Carlton (VIC 3053): property prices & suburb profile
Melbourne LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Carlton property prices
The typical Carlton house sold for around $1,542,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +36.3% over 10 years and +6.3% 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 | $1,002,500 | $410,000 |
| 2014 | $1,020,000 | $445,000 |
| 2015 | $830,000 | $543,000 |
| 2016 | $1,050,000 | $530,500 |
| 2017 | $1,470,000 | $422,500 |
| 2018 | $1,625,000 | $429,000 |
| 2019 | $1,308,000 | $417,000 |
| 2020 | $1,452,500 | $340,000 |
| 2021 | $1,492,500 | $511,000 |
| 2022 | $1,512,500 | $435,000 |
| 2023 | $1,500,000 | $395,000 |
| 2024 | $1,390,000 | $409,000 |
| Apr 2024 | $1,421,000 | $415,000 |
| July 2024 | $1,545,000 | $412,000 |
| Oct 2024 | $1,175,000 | $460,000 |
| 2025 | $1,360,000 | $357,000 |
| Apr 2025 | $1,692,500 | $332,500 |
| July 2025 | $1,350,000 | $337,500 |
| Oct 2025 | $1,690,000 | $360,000 |
- 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.
Carlton medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Carlton is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $360k | 148 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $1.69M | 24 |
| 2025-Q3 | Unit | $338k | 125 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $1.35M | 11 |
| 2025-Q2 | Unit | $333k | 116 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $1.69M | 12 |
| 2025-Q1 | Unit | $357k | 124 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $1.36M | 18 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $460k | 114 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $1.18M | 14 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $412k | 91 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $1.54M | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Carlton
Carlton has a median age of 27 and a median household income of $1,292 a week.
- Figures labelled Carlton are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Carlton" and postcode 3053 both extend beyond Carlton.
- 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 Carlton
The 2 schools in Carlton sit at the 60th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,133 |
| Carlton Primary School | Government | Primary | 957 |
- 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 Carlton
Carlton's typical house price of $1,542,000 is the 15th highest of the 22 Melbourne Inner suburbs we cover.
Albert Park 3206
$2,309,000 typical house price
Armadale 3143
$2,643,000 typical house price
Balaclava 3183
$1,402,000 typical house price
Collingwood 3066
$1,321,000 typical house price
Docklands 3008
$573,000 typical unit price
Elwood 3184
$2,203,000 typical house price
Fitzroy 3065
$1,575,000 typical house price
Fitzroy North 3068
$1,661,000 typical house price
Carlton: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Carlton?
- About $1,542,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 65 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 Carlton prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 36.3% over 10 years and moved +6.3% 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 Carlton?
- The typical unit price was around $348,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 513 sales.
- Can I see Carlton 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 Carlton?
- Carlton has 2 ACARA-registered schools: Carlton Gardens Primary School, Carlton Primary 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.