Canterbury (VIC 3126): property prices & suburb profile
Boroondara LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Canterbury property prices
The typical Canterbury house sold for around $3,718,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +53.0% over 10 years and +10.7% 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 | $1,950,000 | $750,000 |
| 2014 | $2,100,000 | $1,065,000 |
| 2015 | $2,523,000 | $1,201,000 |
| 2016 | $2,620,000 | $1,001,000 |
| 2017 | $3,140,000 | $911,000 |
| 2018 | $2,533,000 | $975,000 |
| 2019 | $2,902,500 | $1,205,000 |
| 2020 | $2,705,000 | $944,000 |
| 2021 | $3,389,000 | $1,142,500 |
| 2022 | $3,460,000 | $1,100,000 |
| 2023 | $3,380,000 | $1,115,000 |
| 2024 | $3,212,500 | $1,040,000 |
| Apr 2024 | $3,490,000 | $1,230,000 |
| July 2024 | $3,182,500 | $875,000 |
| Oct 2024 | $3,140,800 | $1,080,000 |
| 2025 | $4,415,000 | $1,364,300 |
| Apr 2025 | $3,784,000 | $1,251,100 |
| July 2025 | $3,788,800 | $1,170,000 |
| Oct 2025 | $3,000,000 | $1,097,500 |
- 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.
Canterbury medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Canterbury is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $1.10M | 22 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $3.00M | 25 |
| 2025-Q3 | Unit | $1.17M | 7 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $3.79M | 20 |
| 2025-Q2 | Unit | $1.25M | 11 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $3.78M | 18 |
| 2025-Q1 | Unit | $1.36M | 11 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $4.42M | 22 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $1.08M | 12 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $3.14M | 37 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $875k | 15 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $3.18M | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Canterbury
Canterbury has a median age of 46 and a median household income of $2,877 a week.
- Figures labelled Canterbury are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Surrey Hills (West) - Canterbury" and postcode 3126 both extend beyond Canterbury.
- 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 Canterbury
The 6 schools in Canterbury sit at the 96th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Camberwell Girls Grammar School | Independent | Combined | 1,180 |
| Camberwell Grammar School | Independent | Combined | 1,192 |
| Camberwell High School | Government | Secondary | 1,119 |
| Canterbury Girls Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 1,141 |
| Canterbury Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,192 |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar | Independent | Combined | 1,135 |
- 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 Canterbury
Canterbury's typical house price of $3,718,000 is the highest of the 62 Melbourne East suburbs we cover.
Abbotsford 3067
$1,309,000 typical house price
Ashburton 3147
$1,930,000 typical house price
Ashwood 3147
$1,520,000 typical house price
Balwyn 3103
$2,889,000 typical house price
Balwyn North 3104
$2,316,000 typical house price
Bayswater 3153
$931,000 typical house price
Bayswater North 3153
$923,000 typical house price
Blackburn 3130
$1,614,000 typical house price
Canterbury: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Canterbury?
- About $3,718,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 85 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 Canterbury prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 53.0% over 10 years and moved +10.7% 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 Canterbury?
- The typical unit price was around $1,198,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 51 sales.
- Can I see Canterbury 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 Canterbury?
- Canterbury has 6 ACARA-registered schools: Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Camberwell Grammar School, Camberwell High School, Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury Primary School, Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar.
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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.