Located in Victoria, Hopetoun Park sits 51 km from Melbourne CBD, around 44 minutes by car. The suburb has 914 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $133,224 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 14.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $375 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. The area shows high bushfire risk and high flood risk. Walkability is low.
Is Hopetoun Park a good suburb?
Hopetoun Park scores a C (35/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 51.2 km · 44 min drive to Melbourne
Median available
Median $1.5M
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 70/100 · Crime 46/100 · Flood 65/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 38 · 914 residents
Liveability Rating
35 / 100 · Ranked #654 in VICEach bar is Hopetoun Park'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
35 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHopetoun Park's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.5 million, roughly 10% below where it sat a year earlier.
$1,500,000
148% above its 3 neighbours (median $605,000)
Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 92 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 6 sales $1.68M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hopetoun Park are currently listed at around $1.5 million on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.5M
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 254 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3340.
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.
Is Hopetoun Park safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hopetoun Park sits in the moderate band, with 30 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 20% on the prior year.
30 offences
20.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20258 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
Walkability
Hopetoun Park is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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 Hopetoun Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 273
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
Moorabool: 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
Hopetoun Park is home to 914 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $133,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
914
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$133,224/yr
Census Median Rent
$375/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
3.5
Median Personal Income
$42,016/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.3%
Total Dwellings
254
Owner-Occupier Rate
97.6%
Houses
101.2%
Rental Stress
14.6%
Mortgage Stress
19.5%
Work From Home
22.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.1%
- Employment Rate
- 68%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.8%
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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
7% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (34 of 465).
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 $1,979 a year through Moorabool based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 47%
- Rural and farming 41%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Farming Zone → Neighbourhood Residential Zone · C103moor, May 2026 62.7 ha
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: Moorabool
In the year to August 2026, 338 new dwellings were approved across Moorabool. That mix is 255 houses and 83 units. Approvals are up 4.0% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 450 homes
- Land set aside, awaiting a precinct structure plan 450 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 4.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Melton monitoring station, 5.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Laverton RAAF, 28.7 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 142 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 34.1 km
- Annual rainfall
- 482 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.9°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.2°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
1 facility within 5 km- 4.1 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3340, 156 of 22,571 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (432 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3340, 4,142 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,747 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 323 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.
39 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3340 in 2025-26, rank 35 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 228, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 3340.
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 $1,500,000 this is $750,000 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 Sam Rae Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +0.0 |
| 2022 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +2.6 |
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 Steve McGhie Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Steve McGhie ALP | 54.6% | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| 2018 | Stephen John McGhie ALP | 54.3% | 54.3% | 45.7% |
| 2014 | Don Nardella ALP | 50.5% | 61.2% | 38.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this 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
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Hopetoun Park
Is Hopetoun Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hopetoun Park is moderate (46/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hopetoun Park?
Hopetoun Park has a high recorded bushfire history (70/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (65/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hopetoun Park a good place to live?
Hopetoun Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (35/100), 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 Hopetoun Park?
Hopetoun Park, VIC had a population of 914 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hopetoun Park, VIC?
The postcode for Hopetoun Park, VIC is 3340.
How far is Hopetoun Park from Melbourne?
Hopetoun Park is 51 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 44 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hopetoun Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hopetoun Park was $133,224 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 Hopetoun Park?
There are too few current rental listings in Hopetoun Park for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $375, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Hopetoun Park?
The median age of residents in Hopetoun Park was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Hopetoun Park at risk of bushfire?
Hopetoun Park has a high recorded bushfire history (70/100). 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.
What is the air quality in Hopetoun Park?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hopetoun Park (Melton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.4 µg/m³. That puts Hopetoun Park below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Hopetoun Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hopetoun Park, Laverton RAAF (28.7 km away), summer days average 25.9°C, winter nights 6.2°C, 482 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hopetoun Park?
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 Hopetoun Park belong to?
Hopetoun Park sits within the Moorabool local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hopetoun Park?
The average residential rates bill through Moorabool is $1,979 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hopetoun Park?
Across Moorabool, 338 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 4.0% 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 Hopetoun Park in?
Hopetoun Park sits within the federal Division of Hawke, currently held by Sam Rae (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
- 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
- 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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