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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Eaglemont is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,960, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 10 km from the Melbourne CBD, Eaglemont is a middle ring area in Victoria. The median household income is $149,032 per year.
Above-average earnings in Eaglemont support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Eaglemont. 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 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Eaglemont on My School →Estimated 2 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.
Eaglemont is a smaller community of 3,960 — about 53% 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 $149,032/year runs 57% 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. Median rent of $453/week (~$1,963/month) covers only 64% of the median mortgage of $3,073/month — the remaining $1,110/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. At 10 km from the Melbourne CBD, Eaglemont sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 16% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Eaglemont stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Eaglemont sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Eaglemont | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,960 | 7,416 | -47% |
| Median household income | $149,032/yr | $95,160/yr | +57% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $453 | $380 | +19% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $3,073 | $1,950 | +58% |
| Distance to CBD | 10 km | 32 km | -69% |
| Separate houses | 71% | 78% | -7pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Eaglemont — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 57% above the Victoria suburb median ($149,032 vs $95,160), and the 10 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Victoria, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Weak cash flow: $453/week rent covers only 64% of the $3,073/month median mortgage — a $1,110/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 71% houses in a 3,960-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Eaglemont enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 57% above the Victoria suburb median of $95,160 and a population of 3,960 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider VIC market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~64% of the typical mortgage ($1,963/month rent vs $3,073/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 82/100 places Eaglemont in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Eaglemont scores 82/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,960, median household income of $149,032/year and median weekly rent of $453. 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 Eaglemont are proximity to Melbourne (10 km), an above-state-median household income of $149,032/year, a dwelling mix that is 71% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Eaglemont has a usual resident population of approximately 3,960, 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.
Eaglemont sits 10 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Melbourne employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $453 in Eaglemont, equating to approximately $23,556/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 Eaglemont is $3,073, or approximately $36,876/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 $453 works out to $1,963/month, covering 64% of the median mortgage repayment of $3,073/month. That leaves a $1,110/month shortfall (around $13,320/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 a thin buyer pool (3,960 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $3,073 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.