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VIC 3300 · Southern Grampians
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Hamilton, Victoria
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hamilton (Vic.) VIC
Based on 223 sales in the preceding 12 months
$450,000
Up 9.9% over 12 months
Based on 107 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$375 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Hamilton (Vic.), VIC is currently $450,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hamilton (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 9.9% for houses and 20.2% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $252,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $344,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $438,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $575,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $890,000 in Hamilton (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hamilton (Vic.) is $375 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hamilton (Vic.) is $330,000, which has increased 20.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $259,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $327,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $420,000 in Hamilton (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Hamilton (Vic.) is $325 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Hamilton is 8,969 offences per 100,000 residents — 120% above the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Hamilton.
Overall crime rate
8,969
offences per 100,000 residents
120% aboveRest of Vic.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Hamilton VIC 3300 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
10,346 people call Hamilton home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,247 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
7.8% of workers in Hamilton worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Vic..
41.1% of people in Hamilton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hamilton VIC 3300.
16.7% of Hamilton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
2,728 family households lived in Hamilton; 36.1% were couple families and 16.1% were one-parent families.
33.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Hamilton had 10,346 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 91.1% of occupied private dwellings in Hamilton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
43.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
32.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
24.3% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Hamilton had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 35.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 35.0%, while 16.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
7.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
68.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
6.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 37.0% of the total.
56.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
60.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.2% reported a different address.
7.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
90.8% of residents used only English at home.
3.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
7.9% of Hamilton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.1% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 41.1% of ancestry responses in Hamilton.
Australian ancestry made up 43.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 12.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.3% of workers, and education and training employed 8.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.0%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
30.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
52.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 13.0% arthritis and 6.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
18.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,247 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $235 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 7.8% in Hamilton, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 43.3% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 24.3% in Hamilton, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $450,000, while units and apartments sit at $330,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 2,728 local families, and 16.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $890,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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