Heidelberg West VIC Property Investment

Banyule · 3081

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Median House Price

$800K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

N/A

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

N/A

Median Unit Price

$650K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

5,252

Heidelberg West Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, Heidelberg West: 2.4% 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, Banyule council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 722. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Heidelberg West.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

2 green5 yellow0 red

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 3081 (ABS Census)

0.85 high impact

Median Household Income

1597 medium impact

Public Transport Score

8.3 medium impact

School Zone Quality

6.6 medium impact

Distance to CBD

10.69 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

5 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

50.4 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 3081

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 3 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

5,252

Education (IEO)

8/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

1/10

Schools

In your catchment

Charles La Trobe P-12 College

PrimaryGovernment

5/10

Northern College of the Arts and Technology

SecondaryGovernment

6.9/10

Charles La Trobe P-12 College

SecondaryGovernment

5/10

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.