Prahran (VIC 3181): property prices & suburb profile

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

Prahran · VIC 3181 · typical house price · 12 months to 2025-Q4
$1,670,000+35.3%
vs 10 years ago (rolling year)
Sales-weighted average of the 4 quarterly medians to 2025-Q4 (142 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
$1,670,000
142 sales over 4 quarters
Typical unit price
$486,000
12 months to 2025-Q4, 397 sales
Sales in the last year
539
houses + units
SEIFA advantage decile
10 of 10
Prahran
Schools in the suburb
1
ACARA registered

Prahran property prices

The typical Prahran house sold for around $1,670,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +35.3% over 10 years and +4.6% over 5 years.

Property type
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
Houses
-3.0%
-14.3%
+4.6%
+35.3%
Units
-7.8%
-10.0%
-10.4%
-1.5%

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)
423k804k1.19M1.57M1.95M20162018202020222024quarterly from here
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PeriodHouses (yearly + recent quarters)Units (yearly + recent quarters)
2013$990,000$512,500
2014$1,175,000$548,000
2015$1,350,000$530,000
2016$1,430,000$595,000
2017$1,525,000$585,000
2018$1,578,000$542,000
2019$1,520,000$602,500
2020$1,643,500$573,000
2021$1,855,000$600,000
2022$1,820,000$587,500
2023$1,760,000$515,000
2024$1,590,000$540,000
Apr 2024$1,510,000$570,000
July 2024$1,500,000$473,000
Oct 2024$1,715,000$585,000
2025$1,825,000$493,500
Apr 2025$1,667,500$518,000
July 2025$1,749,500$480,000
Oct 2025$1,472,500$445,000
  • 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.

Prahran medians by quarter

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

Prahran medians by quarter
2025-Q4Unit$445k94
2025-Q4House$1.47M38
2025-Q3Unit$480k106
2025-Q3House$1.75M30
2025-Q2Unit$518k116
2025-Q2House$1.67M40
2025-Q1Unit$494k81
2025-Q1House$1.82M34
2024-Q4Unit$585k82
2024-Q4House$1.72M37
2024-Q3Unit$473k89
2024-Q3House$1.50M
  • Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.

Who lives in Prahran

Prahran has a median age of 34 and a median household income of $2,121 a week.

Population (Prahran)
12,203
Median age (Prahran)
34 years
Median household income (Prahran)
$2,121/wk
People per square kilometre
6,556
Average taxable income (postcode, 2023)
$105,108
SEIFA advantage decile (Prahran)
10 of 10
Addresses in the suburb (G-NAF)
12,338
Rooftop solar installs, 12 months (postcode)
36
How Prahran homes are held
Owned outright
19.7% · 1,224
Owned with a mortgage
23.9% · 1,486
Rented
54.2% · 3,370
Prahran homes by bedroom count
1 bedroom or studio
27.8% · 1,712
2 bedrooms
44.3% · 2,727
3 bedrooms
21.4% · 1,318
4 bedrooms
5.3% · 327
5 or more
1.2% · 74
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
9 of 10
Economic resources (IER)from household income, wealth and housing costs
2 of 10
Education and occupation (IEO)from qualifications and skilled work
10 of 10
  • Figures labelled Prahran are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Prahran - Windsor" and postcode 3181 both extend beyond Prahran.
  • 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 Prahran

The only school in Prahran sits at the 94th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.

Schools located in Prahran
Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolCatholicPrimary1,142
Median school percentile nationally · ICSEA score
Prahran · 1 school
94th · 1142
Stonnington LGA
97th · 1163
Melbourne Inner
94th · 1142
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 Prahran

Prahran's typical house price of $1,670,000 is the 10th highest of the 22 Melbourne Inner suburbs we cover.

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Prahran: common questions

How much does a house cost in Prahran?
About $1,670,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 142 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 Prahran prices gone up?
Prices have risen 35.3% over 10 years and moved +4.6% 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 Prahran?
The typical unit price was around $486,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 397 sales.
Can I see Prahran 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 Prahran?
Prahran has 1 ACARA-registered school: Our Lady of Lourdes 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.