Mooroolbark VIC 3138
Mooroolbark is a suburb in Victoria, 37 km from Melbourne CBD, around 43 minutes by car. Population is 23,059; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $103,688 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 5.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows high bushfire risk. Of 10 schools within the suburb boundary, 4 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Mooroolbark a good suburb?
Mooroolbark scores a B (56/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools, transit, and community, weaker on safety.
Above the state average
10 schools · 4 above peer schools · Top 21% in VIC
Very walkable
Walkability 71/100 · 37.2 km · 43 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $870K
High bushfire risk
Fire 85/100 · Crime 50/100 · Flood 32/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 37 · 23,059 residents
Liveability Rating
56 / 100 · Ranked #330 in VICEach bar is Mooroolbark's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
56 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMooroolbark's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $870,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$870,000
4% below its 5 neighbours (median $908,500)
Based on 519 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 305 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 17 sales $715K
- 3 bed 285 sales $818K
- 4 bed 166 sales $988K
- 5 bed 38 sales $1.16M
Units
$712,500
10% above its 3 neighbours (median $650,000)
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 30 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 23 sales $610K
- 3 bed 26 sales $760K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mooroolbark are currently listed at around $842,000 on average. Based on 198 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$842K
198 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$705K
21 units listed in the last 6 months.
219 of the suburb's 8,040 dwellings (2.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mooroolbark rent for around $670 a week on average, based on 69 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$670/wk
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $680/wk)
69 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$588/wk
14 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
83 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,664 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025111 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3138.
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$670/week ($35,000 a year) on a $842,000 median
$588/week ($31,000 a year) on a $705,000 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
12 active Airbnb listings: 6 whole homes and 6 rooms. 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 Mooroolbark safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Mooroolbark sits in the moderate band, with 788 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 5% on the prior year.
788 offences
5.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202533 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 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
Ten schools serve Mooroolbark, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Mooroolbark East Primary School and Mooroolbark Grammar lead the pack.
- • 4,743 students across 10 schools (avg 474)
- • Sectors: 7 Government, 2 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 923-1104, median 1005 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mooroolbark College (934 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Mooroolbark is very walkable on foot — at 71/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 6 supermarkets, 32 parks and 15 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mooroolbark.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 111.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 78.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 36.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.5 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 10 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 Mooroolbark.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 49%
- Premises covered
- 9,281
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
Yarra Ranges: 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 47 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Mooroolbark is home to about 23,100 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $104,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
23,059
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$103,688/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$43,576/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.5%
Total Dwellings
8,040
Owner-Occupier Rate
79.3%
Houses
95.4%
Rental Stress
20.1%
Mortgage Stress
23.1%
Work From Home
26.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
81 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 35 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,638 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 75.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 81.6%
- Employment Rate
- 64.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 43.5%
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.
640 residents (2.8%) 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 21,508 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
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,088 of 11,955).
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 3,923 people work here; 11,955 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 67% 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 $2,161 a year through Yarra Ranges based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 73%
- Rural and farming 12%
- Infrastructure and transport 9%
- Parks and recreation 4%
- Other and special use 1%
- 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: Yarra Ranges
In the year to August 2026, 416 new dwellings were approved across Yarra Ranges. That mix is 242 houses and 174 units. Approvals are down 57.0% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 187 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 111 homes
- Projects firmly planned 46 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 13 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 17 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
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, 0.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Scoresby Research Institute, 11.7 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 32.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 777 mm
- 105 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.9°C
- 10 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.3°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
9 facilities within 5 km- 3.0 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 3.6 kmSpring and Wire Product ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 4.0 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 4.0 kmOther Construction Material MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.1 kmOther Basic Chemical Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Ethylene glycol (1,2-ethanediol) · Phosphoric acid
EV adoption
In postcode 3138, 121 of 16,612 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (462 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3138, 2,936 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,407 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 146 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.
5 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3138 in 2025-26, rank 129 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 177, in 2008-09.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
7 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 $870,000 this is $120,000 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 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 suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Bridget Vallence Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bridget Vallence LP | 52.0% | 44.8% | 55.2% |
| 2018 | Bridget Vallence LP | 52.6% | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| 2014 | Christine Fyffe LP | 53.5% | 40.4% | 59.6% |
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 Mooroolbark
Is Mooroolbark a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mooroolbark is moderate (50/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mooroolbark?
Mooroolbark has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (32/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mooroolbark a good place to live?
Mooroolbark has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (56/100), 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 Mooroolbark?
Mooroolbark, VIC had a population of 23,059 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mooroolbark, VIC?
The postcode for Mooroolbark, VIC is 3138.
How far is Mooroolbark from Melbourne?
Mooroolbark is 37 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 43 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mooroolbark?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mooroolbark was $103,688 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 Mooroolbark?
The median advertised rent in Mooroolbark is $670 a week for houses (69 listings) and $588 a week for units (14 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mooroolbark?
The median age of residents in Mooroolbark was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mooroolbark at risk of bushfire?
Mooroolbark has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100). 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 Mooroolbark?
There are 10 schools inside the Mooroolbark boundary: 4 above, 3 at, and 3 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mooroolbark walkable?
Mooroolbark scores 71/100 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 weather like in Mooroolbark?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mooroolbark, Scoresby Research Institute (11.7 km away), summer days average 26.9°C, winter nights 6.3°C, 777 mm of rain a year over 105 rainy days, and 10 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mooroolbark?
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 Mooroolbark belong to?
Mooroolbark sits within the Yarra Ranges local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mooroolbark?
The average residential rates bill through Yarra Ranges is $2,161 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mooroolbark?
Across Yarra Ranges, 416 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 57.0% 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 Mooroolbark in?
Mooroolbark sits within the federal Division of Casey, currently held by Aaron Violi (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
- 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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