Gembrook is a suburb in Victoria, 78 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 30 minutes by car. Population is 2,559; the median age is 41 and the median household income is $104,104 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 8.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $360 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,907. Gembrook is characterised by high bushfire risk and high crime risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Gembrook a good suburb?
Gembrook scores a D (28/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 77.9 km · 91 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $930K
High bushfire risk
Fire 95/100 · Crime 87/100 · Flood 36/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 41 · 2,559 residents
Liveability Rating
28 / 100 · Ranked #745 in VICEach bar is Gembrook'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
28 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGembrook's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $930,000, about 1% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$930,000
9% above its 3 neighbours (median $850,000)
Based on 73 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 30 days — median across 28 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $695K
- 3 bed 29 sales $880K
- 4 bed 27 sales $1.02M
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.2M
Land
$1,160,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 50 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Gembrook are currently listed at around $1.04 million on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.04M
21 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$560K
3 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 48 days.
24 of the suburb's 812 dwellings (3.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Gembrook rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
5 rentals advertised against an estimated 101 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $1.04 million median
Based on a small sample (5 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
18 active Airbnb listings: 14 whole homes and 4 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.6% 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 Gembrook safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Gembrook sits in the high band, with 298 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 1% on the prior year.
298 offences
1.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202553 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
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.
Schools
One school serve Gembrook, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 261 students in one school (avg 261)
Primary
Walkability
Gembrook is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 18 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Gembrook.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 29.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 26.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 21.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 15.7 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 Gembrook.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 35%
- Premises covered
- 896
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
Cardinia: 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 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Gembrook is home to about 2,600 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $104,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,559
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$104,104/yr
Census Median Rent
$360/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,907/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$42,380/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.6%
Total Dwellings
812
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.6%
Houses
97.5%
Rental Stress
18.0%
Mortgage Stress
22.0%
Work From Home
24.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.1%
- Employment Rate
- 61.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 36.9%
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.
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.
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 2,424 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
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (42 of 1,255).
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 $1,880 a year through Cardinia based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Parks and recreation 68%
- Environmental 18%
- Rural and farming 13%
- 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: Cardinia
In the year to August 2026, 1,323 new dwellings were approved across Cardinia. That mix is 1,196 houses and 127 units. Approvals are up 12.8% 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.
Climate & Setting
from Powelltown Dnre, 13.1 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 154 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 34.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,350 mm
- 96 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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.
EV adoption
In postcode 3783, 10 of 2,260 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.6% (37 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3783, 417 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 870 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 26 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 3783 in 2025-26. The most was 15, in 2006-07.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb.
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 $930,000 this is $180,000 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 2026-10-27 — 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 Jason Wood Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jason Wood | 47.9% | 52.1% | +6.4 |
| 2022 | Jason Wood | 41.3% | 58.7% | +3.6 |
| 2019 | Jason Wood | 45.5% | 54.5% | +1.3 |
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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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Gembrook
Is Gembrook a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Gembrook is high (87/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Gembrook?
Gembrook has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (36/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Gembrook a good place to live?
Gembrook has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (28/100), 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 Gembrook?
Gembrook, VIC had a population of 2,559 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Gembrook, VIC?
The postcode for Gembrook, VIC is 3783.
How far is Gembrook from Melbourne?
Gembrook is 78 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 91 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Gembrook?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Gembrook was $104,104 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 Gembrook?
The median advertised rent in Gembrook is $650 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Gembrook?
The median age of residents in Gembrook was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Gembrook at risk of bushfire?
Gembrook has a high recorded bushfire history (95/100). 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.
How are the schools in Gembrook?
There is 1 school inside the Gembrook boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Gembrook?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Gembrook, Powelltown Dnre (13.1 km away), 1,350 mm of rain a year over 96 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Gembrook?
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 Gembrook belong to?
Gembrook sits within the Cardinia local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Gembrook?
The average residential rates bill through Cardinia is $1,880 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Gembrook?
Across Cardinia, 1,323 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 12.8% 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 Gembrook in?
Gembrook sits within the federal Division of La Trobe, currently held by Jason Wood (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
- 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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