Chelsea Heights

VIC

Chelsea Heights is a declining region in VIC with 5,445 residents.

SA2 code: 208031187
State: VIC

Population

5,445

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-2.1%

3yr: +1.5% · 10yr: -0.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$412/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,867/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Chelsea Heights (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.5%5yr: -2.1%10yr: -0.7%Total: +0.1%

Population grew from 5,440 to 5,445 over 24 years, averaging 0.0% 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 1.9%

Almost entirely detached houses (79%), owner-occupied (84.5%), built for families (51% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 79.0%

1,567 houses261 townhouses155 apartments

Tenure

Owned 39.4%

Mortgage 45.1%

Owned 39.4%Mortgage 45.1%Renting 12.9%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

34 (1.7%)

2 bed

323 (16.4%)

3 bed

1,004 (51.0%)

4 bed

517 (26.3%)

5 bed

81 (4.1%)

6+ bed

8 (0.4%)