Oakleigh East VIC 3166
Oakleigh East is a suburb in Victoria, 21 km from Melbourne CBD, around 28 minutes by car. Population is 6,804; the median age is 35 and the median household income is $101,452 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 5.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $425 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,300. Oakleigh East is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Oakleigh East a good suburb?
Oakleigh East scores a A (78/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 73/100 · 20.6 km · 28 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $1.25M
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 54/100 · Flood 28/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 35 · 6,804 residents
Liveability Rating
78 / 100 · Ranked #79 in VICEach bar is Oakleigh East'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
78 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataOakleigh East's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.25 million, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,250,000
22% below its 5 neighbours (median $1,600,000)
Based on 77 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 26 days — median across 46 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $970K
- 3 bed 40 sales $1.18M
- 4 bed 23 sales $1.26M
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.34M
Units
$784,440
43% above its 4 neighbours (median $550,000)
Based on 48 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 30 days — median across 28 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 19 sales $630K
- 3 bed 28 sales $890K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Oakleigh East are currently listed at around $1.1 million on average. Based on 38 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.1M
38 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$800K
7 units listed in the last 6 months.
45 of the suburb's 2,469 dwellings (1.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Oakleigh East rent for around $782 a week on average, based on 30 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$782/wk
4% above its 4 neighbours (median $750/wk)
30 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$600/wk
9% above its 4 neighbours (median $550/wk)
16 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
46 rentals advertised against an estimated 896 rented homes (5.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3166.
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$782/week ($41,000 a year) on a $1.1 million median
$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $800,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 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
20 active Airbnb listings: 8 whole homes and 12 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.3% 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 Oakleigh East safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Oakleigh East sits in the moderate band, with 283 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 8% on the prior year.
283 offences
8.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202516 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 Oakleigh East, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Amsleigh Park Primary School leads the pack.
- • 345 students in one school (avg 345)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 2.1 kmMonash ClaytonMonash University · 383 courses
- 6.0 kmDeakin University, Melbourne Burwood CampusDeakin University · 204 courses
- 6.9 kmMonash CaulfieldMonash University · 198 courses
4.8% 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
Oakleigh East is very walkable on foot — at 73/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Oakleigh East.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 153.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 116.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 66.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 16.7 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 Oakleigh East.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 47%
- Premises covered
- 3,088
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
Monash: 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 15 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.
Oakleigh East is home to about 6,800 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $101,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,804
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$101,452/yr
Census Median Rent
$425/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$42,744/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.9%
Total Dwellings
2,469
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.7%
Houses
68.8%
Rental Stress
21.8%
Mortgage Stress
27.2%
Work From Home
33.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
10 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 7 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 867 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 49.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 43.8%
- Employment Rate
- 62.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 59.6%
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.
748 residents (11.0%) 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 6,398 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
18% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (630 of 3,555).
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 983 people work here; 3,555 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 71% 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 $1,697 a year through Monash based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 78%
- Infrastructure and transport 11%
- Parks and recreation 5%
- Industrial 4%
- Commercial 2%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- General Residential Zone → Precinct Zone · C176mona, Jul 2026 2.7 ha
Proposed rezonings
- General Residential Zone → Residential Growth Zone · C172mona, exhibited Nov 2024 1.5 ha
and 1 smaller change
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: Monash
In the year to August 2026, 1,233 new dwellings were approved across Monash. That mix is 616 houses and 617 units. Approvals are down 3.8% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 57 homes
- Projects firmly planned 37 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 10 homes
- Projects possible in the longer term 10 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 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
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Box Hill monitoring station, 8.5 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Moorabbin Airport, 8.6 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 91 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 10.7 km
- 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
19 facilities within 5 km- 0.9 kmOther Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c.Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Zinc and compounds · Copper & compounds
- 1.3 kmScientific Research ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.8 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 1.9 km
- 2.1 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 3166, 303 of 18,357 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (707 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3166, 2,033 rooftop-solar systems totalling 13.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 10,427 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 190 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.
2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3166 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 155, in 2005-06.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 34 across postcode 3166.
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 $1,250,000 this is $500,000 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 Clare O'Neil Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Clare O'Neil | 66.9% | 33.1% | +5.3 |
| 2022 | Clare O'Neil | 64.2% | 35.8% | -3.1 |
| 2019 | Clare O'Neil | 55.9% | 44.1% | -1.7 |
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 Dimopoulos Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Steve Dimopoulos ALP | 63.5% | 63.5% | 36.5% |
| 2018 | Steve Dimopoulos ALP | 53.6% | 65.8% | 34.2% |
| 2014 | Steve Dimopoulos ALP | 58.2% | 58.2% | 41.8% |
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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Common questions about Oakleigh East
Is Oakleigh East a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Oakleigh East is moderate (54/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Oakleigh East?
Oakleigh East has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (28/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Oakleigh East a good place to live?
Oakleigh East has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (78/100), 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 Oakleigh East?
Oakleigh East, VIC had a population of 6,804 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Oakleigh East, VIC?
The postcode for Oakleigh East, VIC is 3166.
How far is Oakleigh East from Melbourne?
Oakleigh East is 21 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 28 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Oakleigh East?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Oakleigh East was $101,452 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 Oakleigh East?
The median advertised rent in Oakleigh East is $782 a week for houses (30 listings) and $600 a week for units (16 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Oakleigh East?
The median age of residents in Oakleigh East was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Oakleigh East?
There is 1 school inside the Oakleigh East boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Oakleigh East walkable?
Oakleigh East scores 73/100 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 Oakleigh East?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Oakleigh East (Box Hill) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³. That puts Oakleigh East below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Oakleigh East?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Oakleigh East, Moorabbin Airport (8.6 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 Oakleigh East?
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 Oakleigh East belong to?
Oakleigh East sits within the Monash local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Oakleigh East?
The average residential rates bill through Monash is $1,697 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Oakleigh East?
Across Monash, 1,233 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 3.8% 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 Oakleigh East in?
Oakleigh East sits within the federal Division of Hotham, currently held by Clare O'Neil (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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