Hawthorn East (VIC 3123): property prices & suburb profile

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

Hawthorn East · VIC 3123 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$2,660,000+66.3%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (139 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
$2,660,000
139 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$616,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 342 sales
Sales in the last year
481
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Hawthorn East
Schools in the suburb
4
ACARA registered

Hawthorn East property prices

The typical Hawthorn East house sold for around $2,660,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +66.3% over 10 years and +23.8% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-7.4%
+13.4%
+23.8%
+66.3%
Units
-3.3%
-10.1%
-2.5%
+14.8%

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)
561k1.23M1.90M2.57M3.25M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$1,247,500$510,000
2014$1,554,000$540,000
2015$1,850,000$570,000
2016$1,890,000$655,000
2017$2,350,000$640,000
2018$2,221,500$632,500
2019$2,087,500$636,000
2020$2,383,000$660,000
2021$2,280,000$690,000
2022$2,655,000$673,000
2023$2,770,000$636,500
2024$2,585,000$620,000
Apr 2024$2,585,000$615,000
July 2024$2,800,000$625,500
Oct 2024$3,091,000$646,300
2025$2,605,000$596,000
Apr 2025$2,645,000$590,000
July 2025$2,500,000$640,000
Oct 2025$2,888,000$640,000
  • 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 East medians by quarter

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

Hawthorn East medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$640k83
2025-Q4House$2.89M37
2025-Q3Unit$640k89
2025-Q3House$2.50M37
2025-Q2Unit$590k94
2025-Q2House$2.65M27
2025-Q1Unit$596k76
2025-Q1House$2.60M38
2024-Q4Unit$646k83
2024-Q4House$3.09M36
2024-Q3Unit$626k70
2024-Q3House$2.80M
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Hawthorn East

Hawthorn East has a median age of 36 and a median household income of $2,253 a week.

Population (Hawthorn East)
14,834
Median age (Hawthorn East)
36 years
Median household income (Hawthorn East)
$2,253/wk
People per square kilometre
4,257
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$126,688
SEIFA advantage decile (Hawthorn East)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
10,821
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
65
How Hawthorn East homes are held
Owned outright
29.5% · 1,845
Owned with a mortgage
28.3% · 1,767
Rented
39.9% · 2,493
Hawthorn East homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
16.3% · 1,012
2 bedrooms
38.1% · 2,358
3 bedrooms
25.3% · 1,568
4 bedrooms
14.9% · 923
5 or more
5.4% · 335
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 Hawthorn East are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Hawthorn East" and postcode 3123 both extend beyond Hawthorn East.
  • 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 East

The 4 schools in Hawthorn East sit at the 95th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Hawthorn East
Alia CollegeIndependentSecondary1,130
Auburn High SchoolGovernmentSecondary1,140
Auburn Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,162
Auburn South Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimary1,165
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Hawthorn East · 4 schools
95th · 1151
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 East

Hawthorn East's typical house price of $2,660,000 is the 4th highest of the 25 Melbourne East suburbs we cover.

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Hawthorn East: common questions

How much does a house cost in Hawthorn East?
About $2,660,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 139 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 East prices gone up?
Prices have risen 66.3% over 10 years and moved +23.8% 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 East?
The typical unit price was around $616,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 342 sales.
Can I see Hawthorn East 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 East?
Hawthorn East has 4 ACARA-registered schools: Alia College, Auburn High School, Auburn Primary School, Auburn South Primary 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.