Park Orchards is a suburb in Victoria, 28 km from Melbourne CBD, around 34 minutes by car. Population is 3,835; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $164,060 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $601 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,000. Park Orchards is characterised by high bushfire risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Park Orchards a good suburb?
Park Orchards scores a B (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on prices and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 56/100 · 28.4 km · 34 min drive to Melbourne
Above the state median
Median $1.97M · Less affordable than 80% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 88/100 · Crime 24/100 · Flood 42/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 45 · 3,835 residents
Liveability Rating
64 / 100 · Ranked #225 in VICEach bar is Park Orchards'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.
How do you rate the liveability in Park Orchards?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
64 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
…
Median House Price
Public listings dataPark Orchards's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.97 million, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
$1,965,000
40% above its 3 neighbours (median $1,400,000)
Based on 42 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 72 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 8 sales $1.8M
- 4 bed 17 sales $1.96M
- 5 bed 14 sales $2.38M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Park Orchards are currently listed at around $2.35 million on average. Based on 16 houses listed in the past six months.
$2.35M
16 houses listed in the last 6 months.
16 of the suburb's 1,164 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Short-Stay Rentals
2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% 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 Park Orchards safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Park Orchards sits in the low band, with 71 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 16% on the prior year.
71 offences
15.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20259 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.
Schools
Two schools serve Park Orchards, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Park Orchards Primary School leads the pack.
- • 569 students across 2 schools (avg 284)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • Largest: Park Orchards Primary School (338 students)
Primary
Walkability
Park Orchards is somewhat walkable on foot — at 56/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Park Orchards.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 79.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 51.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 39.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.0 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 Park Orchards.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 60%
- Premises covered
- 1,329
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
Manningham: 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 11 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Park Orchards is home to about 3,800 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $164,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,835
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$164,060/yr
Census Median Rent
$601/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$3,000/mo
Avg Household Size
3.2
Median Personal Income
$49,816/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.2%
Total Dwellings
1,164
Owner-Occupier Rate
96.7%
Houses
99.4%
Rental Stress
19.0%
Mortgage Stress
21.9%
Work From Home
40.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.9%
- Employment Rate
- 63.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 55.0%
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.
46 residents (1.2%) 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 3,721 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
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (242 of 2,016).
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 $2,000 a year through Manningham based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 50%
- Environmental 39%
- Parks and recreation 7%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
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: Manningham
In the year to August 2026, 486 new dwellings were approved across Manningham. That mix is 241 houses and 245 units. Approvals are down 2.1% on the same period a year earlier.
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 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
From the Box Hill monitoring station, 9.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Scoresby Research Institute, 11.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 131 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 23.4 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 4.7% of addresses
- 65 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- 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
1 facility within 5 km- 4.7 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3114, 79 of 3,299 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (96 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3114, 560 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,225 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 56 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 3114 in 2025-26. The most was 8, in 2006-07.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
4 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 $1,965,000 this is $1,215,000 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 Matt Gregg Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Gregg | 52.8% | 47.2% | +2.8 |
| 2022 | Michael Sukkar | 49.8% | 50.2% | -4.5 |
| 2019 | Michael Sukkar | 45.2% | 54.8% | -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 Nicole Werner Liberal — elected at the Aug 2023 by-election, after the results below
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ryan Smith LP | 51.3% | 45.9% | 54.1% |
| 2018 | Ryan Smith LP | 50.8% | 46.1% | 53.9% |
| 2014 | Ryan Smith LP | 56.9% | 38.4% | 61.6% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Park Orchards?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 3,835 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
Free to look up. Subscribers see every section in full — $29/month.
Featured in
Checking the whole city?
Suburbs to avoid in Melbourne There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Melbourne suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
Compare Park Orchards to another suburb
Side-by-side stats for any other VIC suburb — type a name and pick one.
Or jump straight to a nearby comparison:
Common questions about Park Orchards
Is Park Orchards a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Park Orchards is low (24/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Park Orchards?
Park Orchards has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (42/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Park Orchards a good place to live?
Park Orchards has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (64/100), 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 Park Orchards?
Park Orchards, VIC had a population of 3,835 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Park Orchards, VIC?
The postcode for Park Orchards, VIC is 3114.
How far is Park Orchards from Melbourne?
Park Orchards is 28 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 Park Orchards?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Park Orchards was $164,060 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 Park Orchards?
There are too few current rental listings in Park Orchards for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $601, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Park Orchards?
The median age of residents in Park Orchards was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Park Orchards at risk of bushfire?
Park Orchards has a high recorded bushfire history (88/100). 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 Park Orchards?
There are 2 schools inside the Park Orchards boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Park Orchards walkable?
Park Orchards scores 56/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat 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 Park Orchards?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Park Orchards (Box Hill) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³. That puts Park Orchards below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Park Orchards?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Park Orchards, Scoresby Research Institute (11.1 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 Park Orchards?
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 Park Orchards belong to?
Park Orchards sits within the Manningham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Park Orchards?
The average residential rates bill through Manningham is $2,000 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Park Orchards?
Across Manningham, 486 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 2.1% 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 Park Orchards in?
Park Orchards sits within the federal Division of Deakin, currently held by Matt Gregg (Australian Labor Party).
Search another suburb or address
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
Vintages show when each source's data is from. See all data sources.
Was the information on this page useful to you?
Thanks! Anything we could improve?
We hate spam as much as you do — we'll never use your email for marketing, and we might not be able to reply to everyone.
Thanks for your feedback! 🙏
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.