Elsternwick (VIC 3185): property prices & suburb profile

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

Elsternwick · VIC 3185 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$2,146,000+48.5%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (60 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
$2,146,000
60 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$703,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 229 sales
Sales in the last year
289
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Elsternwick
Schools in the suburb
4
ACARA registered

Elsternwick property prices

The typical Elsternwick house sold for around $2,146,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +48.5% over 10 years and +7.0% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-4.4%
-10.2%
+7.0%
+48.5%
Units
+3.4%
+3.0%
+12.4%
+27.3%

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)
565k1.03M1.49M1.95M2.42M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$1,365,000$530,000
2014$1,315,000$561,000
2015$1,621,000$558,000
2016$1,723,500$595,000
2017$2,087,500$711,000
2018$1,970,000$635,000
2019$1,825,000$635,000
2020$2,081,000$715,000
2021$2,175,000$693,000
2022$2,265,000$681,500
2023$2,240,000$641,000
2024$1,953,000$714,000
Apr 2024$2,170,000$730,000
July 2024$1,810,000$740,000
Oct 2024$2,225,000$625,000
2025$2,030,000$756,000
Apr 2025$1,902,000$705,000
July 2025$2,300,000$771,600
Oct 2025$2,250,000$641,500
  • 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.

Elsternwick medians by quarter

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

Elsternwick medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$642k90
2025-Q4House$2.25M25
2025-Q3Unit$772k44
2025-Q3House$2.30M11
2025-Q2Unit$705k51
2025-Q2House$1.90M12
2025-Q1Unit$756k44
2025-Q1House$2.03M12
2024-Q4Unit$625k54
2024-Q4House$2.23M18
2024-Q3Unit$740k49
2024-Q3House$1.81M
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Elsternwick

Elsternwick has a median age of 38 and a median household income of $2,209 a week.

Population (Elsternwick)
10,887
Median age (Elsternwick)
38 years
Median household income (Elsternwick)
$2,209/wk
People per square kilometre
4,183
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$110,977
SEIFA advantage decile (Elsternwick)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
7,528
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
61
How Elsternwick homes are held
Owned outright
30.6% · 1,386
Owned with a mortgage
28.2% · 1,280
Rented
38.5% · 1,747
Elsternwick homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
13.2% · 595
2 bedrooms
37.7% · 1,695
3 bedrooms
29.4% · 1,322
4 bedrooms
15.0% · 674
5 or more
4.6% · 207
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
10 of 10
Economic resources (IER)from household income, wealth and housing costs
5 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
10 of 10
  • Figures labelled Elsternwick are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Elsternwick" and postcode 3185 both extend beyond Elsternwick.
  • 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 Elsternwick

The 4 schools in Elsternwick sit at the 94th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Elsternwick
Adass Israel SchoolIndependentCombined932
Leibler Yavneh CollegeIndependentCombined1,123
Sholem Aleichem CollegeIndependentPrimary1,168
St Joseph's SchoolCatholicPrimary1,164
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Elsternwick · 4 schools
94th · 1144
Glen Eira LGA
92nd · 1135
Melbourne South East
66th · 1043
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 Elsternwick

Elsternwick's typical house price of $2,146,000 is the 6th highest of the 59 Melbourne South East suburbs we cover.

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Elsternwick: common questions

How much does a house cost in Elsternwick?
About $2,146,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 60 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 Elsternwick prices gone up?
Prices have risen 48.5% over 10 years and moved +7.0% 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 Elsternwick?
The typical unit price was around $703,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 229 sales.
Can I see Elsternwick 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 Elsternwick?
Elsternwick has 4 ACARA-registered schools: Adass Israel School, Leibler Yavneh College, Sholem Aleichem College, St Joseph's School.
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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.