Glen Huntly, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Glen Huntly (VIC 3163): population 4,905, median age 35, median household income $1,877/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Glen Huntly is a suburb in Glen Eira, Victoria (postcode 3163), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 4,905 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
4,905
Median age
35
Household income
$1,877/wk
Weekly rent
$391
Unemployment
4.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
5.1%
5-14
7.8%
15-19
3.0%
20-24
7.2%
25-34
26.5%
35-44
18.0%
45-54
10.3%
55-64
8.6%
65-74
8.3%
75-84
4.0%
85+
1.3%

Housing tenure

Owned
23.4%
Mortgage
28.5%
Rented
45.1%
Other
1.9%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3163
Population (2021)4,905
Males2,412 (49.2%)
Females2,494 (50.8%)
Median age35 years
Average household size2.1
Median weekly household income$1,877
Median weekly family income$2,467
Median weekly rent$391
Median monthly mortgage$2,000
Labour force3,012
Unemployment rate4.8%
Participation rate74.4%
Born overseas50.0%
Separate houses12.8%
Worked at home39.8%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher72.8%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent85.0%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.4%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.2%
Households with 2+ vehicles28.3%
Distance from Melbourne CBD11.1 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 35 years. Residents under 15: 12.8%. Residents aged 65 and over: 13.6%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-42485.1%
5-143827.8%
15-191453.0%
20-243527.2%
25-341,30026.5%
35-4488518.0%
45-5450610.3%
55-644218.6%
65-744068.3%
75-841974.0%
85 and over631.3%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households2,231
Average household size2.1
One person79235.5%
Two persons78235.1%
Three persons36616.4%
Four persons23210.4%
Five persons452.0%
Six or more persons150.7%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families1,272
Couples with children383.0%
Couples without children59446.7%
One-parent families15512.2%
Other families362.8%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+0.89
Women with no children51.8%
Women with three or more children7.9%

Of the 491 couple families with children in Glen Huntly, 6.1% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Glen Huntly.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)38.4%
Married (de facto)15.0%
Not married46.6%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings2,543
Occupied2,23187.7%
Unoccupied31212.3%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house32512.8%
Semi-detached or townhouse88234.7%
Flat or apartment97338.3%
Other dwelling451.8%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright52223.4%
Owned with a mortgage63528.5%
Rented1,00745.1%
Other tenure421.9%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week36.4%
$350 to $549 per week49.1%
$550 or more per week14.5%

1.6% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00014.1%
$1,000 to $1,79928.5%
$1,800 to $2,99935.9%
$3,000 or more21.5%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom15.4%
Two bedrooms51.0%
Three bedrooms25.7%
Four or more bedrooms7.9%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force3,012
Employed2,87095.3%
Unemployed1454.8%
Not in the labour force1,038
Unemployment rate4.8%
Participation rate74.4%

32.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Glen Huntly are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65015.6%
$650 to $1,49925.1%
$1,500 to $2,99933.7%
$3,000 or more25.7%

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

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50026.6%
$500 to $99921.6%
$1,000 to $1,99933.4%
$2,000 or more18.3%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver87030.3%
Car passenger531.8%
Train1996.9%
Bus80.3%
Tram331.1%
Bicycle160.6%
Walked only652.3%
Worked at home1,14139.8%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity1,11422.7%
No religion1,88038.3%
Islam731.5%
Hinduism83817.1%
Buddhism1152.3%
Judaism49110.0%
Other or not stated3948.0%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

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

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1056877
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)108310
IER (economic resources)9512
IEO (education and occupation)112710

Where residents were born

47.8% of residents were born in Australia and 52.2% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Glen Huntly are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
India84318.0%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1884.0%
England1372.9%
South Africa972.1%
Malaysia671.4%
New Zealand641.4%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202140.8%
2011 to 201517.2%
2001 to 201019.8%
Before 200122.2%

Languages spoken at home

56.2% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Glen Huntly are listed below. Across all households, 4.7% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Indo-Aryan: Hindi2465.2%
Chinese: Mandarin2355.0%
Russian1853.9%
Indo-Aryan: Gujarati1052.2%
Tamil962.0%
Greek741.6%

Ancestry

Residents of Glen Huntly most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English1,08317.5%
Australian81713.2%
Indian73011.8%
Chinese4487.3%
Irish4036.5%
Scottish3105.0%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Glen Huntly residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services43716.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance38114.0%
Education and Training28410.4%
Retail Trade2449.0%
Accommodation and Food Services2127.8%
Financial and Insurance Services1987.3%

The most common occupations among Glen Huntly residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,10339.4%
Managers37213.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers32611.7%
Community and Personal Service Workers30110.8%
Technicians and Trades Workers2669.5%
Sales Workers2087.4%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Glen Huntly, 35.3% are at university or higher education, 12.3% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 45.9% are at school.

85.0% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Glen Huntly residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce74724.8%
Engineering and Related Technologies40413.4%
Society and Culture38612.8%
Information Technology33111.0%
Health30710.2%
Education2117.0%

Long-term health conditions

61.3% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Glen Huntly are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)4438.5%
Asthma3626.9%
Arthritis2915.6%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1663.2%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)1482.8%
Cancer (including remission)1132.2%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)440.8%
Stroke320.6%
Kidney disease320.6%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)200.4%

19.0% of residents report one condition, 5.3% report two, and 1.8% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Glen Huntly contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group13.3%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition9.6%
Provides unpaid child care42.3%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work15.4%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force0.8%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago74.9%
Moved within Victoria in the last year18.0%
Moved interstate in the last year1.1%
Moved from overseas in the last year2.1%
Same address 5 years ago42.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years31.9%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years3.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years19.2%

Photo: Glen Huntly, Victoria. Credit: orderinchaos / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 323 offences in Glen Huntly in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person47
B Property and deception offences219
C Drug offences15
D Public order and security offences9
E Justice procedures offences33
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 65.9 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 Glen Eira local government area recorded 4,641 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
318
2023
316
2024
383
2025
414
2026
323

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 4905
Median Age 35
Average Household Size 2.1
Median Weekly Household Income $1877
Median Weekly Rent $391
Median Monthly Mortgage $2000
Unemployment Rate 4.8%
Participation Rate 74.4%
Born Overseas 50%
Separate House 12.8%
Worked at Home 39.8%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 77
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10
Median Weekly Family Income $2467
Postcode 3163

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