Balwyn VIC Property Investment

Boroondara · 3103

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Median House Price

$2.40M

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

N/A

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

N/A

Median Unit Price

$860K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

13,495

Balwyn Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, Balwyn: 4.8% a year, 2020 to 2025. Source: Valuer-General Victoria, Victorian Property Sales Report – Houses/Units by suburb 2015–2025 (released 9 Sep 2026). © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Growth rates calculated by Estait. Sales count not published by the source. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Boroondara council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 712. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Balwyn.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

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Population growth 2016–21, postcode 3103 (ABS Census)

0.36 high impact

Median Household Income

2014 medium impact

Public Transport Score

51 medium impact

School Zone Quality

6.8 medium impact

Distance to CBD

10.19 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

9 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

69.9 medium impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 3103

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 9 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

13,495

Education (IEO)

10/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

8/10

Schools

In your catchment

Balwyn Primary School

PrimaryGovernment

9.5/10

Balwyn High School

SecondaryGovernment

8.8/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.