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City of Melbourne · Open price records

See how inner Melbourne’s property market changed.

Explore 17 years of median sale prices and transaction activity across 11 City of Melbourne small areas—houses and apartments, side by side.

Historical council data, 2000–2016. Not a current valuation.

11 neighbourhoods2000–2016 coverage347 local observationsCC BY 4.0 open data

The archive at a glance

A clear view of a changing city.

Compare dwelling types, trace long-run price movement and see where recorded sales were concentrated. Every figure is tied to a year, place and source.

City median house price · 2016$950,000245% since 2000
City median apartment price · 2016$508,00068% since 2000
Busiest recorded area · 2016Melbourne (CBD)1,266 transactions

City-wide history

Two markets. One timeline.

Switch between houses and apartments to see how the City of Melbourne median changed. Values are nominal and not adjusted for inflation.

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Price markers require at least five transactions in the year.

House/Townhouse median sale price

Historical City of Melbourne evidence · 2000–2016 · Median sale price (AUD)

House/Townhouse median sale priceA$0A$237,500A$475,000A$712,500A$950,0002000: A$275,000; n=6492001: A$320,000; n=7792002: A$381,500; n=6502003: A$385,000; n=6302004: A$395,000; n=5722005: A$450,000; n=6002006: A$490,500; n=6002007: A$615,000; n=7782008: A$543,500; n=5992009: A$585,796; n=6612010: A$740,000; n=6702011: A$710,000; n=5312012: A$675,000; n=5312013: A$737,750; n=5922014: A$800,000; n=5772015: A$890,000; n=5372016: A$950,000; n=4542000200320062009201220152016

City of Melbourne only, not Greater Melbourne or the current market. Changing property mix can affect medians. Missing or low-count prices remain gaps.

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House/Townhouse median sale price — Historical City of Melbourne evidence · 2000–2016
Period or areaMedian sale price (AUD)Sample count
2000A$275,000649
2001A$320,000779
2002A$381,500650
2003A$385,000630
2004A$395,000572
2005A$450,000600
2006A$490,500600
2007A$615,000778
2008A$543,500599
2009A$585,796661
2010A$740,000670
2011A$710,000531
2012A$675,000531
2013A$737,750592
2014A$800,000577
2015A$890,000537
2016A$950,000454

Source: City of Melbourne residential property sales

Sales behind this series

Historical City of Melbourne evidence · 2000–2016 · Recorded transactions

Sales behind this series0194.75389.5584.257792000: 6492001: 7792002: 6502003: 6302004: 5722005: 6002006: 6002007: 7782008: 5992009: 6612010: 6702011: 5312012: 5312013: 5922014: 5772015: 5372016: 454200020032006200920122015

City of Melbourne only, not Greater Melbourne or the current market. Changing property mix can affect medians. Missing or low-count prices remain gaps.

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Sales behind this series — Historical City of Melbourne evidence · 2000–2016
Period or areaRecorded transactions
2000649
2001779
2002650
2003630
2004572
2005600
2006600
2007778
2008599
2009661
2010670
2011531
2012531
2013592
2014577
2015537
2016454

Source: City of Melbourne residential property sales

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Carlton$1,110,000House median · 2016Docklands$591,000Apartment median · 2016East Melbourne$1,940,000House median · 2016Kensington$818,750House median · 2016Melbourne (CBD)$435,000Apartment median · 2016Melbourne (Remainder)$582,500Apartment median · 2016

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History, not a house-price estimate.

This dataset is useful for broad market context. It cannot value an individual property and does not describe today’s market.

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