Victoria council

Stonnington

114,789 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 26 km², 8 suburbs. Council website: stonnington.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

114,789

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.3% in a year

Density

4,467/km²

26 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$2.5M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$31

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

8

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
37
Median household income
$2,210/week
Median rent
$421/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,500/month
Households renting
44.9%
Average household
2.1 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property
$1,647
2024-25
Operating result
+0.0%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
120%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

8 suburbs where Stonnington holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Glen Iris (Vic.)26,13136%$2.6MDec 20259% / 0%10
South Yarra25,02884%$2.0MDec 202514% / 0%10
Malvern East22,296All$2.2MDec 202512% / 0%10
Toorak12,817All$6.1MDec 202512% / 0%10
Prahran12,203All$1.7MDec 202513% / 0%10
Malvern (Vic.)9,929All$2.8MDec 20256% / 0%10
Armadale (Vic.)9,368All$2.4MDec 20257% / 0%10
Windsor (Vic.)7,27392%$1.4MDec 202512% / 0%10
Kooyong842All25% / 0%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

11%

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 9 of 9 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$1.4M
Median of suburb medians
$2.2M
Highest suburb median
$6.1M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Melbourne · Sarah WITTY (ALP)32%
  • Kooyong · Monique RYAN (IND)32%
  • Chisholm · Carina GARLAND (ALP)30%
  • Macnamara · Josh BURNS (ALP)6%

State districts

  • Malvern · Hon Michael O'Brien (LIB)53%
  • Prahran · Rachel Westaway (LIB)38%
  • Ashwood · Matt Fregon (ALP)9%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 2 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 24 Sep 2026.

Listings cut
24
of 233 tracked
Share cut
10.3%
Typical cut
4.4%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Malvern East (13), Toorak (11). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.