Elsternwick

VIC

Elsternwick is a stable region in VIC with 12,827 residents.

SA2 code: 208021179
State: VIC

Population

12,827

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.5%

3yr: +6.1% · 10yr: +8.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$426/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,171/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Elsternwick (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +6.1%5yr: +2.5%10yr: +8.5%Total: +24.1%

Population grew from 10,340 to 12,827 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.5%

Mostly apartments (42%), mixed tenure (58.1% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 38.5%

Townhouses 19.5%

Apartments 42.0%

1,896 houses962 townhouses2,073 apartments

Tenure

Owned 30.3%

Mortgage 27.8%

Renting 39.2%

Owned 30.3%Mortgage 27.8%Renting 39.2%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

719 (14.6%)

2 bed

1,804 (36.6%)

3 bed

1,465 (29.7%)

4 bed

720 (14.6%)

5 bed

190 (3.9%)

6+ bed

33 (0.7%)