Suburb Overview
Croydon Hills is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,839, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 27 km from the Melbourne CBD, Croydon Hills is a middle ring area in Victoria. The median household income is $126,724 per year.
Location
Key Indicators
Postcode
3136
Postcode for Croydon Hills, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
4,839
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$491/wk
Median weekly rent recorded at the 2021 Census — market rents have risen since, so treat this as a dated baseline, not a current figure.
Median household income
$126,724
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Distance to CBD
27 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Sale prices & yield
Median house price
$1,125,500
Median house sale price — as at 2025 (preliminary), Valuer-General Victoria (CC BY 4.0).
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$2,093/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
96% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why People Like Living in Croydon Hills
- Family-friendly fringe location — around 27 km from Melbourne.
- Local parks and reserves (around 2) within easy reach.
- Strong transport links into the city and nearby employment hubs.
- Predominantly separate houses (96%) — suburban lifestyle with more land.
- Established streets, local shops, and schools within the neighbourhood.
Who Croydon Hills Suits
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
- Solid transport links into employment hubs.
- Established infrastructure and existing community base.
Cons
- Fewer schools inside the suburb itself — verify catchments for neighbouring areas.
- Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
Investment Insight
Croydon Hills is a smaller community of 4,839 — about 65% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $126,724/year runs 33% above the Victoria suburb median of $95,160, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. At the 2021 Census, median weekly rent of $491 equated to $2,128/month — about 102% of the then-median mortgage repayment of $2,093/month. Both figures have moved substantially since 2021, so treat the ratio as a historical signal that this suburb leaned cash-flow-friendly, and verify against current listings and rates. At 27 km from Melbourne, Croydon Hills is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Separate houses make up 96% of dwellings — 18 percentage points above the Victoria median of 78% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
Investment Tip
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 20% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Croydon Hills vs Victoria Median
How Croydon Hills stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Croydon Hills sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Croydon Hills | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,839 | 7,416 | -35% |
| Median household income | $126,724/yr | $95,160/yr | +33% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $491 | $380 | +29% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $2,093 | $1,950 | +7% |
| Distance to CBD | 27 km | 32 km | -16% |
| Separate houses | 96% | 78% | +18pp |
Investor Checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Croydon Hills — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 4,839 residents — 65% of the VIC suburb median (7,416).
- Purchasing power: median household income $126,724/year (+33% vs Victoria suburb median of $95,160).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $491/week rent (≈ $2,128/month) covered ~102% of the $2,093/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 27 km straight-line from Melbourne (state suburb median 32 km).
- Dwelling mix: 96% separate houses — house-dominant market (vs 78% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$209/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $2,093/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 20% of the median household income is spent on rent — comfortably affordable.
Investment Strategy
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Croydon Hills's 4,839-person market and $126,724 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $491/week (~$2,128/month) covered 102% of the $2,093/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $0/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
With 96% houses in a 4,839-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Risk Factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $2,093/month median mortgage in Croydon Hills means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $209/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Premium-pricing risk: incomes 33% above the Victoria median ($126,724 vs $95,160) correlate with elevated purchase prices and compressed gross yields — enter only with a clear capital-growth thesis and a comfortable deposit.
- Liquidity risk: with 4,839 residents, Croydon Hills has a thinner pool of buyers and tenants than larger suburbs. Expect longer days-on-market on resale and budget for potential vacancy gaps between tenancies.
- Croydon Hills is 27 km from the CBD — not close enough to benefit from the inner-ring pricing halo, so growth depends more heavily on local infrastructure decisions and the wider Victoria market cycle.
- House-dominant stock: 96% of dwellings are separate houses, so value is concentrated in land — weather events, insurance repricing and land-tax changes hit investors here more directly than in a unit-heavy suburb.
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Capital-growth expectations for Croydon Hills are modest for 2026 — incomes 33% above the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 4,839 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~102% of the typical mortgage ($2,128/month rent vs $2,093/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Croydon Hills is constructive heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the Victoria median.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Croydon Hills a good suburb for investment?
Whether Croydon Hills suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 4,839, a median household income of $126,724/year and median weekly rent of $491. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Croydon Hills?
The main demand drivers in Croydon Hills are an above-state-median household income of $126,724/year, a dwelling mix that is 96% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Croydon Hills?
Croydon Hills has a usual resident population of approximately 4,839, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower 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.
How far is Croydon Hills from the Melbourne CBD?
Croydon Hills sits 27 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
What is the median rent in Croydon Hills?
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $491 in Croydon Hills, equating to approximately $25,532/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.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Croydon Hills?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Croydon Hills is $2,093, or approximately $25,116/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.
Is Croydon Hills cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $491 works out to $2,128/month, covering 102% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,093/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $35/month, so on these numbers Croydon Hills leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
What are the main risks of investing in Croydon Hills?
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4,839 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,093 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.
How we built this Croydon Hills profile
The population, postcode, median household income, and dwelling mix on this page are real figures from the ABS 2021 Census (income is the ABS median weekly household income annualised) and Australia Post. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage repayment are 2021 figures and are clearly labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.