Glenroy VIC 3046
Located in Victoria, Glenroy sits 15 km from Melbourne CBD, around 24 minutes by car. The suburb has 23,792 residents, a median age of 34, and a median household income of $86,060 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 7.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $369 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,927. Glenroy is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 9 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Glenroy a good suburb?
Glenroy scores a B (57/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
9 schools · 2 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 89/100 · 14.6 km · 24 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $855K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 77/100 · Flood 52/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 34 · 23,792 residents
Liveability Rating
57 / 100 · Ranked #312 in VICEach bar is Glenroy's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
57 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataGlenroy's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $855,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$855,000
In line with its 9 neighbours (median $836,750)
Based on 407 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 253 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 5 sales $660K
- 2 bed 57 sales $670K
- 3 bed 239 sales $845K
- 4 bed 82 sales $964K
- 5 bed 16 sales $1.12M
Units
$595,000
4% below its 5 neighbours (median $620,000)
Based on 181 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 98 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 8 sales $251K
- 2 bed 96 sales $540K
- 3 bed 64 sales $660K
- 4 bed 8 sales $838K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Glenroy are currently listed at around $770,000 on average. Based on 290 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$770K
290 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$602K
48 units listed in the last 6 months.
338 of the suburb's 8,609 dwellings (3.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Glenroy rent for around $610 a week on average, based on 171 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$610/wk
In line with its 7 neighbours (median $600/wk)
171 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$528/wk
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $530/wk)
44 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
215 rentals advertised against an estimated 3,323 rented homes (6.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025128 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3046.
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$610/week ($32,000 a year) on a $770,000 median
$528/week ($27,000 a year) on a $602,000 median
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
51 active Airbnb listings: 22 whole homes and 29 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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 Glenroy safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Glenroy sits in the high band, with 1,785 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 6% on the prior year.
1,785 offences
5.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202579 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.
Schools
Nine schools serve Glenroy, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Glenroy Central Primary School and Glenroy West Primary School lead the pack.
- • 2,182 students across 7 schools (avg 312)
- • Sectors: 5 Government, 2 Catholic, 2 Independent
- • ICSEA 931-1055, median 987 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Glenroy Private (632 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
2.7% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Glenroy is very walkable on foot — at 89/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 25 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Glenroy.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 230.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 186.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 141.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 1 min wait
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 Glenroy.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 44%
- Premises covered
- 11,617
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
Merri-bek: 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 51 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 8 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Glenroy is home to about 23,800 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $86,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
23,792
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$86,060/yr
Census Median Rent
$369/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,927/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$39,468/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.6%
Total Dwellings
8,609
Owner-Occupier Rate
61.4%
Houses
58.4%
Rental Stress
22.3%
Mortgage Stress
26.9%
Work From Home
28.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
311 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 21 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 3,226 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 50.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 43.6%
- Employment Rate
- 56.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 51.2%
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.
3,097 residents (13.0%) 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 22,054 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
25% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (2,775 of 11,096).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 3,770 people work here; 11,096 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 66% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,914 a year through Merri-bek based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 62%
- Infrastructure and transport 23%
- Parks and recreation 7%
- Other and special use 6%
- Commercial 2%
- 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: Merri-bek
In the year to August 2026, 1,387 new dwellings were approved across Merri-bek. That mix is 300 houses and 1,087 units. Approvals are up 68.5% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 85 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 16 homes
- Projects firmly planned 27 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 21 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 21 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
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
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 3.9 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Macleod monitoring station, 11.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Essendon Airport, 3.3 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 100 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 15.3 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.5% of addresses
- 446 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 534 mm
- 85 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.7°C
- 13 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°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
16 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 kmHuman Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.0 kmBasic Organic Chemical ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Dichloromethane
- 3.0 kmFuneral, Crematorium and Cemetery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.1 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.2 kmPolymer Film and Sheet Packaging Material ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 3046, 193 of 24,381 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (957 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3046, 2,644 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 14,886 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 169 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.
34 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3046 in 2025-26, rank 42 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 264, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
11 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 18 across postcode 3046.
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 $855,000 this is $105,000 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 Peter Khalil Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peter Khalil | 80.9% | 19.1% | +3.8 |
| 2022 | Peter Khalil | 75.8% | 24.2% | -0.1 |
| 2019 | Peter Khalil | 75.8% | 24.1% | -4.2 |
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 Kathleen Matthews-Ward Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathleen Matthews-Ward ALP | 51.9% | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| 2018 | Frank McGuire ALP | 68.3% | 80.3% | 19.7% |
| 2014 | Frank McGuire ALP | 64.2% | 77.8% | 22.2% |
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 Glenroy
Is Glenroy a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Glenroy is high (77/100, 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 Glenroy?
Glenroy has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (52/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Glenroy a good place to live?
Glenroy has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (57/100), 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 Glenroy?
Glenroy, VIC had a population of 23,792 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Glenroy, VIC?
The postcode for Glenroy, VIC is 3046.
How far is Glenroy from Melbourne?
Glenroy is 15 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 24 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Glenroy?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Glenroy was $86,060 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 Glenroy?
The median advertised rent in Glenroy is $610 a week for houses (171 listings) and $528 a week for units (44 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Glenroy?
The median age of residents in Glenroy was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Glenroy?
There are 9 schools inside the Glenroy boundary: 2 above, 1 at, and 3 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Glenroy walkable?
Glenroy scores 89/100 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 Glenroy?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Glenroy (Macleod) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 3.9 µg/m³. That puts Glenroy below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Glenroy?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Glenroy, Essendon Airport (3.3 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 534 mm of rain a year over 85 rainy days, and 13 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Glenroy?
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 Glenroy belong to?
Glenroy sits within the Merri-bek local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Glenroy?
The average residential rates bill through Merri-bek is $1,914 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Glenroy?
Across Merri-bek, 1,387 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 68.5% 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 Glenroy in?
Glenroy sits within the federal Division of Wills, currently held by Peter Khalil (Australian Labor Party).
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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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