Heatherton VIC 3202
Located in Victoria, Heatherton sits 26 km from Melbourne CBD, around 34 minutes by car. The suburb has 2,826 residents, a median age of 41, and a median household income of $108,576 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 2.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $471 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,224. Heatherton is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Heatherton a good suburb?
Heatherton scores a B (62/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 45/100 · 25.7 km · 34 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $1.11M
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 73/100 · Flood 58/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 41 · 2,826 residents
Liveability Rating
62 / 100 · Ranked #245 in VICEach bar is Heatherton'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
62 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHeatherton's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.11 million, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,110,000
11% below its 7 neighbours (median $1,252,500)
Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $918K
- 3 bed 21 sales $1.1M
- 4 bed 13 sales $1.24M
Units
$553,500
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Heatherton rent for around $888 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$888/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$535/wk
4 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
8 rentals advertised against an estimated 265 rented homes (3.0%) in the last 6 months.
Short-Stay Rentals
2 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 1 room. Whole homes are about 0.1% 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 Heatherton safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Heatherton sits in the high band, with 189 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 2% on the prior year.
189 offences
1.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202520 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
One school serve Heatherton, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 864 students in one school (avg 864)
Combined
Universities nearby
- 5.3 kmMonash ClaytonMonash University · 383 courses
- 9.4 kmMonash CaulfieldMonash University · 198 courses
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
Heatherton is car-dependent on foot — at 45/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Heatherton.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 105.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 72.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 47.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.5 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 Heatherton.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 45%
- Premises covered
- 1,358
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
Kingston (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 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.
Heatherton is home to about 2,800 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,826
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$108,576/yr
Census Median Rent
$471/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,224/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$46,332/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.6%
Total Dwellings
965
Owner-Occupier Rate
72.5%
Houses
81.7%
Rental Stress
22.6%
Mortgage Stress
24.6%
Work From Home
34.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 60.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 64.6%
- Employment Rate
- 64.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 52.7%
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.
119 residents (4.2%) 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 2,687 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
15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (215 of 1,462).
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 5,258 people work here; 1,462 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 3.6 jobs for every working resident. At least 72% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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 $1,940 a year through Kingston (Vic.) based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 47%
- Other and special use 23%
- Infrastructure and transport 11%
- Residential 8%
- Commercial 6%
- Parks and recreation 4%
Proposed rezonings
- Green Wedge Zone → Green Wedge A Zone · C220king, exhibited Oct 2026 152.0 ha
- Green Wedge Zone → Transport Zone 2 · C220king, exhibited Oct 2026 3.5 ha
- Transport Zone 2 → Green Wedge A Zone · C220king, exhibited Oct 2026 0.9 ha
- Green Wedge A Zone → Transport Zone 2 · C220king, exhibited Oct 2026 0.8 ha
and 3 smaller changes
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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: Kingston (Vic.)
In the year to August 2026, 465 new dwellings were approved across Kingston (Vic.). That mix is 196 houses and 269 units. Approvals are down 36.4% 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, 9.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Moorabbin Airport, 2.7 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.7 km
- 4.7 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
25 facilities within 5 km- 1.4 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 1.4 kmWaste Remediation and Materials Recovery ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Manganese & compounds · Fluoride compounds
- 1.8 kmHuman Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Sulfuric acid
- 1.8 kmBasic Inorganic Chemical ManufacturingTop reported: Boron & compounds · Fluoride compounds
- 2.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Benzene
EV adoption
In postcode 3202, 43 of 2,363 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.3% (78 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3202, 324 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,014 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 13 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 3202 in 2025-26. The most was 42, in 2004-05.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are 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 $1,110,000 this is $360,000 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 Mark Dreyfus Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Dreyfus | 64.3% | 35.7% | +4.8 |
| 2022 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.9% | 43.1% | -0.4 |
| 2019 | Mark Dreyfus | 56.4% | 43.6% | -3.5 |
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 Meng Heang Tak Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Meng Heang Tak ALP | 54.1% | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| 2018 | Meng Heang Tak ALP | 55.5% | 67.4% | 32.6% |
| 2014 | Hong Lim ALP | 53.3% | 65.8% | 34.1% |
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 Heatherton
Is Heatherton a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Heatherton is high (73/100, 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 Heatherton?
Heatherton has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (58/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Heatherton a good place to live?
Heatherton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (62/100), 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 Heatherton?
Heatherton, VIC had a population of 2,826 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Heatherton, VIC?
The postcode for Heatherton, VIC is 3202.
How far is Heatherton from Melbourne?
Heatherton is 26 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 34 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Heatherton?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Heatherton was $108,576 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 Heatherton?
The median advertised rent in Heatherton is $888 a week for houses (4 listings) and $535 a week for units (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Heatherton?
The median age of residents in Heatherton was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Heatherton?
There is 1 school inside the Heatherton boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Heatherton walkable?
Heatherton scores 45/100 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 Heatherton?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Heatherton (Brighton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.6 µg/m³. That puts Heatherton 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 Heatherton?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Heatherton, Moorabbin Airport (2.7 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 Heatherton?
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 Heatherton belong to?
Heatherton sits within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Heatherton?
The average residential rates bill through Kingston (Vic.) is $1,940 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Heatherton?
Across Kingston (Vic.), 465 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 36.4% 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 Heatherton in?
Heatherton sits within the federal Division of Isaacs, currently held by Mark Dreyfus (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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