Balaclava (VIC 3183): property prices & suburb profile

Port Phillip LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records

Balaclava · VIC 3183 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$1,402,000+46.2%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (36 sales) published by the Victorian Valuer-General. A single quarter in one suburb can turn on a handful of sales, so this page reports a rolling year.
Typical house price
$1,402,000
36 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$573,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 131 sales
Sales in the last year
167
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Balaclava

Balaclava property prices

The typical Balaclava house sold for around $1,402,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +46.2% over 10 years and -2.0% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-0.3%
-11.1%
-2.0%
+46.2%
Units
-1.5%
-14.2%
-12.8%
+24.3%

Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back

Houses (yearly + recent quarters)
Units (yearly + recent quarters)
480k775k1.07M1.36M1.66M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$860,500$479,000
2014$942,000$456,500
2015$1,100,000$492,000
2016$1,242,500$596,000
2017$1,385,500$576,500
2018$1,190,000$592,500
2019$1,405,000$651,000
2020$1,418,000$642,500
2021$1,550,000$661,500
2022$1,527,000$605,000
2023$1,500,000$580,000
2024$1,377,500$567,500
Apr 2024$1,435,000$505,000
July 2024$1,307,500$550,000
Oct 2024$1,302,500$607,500
2025$1,450,000$530,000
Apr 2025$1,205,000$580,000
July 2025$1,580,000$567,500
Oct 2025$1,267,500$600,000
  • 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.

Balaclava medians by quarter

The most recent quarter on record for Balaclava is 2025-Q4.

Balaclava medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$600k39
2025-Q4House$1.27M10
2025-Q3Unit$568k24
2025-Q3House$1.58M14
2025-Q2Unit$580k40
2025-Q2House$1.21M7
2025-Q1Unit$530k28
2025-Q1House$1.45M5
2024-Q4Unit$608k32
2024-Q4House$1.30M11
2024-Q3Unit$550k25
2024-Q3House$1.31M
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Balaclava

Balaclava has a median age of 35 and a median household income of $2,026 a week.

Population (Balaclava)
5,392
Median age (Balaclava)
35 years
Median household income (Balaclava)
$2,026/wk
People per square kilometre
7,059
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$89,095
SEIFA advantage decile (Balaclava)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
4,369
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
37
How Balaclava homes are held
Owned outright
19.2% · 466
Owned with a mortgage
29.8% · 721
Rented
48.3% · 1,171
Balaclava homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
18.5% · 443
2 bedrooms
50.9% · 1,218
3 bedrooms
23.5% · 561
4 bedrooms
5.6% · 133
5 or more
1.5% · 36
ABS SEIFA 2021 deciles · 10 of 10 = most advantaged nationally
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)from income, education, occupation and housing
10 of 10
Relative disadvantage (IRSD)from low income, low education and unskilled occupations
8 of 10
Economic resources (IER)from household income, wealth and housing costs
2 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
10 of 10
  • Figures labelled Balaclava are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "St Kilda East" and postcode 3183 both extend beyond Balaclava.
  • 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.

Suburbs near Balaclava

Balaclava's typical house price of $1,402,000 is the 17th highest of the 22 Melbourne Inner suburbs we cover.

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Balaclava: common questions

How much does a house cost in Balaclava?
About $1,402,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 36 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 Balaclava prices gone up?
Prices have risen 46.2% over 10 years and moved -2.0% 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 Balaclava?
The typical unit price was around $573,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 131 sales.
Can I see Balaclava 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.
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Data sources

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.