October 2026 data · Port Phillip · VIC
St Kilda house prices: median price and growth
- Median house
- $1.59m ▼ −0.4% in 12 months
- Median unit
- $518k ▲ +1.6% in 12 months
The median house price in St Kilda is $1.59m (October 2026), down 0.4% over 12 months. Units have a median of $518k, up 1.6% over 12 months. That puts St Kilda below the typical Inner Melbourne suburb ($1.63m) and number 9 of the 11 suburbs around it.
Median house price
- $2.25M+
- $2M–$2.25M
- $1.75M–$2M
- $1.5M–$1.75M
- $1.25M–$1.5M
- $1M–$1.25M
- $750K–$1M
- $500K–$750K
- <$500K
St Kilda price changes
| Type | Median | 3 mo | 6 mo | 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | $1.59m | ▲ +4.5% | ▼ −4.0% | ▼ −0.4% |
| Unit | $518k | ▲ +0.6% | ▲ +2.6% | ▲ +1.6% |
Changes compare the median with three, six and twelve months earlier. A dash means too few sales for a reliable figure. How these figures are worked out.
St Kilda compared with nearby suburbs
Suburbs within about 1 km of St Kilda, dearest house median first. Select a column heading to sort.
| House | Unit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Park | $3.02m | ▼ −3.5% | ▲ +1.0% | ▲ +18.6% | $694k | ▼ −4.4% | ▼ −15.9% | ▼ −33.0% |
| Albert Park | $2.37m | ▼ −4.1% | ▼ −0.8% | ▼ −3.2% | $934k | 0.0% | ▲ +13.2% | ▲ +33.4% |
| St Kilda West | $2.31m | 0.0% | ▼ −1.1% | 0.0% | $575k | ▲ +2.7% | ▲ +3.6% | ▲ +4.1% |
| Elwood | $2.10m | ▲ +0.5% | ▼ −4.1% | ▼ −8.8% | $630k | ▼ −3.1% | ▼ −2.5% | ▼ −1.4% |
| South Yarra | $2.02m | ▲ +1.8% | ▼ −2.2% | ▼ −8.0% | $530k | ▼ −1.9% | ▼ −7.0% | ▼ −7.8% |
| St Kilda East | $1.69m | ▼ −1.8% | ▼ −0.9% | ▲ +0.5% | $583k | 0.0% | ▼ −0.9% | ▲ +0.4% |
| Ripponlea | $1.65m | – | – | – | $450k | 0.0% | ▼ −9.1% | ▼ −21.1% |
| Prahran | $1.63m | ▲ +1.1% | ▲ +1.6% | ▼ −3.9% | $475k | ▲ +0.6% | ▼ −5.0% | ▼ −6.9% |
| St Kilda | $1.59m | ▲ +4.5% | ▼ −4.0% | ▼ −0.4% | $518k | ▲ +0.6% | ▲ +2.6% | ▲ +1.6% |
| Windsor | $1.54m | ▲ +10.8% | ▲ +9.8% | ▲ +10.0% | $550k | ▲ +3.8% | ▲ +0.9% | ▲ +4.4% |
| Melbourne | $550k | ▲ +14.7% | ▲ +25.9% | ▼ −56.4% | $460k | 0.0% | 0.0% | ▲ +0.9% |
Living in St Kilda
From the 2021 ABS Census: St Kilda against the Port Phillip council area and VIC. Council and state percentages count all their residents; their medians are the middle suburb by population.
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| Figure | St Kilda | Port Phillip (council) | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| People | |||
| Population | 19,490 | 96,314 | 6,503,500 |
| Median age | 36 | 38 | 39 |
| Families with children | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Born overseas | 36.9% | 31.3% | 30.0% |
| Language other than English at home | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Work and education | |||
| Median household income | $1,779/wk | $2,096/wk | $1,856/wk |
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| Professionals and managers | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Unemployment | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
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| Housing | |||
| Owned outright | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Owned with a mortgage | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Rented | 60.4% | 50.4% | 28.5% |
| Separate houses | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Flats and apartments | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Median weekly rent | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
| Median mortgage repayment | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
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| SEIFA advantage (IRSAD), Australian decile | 🔒 | 🔒 | 🔒 |
🔒 Age, occupation and ancestry breakdowns for St Kilda, its council and VIC
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021. More figures, maps and the 2016 Census are in Location Insights.
Common questions
What is the median house price in St Kilda?
The median house price in St Kilda was $1.59m in October 2026, down 0.4% on a year earlier. The typical Inner Melbourne suburb median was $1.63m.
What is the median unit price in St Kilda?
The median unit price in St Kilda was $518k in October 2026, up 1.6% over 12 months.
Is St Kilda more expensive than nearby suburbs?
Of the 10 neighbouring suburbs with a median house price, 8 are dearer than St Kilda and 2 are cheaper or the same.
Where does this data come from?
Prices come from REA sales data for October 2026, all bedroom counts, refreshed monthly. Medians cover sales over the past 12 months; changes are shown only where at least 10 homes of that type sold.