locality, 2 across postcode 3775.

Deposit
$223,000
Stamp duty
$61,325
Cash needed at settlement
$284,325

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.

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

Division of Casey

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Eildon District

Currently held by Cindy McLeish Liberal

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Cindy McLeish LP 53.3% 42.9% 57.1%
2018 Cindy McLeish LP 50.2% 47.6% 52.4%
2014 Cindy McLeish LP 51.7% 46.2% 53.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Christmas Hills

Is Christmas Hills a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Christmas Hills is low (38/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Christmas Hills?

Christmas Hills has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (42/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Christmas Hills?

Christmas Hills, VIC had a population of 365 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Christmas Hills, VIC?

The postcode for Christmas Hills, VIC is 3775.

How far is Christmas Hills from Melbourne?

Christmas Hills is 44 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 56 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Christmas Hills?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Christmas Hills was $118,820 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 Christmas Hills?

There are too few current rental listings in Christmas Hills for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $353, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Christmas Hills?

The median age of residents in Christmas Hills was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Christmas Hills at risk of bushfire?

Christmas Hills has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.

How are the schools in Christmas Hills?

There is 1 school inside the Christmas Hills boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Is Christmas Hills walkable?

Christmas Hills scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 weather like in Christmas Hills?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Christmas Hills, Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi) (19.1 km away), summer days average 22.9°C, winter nights 3.8°C, and 1,215 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Christmas Hills?

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 Christmas Hills belong to?

Christmas Hills sits within the Nillumbik local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Christmas Hills?

The average residential rates bill through Nillumbik is $2,696 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Christmas Hills?

Across Nillumbik, 98 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 8.3% 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 Christmas Hills in?

Christmas Hills sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (Liberal).

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