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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Altona is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 11,490, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 14 km from the Melbourne CBD, Altona is a middle ring area in Victoria. The median household income is $94,952 per year.
Above-average earnings in Altona support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Altona. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Altona on My School →Estimated 5 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Altona's population of 11,490 sits 55% above the Victoria suburb median of 7,416, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average VIC locality. At $94,952/year, household income in Altona is within 0% of the Victoria median ($95,160), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Rent of $385/week (76% coverage of the $2,197/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $529/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. 14 km from Melbourne places Altona in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 56% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 21% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Altona stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Altona sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Altona | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,490 | 7,416 | +55% |
| Median household income | $94,952/yr | $95,160/yr | 0% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $385 | $380 | +1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,197 | $1,950 | +13% |
| Distance to CBD | 14 km | 32 km | -56% |
| Separate houses | 56% | 78% | -22pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Altona — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 11,490 and household income close to the VIC median ($94,952 vs $95,160) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $385/week covers 76% of a $2,197/month mortgage, leaving a $529/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
Only 56% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Property values in Altona should track the wider Victoria market through 2026, with the $94,952/year median household income (close to the $95,160 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~76% of the typical mortgage ($1,668/month rent vs $2,197/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 73/100 places Altona in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Altona scores 73/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 11,490, median household income of $94,952/year and median weekly rent of $385. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Altona are proximity to Melbourne (14 km), a median household income of $94,952/year, a dwelling mix that is 56% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 5 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Altona has a usual resident population of approximately 11,490, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Altona sits 14 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $385 in Altona, equating to approximately $20,020/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Altona is $2,197, or approximately $26,364/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $385 works out to $1,668/month, covering 76% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,197/month. That leaves a $529/month shortfall (around $6,348/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,197 median mortgage, the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.