Balwyn (VIC 3103): property prices & suburb profile

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

Balwyn · VIC 3103 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$2,889,000+61.1%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (148 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
$2,889,000
148 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$805,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 171 sales
Sales in the last year
319
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Balwyn
Schools in the suburb
4
ACARA registered

Balwyn property prices

The typical Balwyn house sold for around $2,889,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +61.1% over 10 years and +20.6% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-3.7%
+4.3%
+20.6%
+61.1%
Units
-1.5%
-3.5%
-8.2%
+39.6%

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)
634k1.30M1.96M2.62M3.28M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$1,530,000$605,000
2014$1,780,000$595,000
2015$2,210,000$820,000
2016$2,180,000$667,000
2017$2,340,000$799,000
2018$2,420,000$690,000
2019$2,377,500$905,000
2020$2,260,000$900,000
2021$2,750,000$860,500
2022$2,862,000$1,100,000
2023$2,965,000$887,500
2024$2,868,000$830,500
Apr 2024$3,000,000$845,000
July 2024$2,730,000$800,000
Oct 2024$2,880,000$830,300
2025$3,100,000$696,000
Apr 2025$3,125,000$801,500
July 2025$2,675,500$819,000
Oct 2025$2,700,000$855,500
  • 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.

Balwyn medians by quarter

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

Balwyn medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$856k54
2025-Q4House$2.70M40
2025-Q3Unit$819k53
2025-Q3House$2.68M38
2025-Q2Unit$802k33
2025-Q2House$3.13M39
2025-Q1Unit$696k31
2025-Q1House$3.10M31
2024-Q4Unit$830k42
2024-Q4House$2.88M37
2024-Q3Unit$800k33
2024-Q3House$2.73M
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Balwyn

Balwyn has a median age of 43 and a median household income of $1,975 a week.

Population (Balwyn)
13,495
Median age (Balwyn)
43 years
Median household income (Balwyn)
$1,975/wk
People per square kilometre
3,078
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$102,039
SEIFA advantage decile (Balwyn)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
7,935
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
131
How Balwyn homes are held
Owned outright
42.2% · 2,145
Owned with a mortgage
27.1% · 1,376
Rented
26.7% · 1,356
Balwyn homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
5.4% · 272
2 bedrooms
25.7% · 1,297
3 bedrooms
30.3% · 1,528
4 bedrooms
25.9% · 1,304
5 or more
12.7% · 643
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
6 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
10 of 10
  • Figures labelled Balwyn are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Balwyn" and postcode 3103 both extend beyond Balwyn.
  • 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 Balwyn

The 2 mainstream schools in Balwyn sit at the 98th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Balwyn
Balwyn Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,171
Belmore SchoolGovernmentSpecial1,096
Fintona Girls' SchoolIndependentCombined1,191
St Paul's CollegeIndependentSpecial1,090
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Balwyn · 2 schools
98th · 1181
Boroondara LGA
96th · 1159
Melbourne East
83rd · 1096
VIC
60th · 1030
Australia
51st · 1008
  • 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 Balwyn

Balwyn's typical house price of $2,889,000 is the 2nd highest of the 25 Melbourne East suburbs we cover.

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Balwyn: common questions

How much does a house cost in Balwyn?
About $2,889,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 148 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 Balwyn prices gone up?
Prices have risen 61.1% over 10 years and moved +20.6% 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 Balwyn?
The typical unit price was around $805,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 171 sales.
Can I see Balwyn 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 Balwyn?
Balwyn has 4 ACARA-registered schools: Balwyn Primary School, Belmore School, Fintona Girls' School, St Paul's College.
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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.