Hawthorn (VIC 3122): property prices & suburb profile

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

Hawthorn · VIC 3122 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$3,037,000+80.5%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (131 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
$3,037,000
131 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$573,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 548 sales
Sales in the last year
679
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Hawthorn
Schools in the suburb
8
ACARA registered

Hawthorn property prices

The typical Hawthorn house sold for around $3,037,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +80.5% over 10 years and +31.8% over 5 years.

1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
+3.2%
0.0%
+31.8%
+80.5%
Units
-1.7%
-5.2%
+3.6%
+4.9%

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)
509k1.23M1.95M2.67M3.39M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$1,575,000$483,000
2014$1,606,500$553,000
2015$1,916,500$579,000
2016$2,245,000$564,000
2017$2,650,000$608,000
2018$2,506,500$585,000
2019$2,200,000$560,000
2020$2,525,000$638,500
2021$2,900,000$612,000
2022$2,500,000$605,000
2023$2,910,000$588,000
2024$2,900,000$580,000
Apr 2024$3,232,500$563,500
July 2024$2,800,000$590,000
Oct 2024$2,900,000$575,000
2025$3,210,000$600,000
Apr 2025$3,075,000$536,000
July 2025$2,877,500$581,000
Oct 2025$3,070,000$581,000
  • 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.

Hawthorn medians by quarter

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

Hawthorn medians by quarter
QuarterTypeMedianSales
2025-Q4Unit$581k156
2025-Q4House$3.07M31
2025-Q3Unit$581k127
2025-Q3House$2.88M42
2025-Q2Unit$536k144
2025-Q2House$3.08M32
2025-Q1Unit$600k121
2025-Q1House$3.21M26
2024-Q4Unit$575k133
2024-Q4House$2.90M43
2024-Q3Unit$590k148
2024-Q3House$2.80M—
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Hawthorn

Hawthorn has a median age of 34 and a median household income of $2,145 a week.

Population (Hawthorn)
22,322
Median age (Hawthorn)
34 years
Median household income (Hawthorn)
$2,145/wk
People per square kilometre
3,798
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$132,069
SEIFA advantage decile (Hawthorn)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
18,114
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
69
How Hawthorn homes are held
Owned outright
26.8% · 2,602
Owned with a mortgage
25.0% · 2,422
Rented
45.6% · 4,423
Hawthorn homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
22.1% · 2,126
2 bedrooms
39.8% · 3,836
3 bedrooms
21.1% · 2,032
4 bedrooms
12.2% · 1,177
5 or more
4.8% · 464
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
3 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)
from qualifications and skilled work
10 of 10
  • Figures labelled Hawthorn are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Hawthorn - South" and postcode 3122 both extend beyond Hawthorn.
  • 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 Hawthorn

The 7 schools in Hawthorn sit at the 97th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Hawthorn
SchoolSectorTypeICSEA
Bialik CollegeIndependentCombined1,164
Erasmus Primary SchoolIndependentPrimary1,187
Glenferrie Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,160
Hawthorn West Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,165
Rossbourne SchoolIndependentSpecial1,100
Scotch CollegeIndependentCombined1,188
St Joseph's SchoolCatholicPrimary1,156
Swinburne Senior Secondary CollegeGovernmentSecondary1,093
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Hawthorn · 7 schools
97th · 1164
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 Hawthorn

Hawthorn's typical house price of $3,037,000 is the highest of the 5 Melbourne East suburbs we cover.

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Hawthorn: common questions

How much does a house cost in Hawthorn?
About $3,037,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 131 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 Hawthorn prices gone up?
Prices have risen 80.5% over 10 years and moved +31.8% 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 Hawthorn?
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 548 sales.
Can I see Hawthorn 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 Hawthorn?
Hawthorn has 8 ACARA-registered schools, including Bialik College, Erasmus Primary School, Glenferrie Primary School, Hawthorn West Primary School, Rossbourne School, Scotch 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.