Darebin: suburbs, house prices and planning
Darebin council area has 5 suburbs with a Delora page, home to 132,627 residents at the 2021 Census. Median house prices run from $858,000 in Kingsbury to $1,690,000 in Northcote (latest reportable period for each, Valuer-General Victoria).
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Darebin at a glance
- House medians
- $858,000 to $1,690,000
- latest reportable period for each suburb
- sales behind each median: 35 to 92
- Valuer-General Victoria
- Median rent
- $361 to $640 a week
- DFFH year to Sep 2025 where published, else Census 2021 (older)
- 5 of 5 suburbs with a rent figure
- DFFH Rental Report
- Planning risk
- Flood 7% LowBushfire 0% Very lowHeritage 9% Moderate
- share of land, weighted by suburb area
- Vicmap Planning
- Recorded crime
- 126 per 1,000 residents
- per year, latest year published
- council area, not suburb
- offences logged over residents
- Higher than most areas
- Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
House medians across 5 suburbs run from $858,000 to $1,690,000; flood overlays cover 7% of the council's land, bushfire 0% and heritage 9%.
Council-level figures. Overlay shares are weighted by each suburb's land area; recorded crime is every offence logged in the council area over the latest year divided by its residents. None of it describes a specific street or property.
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Suburbs in Darebin
Sorted by house median, highest first. 5 of 5 suburbs have a reliable house median.
| Suburb | House median | Unit median | Rent | 1-yr change | Gross yield | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote3070 | $1,690,000Mar qtr 2026 · 53 sales | $563,000Mar qtr 2026 · 77 sales | $640/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | −1.7%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 2.0% | 25,276 |
| Thornbury3071 | $1,392,000Mar qtr 2026 · 35 sales | $675,000Mar qtr 2026 · 61 sales | $525/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | −1.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 2.0% | 19,005 |
| Preston3072 | $1,285,000Mar qtr 2026 · 76 sales | $620,300Mar qtr 2026 · 104 sales | $560/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +16.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 2.3% | 33,790 |
| Reservoir3073 | $972,500Mar qtr 2026 · 92 sales | $690,000Mar qtr 2026 · 132 sales | $530/wkDFFH, year to Sep 2025 | +4.6%vs Mar qtr 2025 | 2.8% | 51,096 |
| Kingsbury3083 | $858,0002025 · 50 sales | $648,500Mar qtr 2026 · 14 sales | $361/wkCensus 2021 (older) | +1.5%vs 2024 | no data | 3,460 |
School zones in Darebin
Government school zones with a campus in this council area — see the full zone map for suburbs, streets and what changed since last year.
primary 17
- Bell Primary School
- Kingsbury Primary School
- Newlands Primary School
- Northcote Primary School
- Penders Grove Primary School
- Preston North East Primary School
- Preston Primary School
- Preston South Primary School
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secondary 5
- Northcote High School
- Preston High School
- Reservoir High School
- Thornbury High School
- William Ruthven Secondary College
senior secondary 1
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