Mount Martha VIC 3934
Mount Martha sits 80 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 19,846 residents with a median age of 46 and a median household income of $109,044 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 7.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $496 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Mount Martha is characterised by high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. Of 3 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Mount Martha a good suburb?
Mount Martha scores a A (71/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on prices.
Mixed results
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 47/100 · 79.8 km · 65 min drive to Melbourne
Above the state median
Median $1.38M · Less affordable than 91% of VIC
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 60/100 · Crime 23/100 · Flood 0/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 46 · 19,846 residents
Liveability Rating
71 / 100 · Ranked #137 in VICEach bar is Mount Martha's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
71 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMount Martha's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.38 million, about 4% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,376,000
25% above its 4 neighbours (median $1,105,000)
Based on 409 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 195 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 5 sales $1.3M
- 2 bed 11 sales $1.03M
- 3 bed 171 sales $1.18M
- 4 bed 182 sales $1.55M
- 5 bed 31 sales $1.9M
- 6 bed 5 sales $2.28M
Units
$795,000
10% above its 3 neighbours (median $725,000)
Based on 49 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 29 days — median across 25 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 14 sales $708K
- 3 bed 35 sales $840K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Martha are currently listed at around $1.68 million on average. Based on 224 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.68M
224 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$840K
27 units listed in the last 6 months.
251 of the suburb's 7,022 dwellings (3.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Martha rent for around $898 a week on average, based on 42 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$898/wk
17% above its 3 neighbours (median $770/wk)
42 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$650/wk
5 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
47 rentals advertised against an estimated 878 rented homes (5.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202589 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 34% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3934.
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$898/week ($47,000 a year) on a $1.68 million median
$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $840,000 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
201 active Airbnb listings: 196 whole homes and 5 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.4% 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 Mount Martha safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Mount Martha sits in the low band, with 295 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 36% on the prior year.
295 offences
36.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202553 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2022Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 2.0 km
- Rate
- -0.14 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -9.7 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Three schools serve Mount Martha, and performance is broadly at peer-suburb levels with one standout. Osborne Primary School leads the pack.
- • 2,136 students across 3 schools (avg 712)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 1071-1096, median 1090 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Balcombe Grammar School (954 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Mount Martha is car-dependent on foot — at 47/100, most errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 42 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mount Martha.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 94.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 97.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 85.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.8 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 Mount Martha.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 46%
- Premises covered
- 9,213
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
Mornington Peninsula: 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 39 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.
Mount Martha is home to about 19,800 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
19,846
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$109,044/yr
Census Median Rent
$496/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$43,992/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
16.7%
Total Dwellings
7,022
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.5%
Houses
84.2%
Rental Stress
23.7%
Mortgage Stress
23.8%
Work From Home
31.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
13 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 0 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 848 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.7%
- Employment Rate
- 58.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 47.9%
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.
220 residents (1.1%) 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 18,933 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
5% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (469 of 9,421).
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 3,112 people work here; 9,421 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 $1,659 a year through Mornington Peninsula based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 47%
- Rural and farming 30%
- Parks and recreation 12%
- Infrastructure and transport 9%
- Other and special use 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: Mornington Peninsula
In the year to August 2026, 791 new dwellings were approved across Mornington Peninsula. That mix is 511 houses and 280 units. Approvals are up 9.2% 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 Mornington, 5.4 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.9 km
- 4.5 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 700 mm
- 86 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.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 3.0 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Phosphorus · Total Nitrogen · Chlorine & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 3934, 285 of 15,475 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.6% (409 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3934, 3,170 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,202 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 196 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 3934 in 2025-26. The most was 123, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
11 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 $1,376,000 this is $626,000 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 Zoe Mckenzie Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Zoe Mckenzie | 45.2% | 54.8% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | Zoe Mckenzie | 43.3% | 56.7% | +1.1 |
| 2019 | Greg Hunt | 44.4% | 55.6% | -1.4 |
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 Chris Crewther Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chris Crewther LP | 50.7% | 41.7% | 58.3% |
| 2018 | David Morris LP | 50.6% | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014 | David Morris LP | 58.8% | 37.4% | 62.6% |
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 Mount Martha
Is Mount Martha a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Martha is low (23/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Mount Martha?
Mount Martha has a moderate recorded bushfire history (60/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mount Martha a good place to live?
Mount Martha has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (71/100), 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 Mount Martha?
Mount Martha, VIC had a population of 19,846 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Martha, VIC?
The postcode for Mount Martha, VIC is 3934.
How far is Mount Martha from Melbourne?
Mount Martha is 80 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 65 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Martha?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Martha was $109,044 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 Mount Martha?
The median advertised rent in Mount Martha is $898 a week for houses (42 listings) and $650 a week for units (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mount Martha?
The median age of residents in Mount Martha was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Mount Martha at risk of bushfire?
Mount Martha has a moderate recorded bushfire history (60/100). 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 Mount Martha?
There are 3 schools inside the Mount Martha boundary: 1 above and 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mount Martha walkable?
Mount Martha scores 47/100 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 weather like in Mount Martha?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Martha, Mornington (5.4 km away), 700 mm of rain a year over 86 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Martha?
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 Mount Martha belong to?
Mount Martha sits within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mount Martha?
The average residential rates bill through Mornington Peninsula is $1,659 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mount Martha?
Across Mornington Peninsula, 791 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 9.2% 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 Mount Martha in?
Mount Martha sits within the federal Division of Flinders, currently held by Zoe Mckenzie (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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