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Aberfeldie

Ranked #12 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Melbourne
Aberfeldie suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Melbourne
Value95#12 of 216
Wealth93#15 of 216
Active86#16 of 216
Active & healthy80#6 of 216

Aberfeldie suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
86
#16 of 216
Safety
75
#54 of 216
Wealth
93
#15 of 216
Value
95
#12 of 216
Parks
32
#161 of 216
Cafés
52
#104 of 216
Transit
17
#180 of 216
Green space
63
#68 of 216
Active & healthy
80
#6 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)
78
#35 of 216

Aberfeldie crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population3,925
Area1.54 km²
Postcode3040
Median household income$2,571/wk
Median rent$440/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)$1,845,000 (22 sales this quarter; down 2.9% YoY, up 7.3% QoQ)
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)$661,000 (low volume: 7 sales; down 20.6% YoY, up 11.1% QoQ)
Crime rate39.0 incidents per 1,000 people — 88% of offences are against property, 12% against the person
Parks5 (5.4 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)3 — 2 primary, 1 secondary; nearest primary 0.46 km, secondary 0.39 km
Families score67/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park87.8% of the suburb
Cafés2
Gyms & sport venues67
Public transport stops12 (12 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunMaribyrnong parkrun (1.19 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)3 schools in the suburb, plus 2 kindergartens — nearest is Ave Maria College (0.38 km)

Sale prices: Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter — © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning / Valuer-General Victoria), Victorian Property Sales Report, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median of sales settled in the quarter, per suburb. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Aberfeldie

Population
3,925
Median age
41 years
Median household income
$2,571/wk
Median rent
$440/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$1,845,000
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$661,000

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Aberfeldie — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Aberfeldie

What is the postcode for Aberfeldie?

The postcode for Aberfeldie, Melbourne is 3040.

Is Aberfeldie a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Aberfeldie is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is value, ranking #12 of 216 Melbourne suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Melbourne for 8 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Aberfeldie safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Melbourne, scoring 75/100 for safety and ranking #54 of 216 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 39 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Aberfeldie good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 75/100, parks 32/100 and green space 63/100, with a median age of 41. It has 3 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.5 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Melbourne families ranking for the full method.

Is Aberfeldie expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,845,000 in Oct–Dec 2025 (Victorian Property Sales Report), down 2.9% YoY, up 7.3% QoQ. Median rent is $440 a week, and household income ranks #15 of 216 in Melbourne. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 95/100 for value.

Does Aberfeldie have good public transport?

It scores 17/100 for transit, #180 of 216 in Melbourne. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Aberfeldie?

88% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 5.4 hectares per 1,000 residents — 63/100 for green space.

Is Aberfeldie good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Maribyrnong parkrun, 1.2 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 86/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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