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Avondale Heights, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Avondale Heights (VIC 3034): population 12,388, median age 45, median household income $1,587/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 5. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Avondale Heights is a suburb in Moonee Valley, Victoria (postcode 3034), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 12,388 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
12,388
Median age
45
Household income
$1,587/wk
Weekly rent
$400
Unemployment
5.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile
5 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.1%
5-14
10.9%
15-19
4.6%
20-24
4.8%
25-34
11.1%
35-44
13.4%
45-54
12.2%
55-64
11.1%
65-74
11.5%
75-84
10.3%
85+
4.9%

Housing tenure

Owned
47.1%
Mortgage
28.7%
Rented
19.8%
Other
2.7%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3034
Population (2021)12,388
Males6,032 (48.7%)
Females6,357 (51.3%)
Median age45 years
Average household size2.6
Median weekly household income$1,587
Median weekly family income$2,039
Median weekly rent$400
Median monthly mortgage$2,167
Labour force5,671
Unemployment rate5.3%
Participation rate56.6%
Born overseas39.8%
Separate houses72.4%
Worked at home27.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile5 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher53.3%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent62.2%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities11.1%
Households with 2+ vehicles57.5%
Distance from Melbourne CBD10.3 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 45 years. Residents under 15: 16.0%. Residents aged 65 and over: 26.7%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-46335.1%
5-141,34610.9%
15-195754.6%
20-245974.8%
25-341,37611.1%
35-441,65913.4%
45-541,51012.2%
55-641,37311.1%
65-741,42411.5%
75-841,28010.3%
85 and over6074.9%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households4,491
Average household size2.6
One person1,04423.2%
Two persons1,49933.4%
Three persons78017.4%
Four persons75616.8%
Five persons2956.6%
Six or more persons1152.6%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families3,456
Couples with children1343.9%
Couples without children1,26036.5%
One-parent families55316.0%
Other families631.8%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.7
Women with no children28.1%
Women with three or more children26.1%

Of the 1,577 couple families with children in Avondale Heights, 5.3% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Avondale Heights.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)52.5%
Married (de facto)6.3%
Not married41.2%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings4,765
Occupied4,49194.2%
Unoccupied2695.6%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house3,44972.4%
Semi-detached or townhouse99620.9%
Flat or apartment210.4%
Other dwelling160.3%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,11547.1%
Owned with a mortgage1,29128.7%
Rented88719.8%
Other tenure1202.7%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week25.6%
$350 to $549 per week64.6%
$550 or more per week9.8%

4.6% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00016.2%
$1,000 to $1,79922.3%
$1,800 to $2,99936.2%
$3,000 or more25.3%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom0.9%
Two bedrooms10.8%
Three bedrooms54.6%
Four or more bedrooms33.7%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force5,671
Employed5,36894.7%
Unemployed3035.3%
Not in the labour force4,340
Unemployment rate5.3%
Participation rate56.6%

34.3% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Avondale Heights are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65019.6%
$650 to $1,49928.7%
$1,500 to $2,99926.9%
$3,000 or more24.8%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50042.4%
$500 to $99921.0%
$1,000 to $1,99924.6%
$2,000 or more11.9%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,72650.8%
Car passenger2033.8%
Train531.0%
Bus310.6%
Tram120.2%
Bicycle180.3%
Walked only511.0%
Worked at home1,45627.1%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity7,94864.2%
No religion2,72622.0%
Islam3512.8%
Hinduism1631.3%
Buddhism5454.4%
Judaism60.0%
Other or not stated6495.2%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1008546
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)10127
IER (economic resources)10165
IEO (education and occupation)10037

Where residents were born

58.4% of residents were born in Australia and 41.6% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Avondale Heights are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
Italy1,0729.0%
Vietnam7116.0%
Greece2882.4%
India2031.7%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2011.7%
Croatia1891.6%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 20216.1%
2011 to 20158.5%
2001 to 201011.6%
Before 200173.8%

Languages spoken at home

51.1% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Avondale Heights are listed below. Across all households, 8.6% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Italian1,39311.7%
Vietnamese8397.0%
Greek5794.9%
Chinese: Cantonese4053.4%
Croatian3132.6%
Arabic2882.4%

Ancestry

Residents of Avondale Heights most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Italian2,95819.7%
Australian1,94713.0%
English1,72811.5%
Chinese9426.3%
Vietnamese9046.0%
Greek8925.9%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Avondale Heights residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance65012.8%
Retail Trade54210.7%
Construction52310.3%
Education and Training4609.0%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4448.7%
Manufacturing3627.1%

The most common occupations among Avondale Heights residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,33625.4%
Clerical and Administrative Workers84516.1%
Managers75214.3%
Technicians and Trades Workers63012.0%
Sales Workers4909.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers4819.1%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Avondale Heights, 19.7% are at university or higher education, 6.7% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 70.2% are at school.

62.2% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Avondale Heights residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,25825.2%
Engineering and Related Technologies81716.4%
Society and Culture59011.8%
Health52310.5%
Education4458.9%
Architecture and Building3156.3%

Long-term health conditions

50.8% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Avondale Heights are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Arthritis1,3239.1%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,0147.0%
Asthma8906.1%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)8215.7%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)6804.7%
Cancer (including remission)3852.7%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)2992.1%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1941.3%
Stroke1711.2%
Kidney disease1370.9%

20.3% of residents report one condition, 7.3% report two, and 4.7% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Avondale Heights contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group7.7%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition15.0%
Provides unpaid child care49.3%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work20.5%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.1%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago90.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last year6.9%
Moved interstate in the last year0.2%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.5%
Same address 5 years ago69.1%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years21.3%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.9%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years2.9%

Photo: Avondale Heights, Victoria. Credit: Sgroey / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 514 offences in Avondale Heights in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person89
B Property and deception offences305
C Drug offences17
D Public order and security offences8
E Justice procedures offences95
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 41.5 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Moonee Valley local government area recorded 7,989 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
441
2023
514
2024
455
2025
388
2026
514

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 12388
Median Age 45
Average Household Size 2.6
Median Weekly Household Income $1587
Median Weekly Rent $400
Median Monthly Mortgage $2167
Unemployment Rate 5.3%
Participation Rate 56.6%
Born Overseas 39.8%
Separate House 72.4%
Worked at Home 27.1%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 5
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 46
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7
Median Weekly Family Income $2039
Postcode 3034

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