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Median sale price $375,000 (Oct–Dec 2025) · SEIFA decile 2/10. On the Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers May 2025 annualised earnings equivalent, a Mining Operator rates it a "Comfortable" fit.
Postcode 3272, which covers Mortlake, recorded about 180 recipients per 1,000 residents for Age Pension in June 2026, against the VIC postcode benchmark of 107 recipients per 1,000 residents. Age Pension was more common in the wider area; this is not a count of all households that might need support. Services Australia recipients only, excluding DVA. Includes current recipients (including those entitled to payment or on a zero rate) and suspended recipients. DSS rates use rounded counts and the older Census population. In postcode 3272, which covers Mortlake, 2% of tax filers were in the “$180,000 or more” income band in 2023–24, compared with the VIC postcode benchmark of 4%. High taxable incomes were less common among these filers; the average alone would hide that mix. Benchmarks are medians for populated VIC suburbs or their postcodes, with each postcode counted once; they are not official state-wide medians.
Comparing the Census medians, weekly rent represents 22.4% of the typical household income; mortgage repayments represent 21.9%, after converting the monthly repayment to a weekly estimate. These are modelled shares based on Census 2021 data. They compare separate medians from different household groups, so they do not measure how many households are under housing stress.
Median age in Mortlake: 49 years at the Census.
Census 2021 is a historical snapshot. Mortgage repayments reflect the low-rate era and existing borrowers, not what a new buyer would pay today. Tenure counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS and may not add up exactly; other tenure and unstated responses are included in the denominator.
$54,843 average taxable income per tax filer in 2023–24, across 915 filers. This is an individual average after deductions, not a median or a household income.
8.9% of filers reported net rent. This includes rental profits and losses.
HELP debt averaged over all filers: $2,664. This spreads the total across filers with and without a debt.
ATO figures cover postcode 3272, which can include several suburbs. The postcode is chosen using the suburb's mapped inner point. These are 2023–24 statistics, not current earnings. Compare the tax brackets.
Payment counts for the June 2026 quarter, shown as rounded counts and approximate rates in each payment's stated unit per 1,000 residents.
Rent Assistance rates compare income units with people in the Census population, not with households. They are not the percentage of residents receiving Rent Assistance.
DSS rounds counts to five; a small count may be shown as five. Rates use postcode 3272's Census 2021 population of 1,641, so they are estimates using an older denominator. These are postcode figures, not counts for Mortlake alone. Payments overlap and cannot be added together. They do not tell you whether you qualify.
These are fixed suburb facts. Affordability depends on your own income and deposit. Use the Family Suburb Fit Finder to see your personal Family Fit Score for Mortlake.
Nearest primary: Mortlake P-12 College (5.5km)
Nearest secondary: Mortlake P-12 College (5.5km)
Government schools only (sources below).
36.8 recorded offences per 1,000 residents during July 2025 to June 2026. Uses the publisher's population figure for the local council area, rather than this suburb alone.
Leaves out offences at justice institutions and immigration facilities. It also excludes Unincorporated Victoria (areas outside local councils) and offences with no known location. The rate covers a local council area (LGA). We map it to suburbs using ABS LGA 2025 boundaries and a point inside each Census 2021 suburb. We do not use the smaller suburb tables because their place names overlap.
The safety score compares this mapped rate with other VIC suburbs. It is not compared across states, because they count offences differently.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria. CC BY 4.0. Adapted by Oz Finance Hub.
Nearest GP: 22.7km away
Nearest hospital: 48.2km away
Population grew 0.7% a year on average over the last 5 years (ABS SA2 estimate).
3.6 new dwelling approvals per 1,000 residents in the last 12 months.
About these figures: median sale price is from the Victorian Property Sales Report (Valuer-General Victoria), Oct–Dec 2025, from 8 sales. Household income and rent are ABS Census 2021; SEIFA decile is the official ABS SEIFA 2021 IRSAD ranking. Indicative only — not valuation or financial advice.
Put in your own income and deposit to see how Mortlake and thousands of other suburbs fit your budget against the Oct–Dec 2025 sale-price snapshot.
The occupation comparison uses the Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers gross weekly median for May 2025, multiplied by 52 as an annualised input. It is not an observed annual salary or a current role-specific pay estimate.
$375,000 for Oct–Dec 2025, from the Victorian Property Sales Report (Valuer-General Victoria), based on only 8 sales, so treat it as indicative.
Using the Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers gross weekly median from May 2025, multiplied by 52 as an annualised income equivalent, and a $100,000 deposit, Mortlake rates as a "Comfortable" fit against its median sale price for Oct–Dec 2025. This is a comparison input, not a current role-specific salary or observed annual pay.
Out of 100: budget fit (estimated max purchase price versus the suburb's median sale price, where one is published) blended with government-data signals: nearest schools, recorded-offence safety percentile, nearest GP/hospital, population and dwelling-approval growth and the official ABS SEIFA decile. Affordability always counts for at least ~35% of the score, and any signal without data for this state is left out rather than guessed.
The nearest government primary school is Mortlake P-12 College, about 5.5km away, and the nearest government secondary school is Mortlake P-12 College (5.5km).
For Mortlake, the mapped rate is 36.8 recorded offences per 1,000 residents during July 2025 to June 2026. Uses the publisher's population figure for the local council area, rather than this suburb alone. Leaves out offences at justice institutions and immigration facilities. It also excludes Unincorporated Victoria (areas outside local councils) and offences with no known location. The rate covers a local council area (LGA). We map it to suburbs using ABS LGA 2025 boundaries and a point inside each Census 2021 suburb. We do not use the smaller suburb tables because their place names overlap. The safety score shows how this mapped rate ranks among other VIC suburbs. Offence-counting rules differ by state, so it's never compared to suburbs outside VIC. Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria. Adapted by Oz Finance Hub.
The median sale price is from Oct–Dec 2025. Household income and rent figures are from the ABS Census 2021. Schools, safety, health and growth signals have their own source periods. Any ATO or DSS figures shown carry their own edition and source below.
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