Altona (VIC 3018): property prices & suburb profile
Hobsons Bay LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Altona property prices
The typical Altona house sold for around $1,201,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +81.0% over 10 years and +31.5% over 5 years.
Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back
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| Period | Houses (yearly + recent quarters) | Units (yearly + recent quarters) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $572,500 | $486,000 |
| 2014 | $646,500 | $465,000 |
| 2015 | $718,000 | $550,000 |
| 2016 | $832,500 | $620,000 |
| 2017 | $950,000 | $630,000 |
| 2018 | $932,500 | $659,000 |
| 2019 | $890,000 | $634,000 |
| 2020 | $914,000 | $647,500 |
| 2021 | $1,162,500 | $725,000 |
| 2022 | $1,180,000 | $713,000 |
| 2023 | $1,142,500 | $700,000 |
| 2024 | $1,170,000 | $680,000 |
| Apr 2024 | $1,181,000 | $635,000 |
| July 2024 | $1,180,000 | $660,000 |
| Oct 2024 | $1,150,000 | $707,500 |
| 2025 | $1,210,000 | $753,500 |
| Apr 2025 | $1,173,000 | $690,000 |
| July 2025 | $1,113,000 | $672,000 |
| Oct 2025 | $1,295,500 | $738,000 |
- Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
- The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
- The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
- Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
- Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.
Altona medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Altona is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $738k | 39 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $1.30M | 36 |
| 2025-Q3 | Unit | $672k | 57 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $1.11M | 26 |
| 2025-Q2 | Unit | $690k | 38 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $1.17M | 46 |
| 2025-Q1 | Unit | $754k | 44 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $1.21M | 25 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $708k | 39 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $1.15M | 36 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $660k | 45 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $1.18M | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Altona
Altona has a median age of 42 and a median household income of $1,826 a week.
- Figures labelled Altona are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Altona" and postcode 3018 both extend beyond Altona.
- SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.
Schools in Altona
The 4 schools in Altona sit at the 78th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Altona College | Government | Combined | 1,044 |
| Altona Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,111 |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' College | Catholic | Secondary | 1,100 |
| St Mary's School | Catholic | Primary | 1,060 |
- ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
- Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
- Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.
Suburbs near Altona
Altona's typical house price of $1,201,000 is the 7th highest of the 25 Melbourne West suburbs we cover.
Ascot Vale 3032
$1,370,000 typical house price
Caroline Springs 3023
$788,000 typical house price
Deanside 3336
$690,000 typical house price
Deer Park 3023
$689,000 typical house price
Essendon 3040
$1,717,000 typical house price
Footscray 3011
$938,000 typical house price
Fraser Rise 3336
$695,000 typical house price
Harkness 3337
$593,000 typical house price
Altona: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Altona?
- About $1,201,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 133 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
- Have Altona prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 81.0% over 10 years and moved +31.5% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
- What do units cost in Altona?
- The typical unit price was around $710,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 178 sales.
- Can I see Altona prices street by street?
- Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
- Which schools are in Altona?
- Altona has 4 ACARA-registered schools: Altona College, Altona Primary School, Mount St Joseph Girls' College, St Mary's School.
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This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.