Surrey Hills VIC 3127

Surrey Hills sits 13 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 27 minutes by car. Census data records 13,655 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $130,156 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 $462 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,000. Surrey Hills is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 4 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.

Is Surrey Hills a good suburb?

Surrey Hills scores a A+ (92/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools, transit, and community, weaker on prices.

Schools

Above the state average

4 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 17% in VIC

Transit

Walkable and central

Walkability 94/100 · 13 km · 27 min drive to Melbourne

Prices

Premium market

Median $2.12M · Pricier than 97% of VIC

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 51/100 · Flood 21/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 42 · 13,655 residents

A+

Liveability Rating

92 / 100 · Ranked #2 in VIC

Each bar is Surrey Hills's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
85
Many above similar
Top 17% in VIC
Safety
91
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate · Flood Low
Socio-economic
99
Very advantaged
Walkability
93
Very walkable
CBD access
91
13.0 km · 27 min drive to Melbourne
How it's calculated: Schools rank 85 × 25% + Safety rank 91 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 99 × 25% + Walkability rank 93 × 15% + CBD access rank 91 × 10% = 92 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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92 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Surrey Hills's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $2.12 million, about 3% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$2,125,000

last 8 quarters
Pricier than 97% of VIC

10% below its 7 neighbours (median $2,355,000)

↓ −2.5% year-on-year

Based on 183 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 24 days — median across 118 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 18 sales $1.36M
  • 3 bed 58 sales $1.88M
  • 4 bed 76 sales $2.28M
  • 5 bed 23 sales $2.94M

Units

$825,000

last 7 quarters

20% above its 7 neighbours (median $688,000)

↑ +5.0% year-on-year

Based on 114 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 22 days — median across 65 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 88 sales $808K
  • 3 bed 21 sales $995K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Surrey Hills are currently listed at around $1.97 million on average. Based on 84 houses listed in the past six months.

Houses

$1.97M

last 5 months
↓ −10.5% vs previous 6 months from $2.2M
Since 2022: $1.75M → $2.1M (+20%)

84 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Units

$788K

last 5 months
↑ +1.6% vs previous 6 months from $775K
Since 2021: $713K → $788K (+10%)

33 units listed in the last 6 months.

117 of the suburb's 5,003 dwellings (2.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Surrey Hills rent for around $1,200 a week on average, based on 35 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Houses

$1,200/wk

last 5 months

49% above its 6 neighbours (median $805/wk)

↑ +37.9% vs previous 6 months from $870/wk
Since 2021: $689/wk → $1,010/wk (+47%)

35 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Units

$700/wk

last 5 months

13% above its 6 neighbours (median $620/wk)

↑ +11.1% vs previous 6 months from $630/wk
Since 2021: $457/wk → $677/wk (+48%)

22 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

57 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,101 rented homes (5.2%) in the last 6 months.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

98 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3127.

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
House
3.2% around the typical range
Bottom 21% in VIC

$1,200/week ($62,000 a year) on a $1.97 million median

Unit
4.6% above the typical range

$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $788,000 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

8 active Airbnb listings: 8 whole homes and 0 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 Surrey Hills safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Surrey Hills sits in the moderate band, with 520 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 26% on the prior year.

520 offences

26.5% since 2025
Theft 324 (62.3%)
Break & Enter 60 (11.5%)
Property Damage 33 (6.3%)
Assault 25 (4.8%)
Fraud & Deception 25 (4.8%)
Drug Offences 20 (3.8%)
Harassment & Stalking 15 (2.9%)
Weapons Offences 10 (1.9%)
Disorderly Conduct 8 (1.5%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

28 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Where they happened

Canterbury Road 5 (17.9%)
Riversdale Road 4 (14.3%)
Elgar Road 3 (10.7%)

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

Four schools serve Surrey Hills, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Chatham Primary School and Our Holy Redeemer School lead the pack.

57
out of 100
Average
4 schools in this suburb
2 above similar · 1 at similar · 1 below similar
  • • 942 students across 4 schools (avg 236)
  • • Sectors: 2 Government, 2 Catholic
  • • ICSEA 1142-1180, median 1156 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Surrey Hills Primary School (358 students)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 241 students
ICSEA 1147 (higher than 95% of Australian schools) · 61% top-SEA students
Above similar
Catholic · Prep-6 · 198 students
ICSEA 1180 (higher than 98% of Australian schools) · 71% top-SEA students
Above similar
Catholic · Prep-6 · 145 students
ICSEA 1142 (higher than 94% of Australian schools) · 56% top-SEA students
Below similar
Government · Prep-6 · 358 students
ICSEA 1166 (higher than 97% of Australian schools) · 69% top-SEA students
At similar

Universities nearby

5.1% 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

Surrey Hills is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 94/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 9 parks and 13 cafes to anchor that walking radius.

94
out of 100
Exceptionally walkable
Top 2% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km 96
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 80
GPs within 1 km 80
Pharmacies within 1 km 100
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 100

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Surrey Hills.

94
out of 100
Top 12% in VIC
RailTramBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
201.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
160.8 arrivals/hr
Saturday
120.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
20.5 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
13 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 Surrey Hills.

76
connectivity score / 100
Top 16% in VIC
Most common
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
3%
Premises covered
6,292
Technology mix
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable) (HFC) 95%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 3%
Fibre to the building (FTTB) 2%

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

Supermarkets
1 in suburb
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
13 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
9 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
11 in suburb
Childcare
12 in suburb
GPs
4 in suburb
Pharmacies
4 in suburb
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
3 in suburb
Fuel Stations
1 in suburb
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
6 in suburb

Boroondara: council population

The whole council area, not just Surrey Hills · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
178,601
+0.7% in a year
Change
+1,256
people since 2024
Density
2,968
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+60
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,510
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+2,706
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 39 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.

Surrey Hills is home to about 13,700 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $130,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

13,655

0.4% since 2016

Median Age

42

5.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$130,156/yr

12.0% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$462/wk

11.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$3,000/mo

20.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$56,212/yr

20.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

8.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

8.7%

6.5% since 2016

Total Dwellings

5,003

6.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

78.0%

0.4% since 2016

Houses

66.9%

1.2% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.5%

0.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

27.7%

7.4% since 2016

Work From Home

51.7%

618.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 3,349 (66.9%)
Townhouses 1,025 (20.5%)
Flats / Apartments 629 (12.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 2,091 (42.6%)
Mortgage 1,736 (35.4%)
Renting 1,079 (22.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 10 (0.9%)

7 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,079 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
70.9%
English Spoken at Home
77.2%
Employment Rate
63.5%
2.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
65.2%

Occupations

Professionals 2,937 (40.6%)
Managers 1,459 (20.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 793 (11.0%)
Community & Personal Service 617 (8.5%)
Sales 586 (8.1%)
Technicians & Trades 385 (5.3%)
Labourers 254 (3.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 107 (1.5%)

Religion

No Religion 6,363 (46.6%)
Christianity 5,906 (43.3%)
Buddhism 324 (2.4%)
Hinduism 226 (1.7%)
Islam 87 (0.6%)
Other Religions 53 (0.4%)
Judaism 35 (0.3%)
Sikhism 25 (0.2%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

China 813 (6.0%)
England 498 (3.6%)
Malaysia 288 (2.1%)
India 207 (1.5%)
New Zealand 176 (1.3%)
Vietnam 109 (0.8%)
Sri Lanka 99 (0.7%)
Singapore 93 (0.7%)

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.

2016-2021 584 (4.3%)
2011-2015 484 (3.5%)
2001-2010 829 (6.1%)
1991-2000 472 (3.5%)
1981-1990 448 (3.3%)
Before 1981 804 (5.9%)

584 residents (4.3%) 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.

Overseas 716 (5.5%)
Melbourne - Inner 414 (3.2%)
Melbourne - Outer East 252 (1.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 13,122 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.

Mandarin 606 (4.4%)
Cantonese 153 (1.1%)
Greek 110 (0.8%)
Vietnamese 64 (0.5%)
Italian 51 (0.4%)
Hindi 41 (0.3%)
French 33 (0.2%)
Sinhalese 29 (0.2%)

Age Distribution

0-4 533 (3.9%)
5-14 1,726 (12.6%)
15-19 1,050 (7.7%)
20-24 927 (6.8%)
25-34 1,344 (9.8%)
35-44 1,580 (11.6%)
45-54 2,139 (15.7%)
55-64 1,784 (13.1%)
65-74 1,482 (10.9%)
75-84 720 (5.3%)
85+ 368 (2.7%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 1,948 (52.3%)
Lone Person 1,161 (31.2%)
One Parent Families 431 (11.6%)
Group Household 137 (3.7%)
Other Families 50 (1.3%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 3,229 (51.7%)
Car (driver) 2,322 (37.2%)
Train 282 (4.5%)
Car (passenger) 168 (2.7%)
Walked Only 143 (2.3%)
Tram / Light Rail 49 (0.8%)
Bicycle 26 (0.4%)
Bus 24 (0.4%)

26% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,881 of 7,239).

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

Bachelor Degree 3,612 (26.5%)
Postgraduate Degree 1,748 (12.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1,027 (7.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 634 (4.6%)
Certificate III & IV 616 (4.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 233 (4.7%)
1 car 1,885 (37.8%)
2 cars 2,092 (42.0%)
3 cars 526 (10.6%)
4+ cars 248 (5.0%)

Council Rates

Boroondara
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,253 a year through Boroondara based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,253/yr
16% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.154¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Surrey Hills's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 87%
  • Infrastructure and transport 5%
  • Commercial 4%
  • Parks and recreation 3%
  • Not zoned 1%

Planning zones cover 99% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.

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: Boroondara

The whole council area, not just Surrey Hills · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 711 new dwellings were approved across Boroondara. That mix is 433 houses and 278 units. Approvals are down 40.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
711dwellings
-40.4% YoY
Houses
433
detached dwellings
Units
278
townhouses + apartments

New Homes Planned

New homes planned in this suburb: 12 homes

  • Projects possible in the longer term 12 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

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.3 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).

From the Box Hill monitoring station, 3.0 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Scoresby Research Institute, 14.7 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
110 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
11.8 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

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

2.8%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.19% in 2021
+0.9 points this year
Top 2% in VIC

In postcode 3127, 374 of 13,395 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (512 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.6%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.19%
2022
0.41%
2023
0.99%
2024
1.85%
2025
2.79%

Rooftop solar

22
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.2 kW each

In postcode 3127, 1,689 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,570 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 157 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
123
2020
103
2021
135
2022
137
2023
154
2024
124
2025
134
2026
94

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 3127 in 2025-26. The most was 92, in 2006-07.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$11,083
Loan amount
$1,700,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,289,782

22 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 25 across postcode 3127.

Deposit
$425,000
Stamp duty
$118,125
Cash needed at settlement
$543,125

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.

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

Division of Kooyong

Currently held by Monique Ryan Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Monique Ryan 47.6% 52.4% +1.4
2022 Monique Ryan 45.8% 54.2% -2.2
2019 Josh Frydenberg 43.3% 56.7% -6.1

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

Hawthorn District

Currently held by John Pesutto Liberal

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 John Pesutto LP 51.7% 48.3% 51.7%
2018 John Ormond Kennedy ALP 50.4% 50.4% 49.6%
2014 John Pesutto LP 54.5% 41.4% 58.6%

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 Surrey Hills

Is Surrey Hills a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Surrey Hills is moderate (51/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Surrey Hills?

Surrey Hills has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (21/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Surrey Hills a good place to live?

Surrey Hills has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (92/100), 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 Surrey Hills?

Surrey Hills, VIC had a population of 13,655 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Surrey Hills, VIC?

The postcode for Surrey Hills, VIC is 3127.

How far is Surrey Hills from Melbourne?

Surrey Hills is 13 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 27 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Surrey Hills?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Surrey Hills was $130,156 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 Surrey Hills?

The median advertised rent in Surrey Hills is $1,200 a week for houses (35 listings) and $700 a week for units (22 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Surrey Hills?

The median age of residents in Surrey Hills was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Surrey Hills?

There are 4 schools inside the Surrey Hills boundary: 2 above, 1 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Surrey Hills walkable?

Surrey Hills scores 94/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally 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 Surrey Hills?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Surrey Hills (Box Hill) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³. That puts Surrey Hills below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Surrey Hills?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Surrey Hills, Scoresby Research Institute (14.7 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 Surrey Hills?

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 Surrey Hills belong to?

Surrey Hills sits within the Boroondara local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Surrey Hills?

The average residential rates bill through Boroondara is $2,253 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Surrey Hills?

Across Boroondara, 711 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 40.4% 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 Surrey Hills in?

Surrey Hills sits within the federal Division of Kooyong, currently held by Monique Ryan (Independent).

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