Ripponlea, VIC 3185
Ripponlea property market
Ripponlea is led by unit rentals, with 77 leases (down 4.9%) at $520 a week (up 3%) as of July 2026, renting out in about 19 days (down from 20 days last year), mostly 2-bedroom (around 60%).
Unit sales are the only other notable market, with 36 sales at around $451k (down), taking about 33 days to sell (down a lot from 58 days last year), with prices weaker than most unit markets, with 2-bedroom and 1-bedroom about even at around 45% each. Then come 11 house rentals at $930 a week and 10 house sales at around $1.691M.
Who lives hereAn above-average-income, renter-heavy, mixed-age suburb — apartment-dominated and newcomer-heavy, with great public transport.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Ripponlea demographics & population
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Who lives in Ripponlea?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Housing & affordability in Ripponlea
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Income & employment in Ripponlea
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.5× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Getting around Ripponlea
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Ripponlea
No school inside Ripponlea itself — the closest options around it are shown. Families can choose from 109 primary schools in Ripponlea and its surrounds, and 59 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
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- 95De La Salle CollegeCatholic · Combined · Co-ed · Years 6-12 · Malvern · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
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- 103Middle Park Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Middle Park · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 104Brighton Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Brighton East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 105St Mary's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Malvern East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 106South Melbourne Park Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Albert Park · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 107Youth2Industry CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · South Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 108Lloyd Street Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Malvern East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 109Richmond Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 110St Roch's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Glen Iris · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 111The Currajong SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Malvern East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 112Alia CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hawthorn East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 113Galilee Regional Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · South Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 114St Mary's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hampton · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 115Auburn South Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hawthorn East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 116St Paul's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bentleigh · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 117Melbourne Indigenous Transition SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-8 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 118Our Lady of the Sacred Heart CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bentleigh · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 119St Patrick's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Murrumbeena · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 120Port Phillip Specialist SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Port Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 121Montague SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · South Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 122St Joseph's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hawthorn · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 123Rossbourne SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hawthorn · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 124Hawthorn West Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hawthorn · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 125Richmond High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 126Glenferrie Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hawthorn · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 127Bindjiroo Yaluk Community SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 128Tombolo AcademyIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Hampton · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 129Trinity Catholic SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 130Richmond West Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 131Port Melbourne Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Port Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 132Swinburne Senior Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Hawthorn · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 133Hampton East SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Hampton East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 134Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bentleigh · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 135Malvern Valley Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Malvern East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 136SEDA College (Victoria)Independent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Camberwell · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 137Port Melbourne Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Port Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 138Bentleigh Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Bentleigh East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 139Southern Autistic SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · East Bentleigh · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 140Oakleigh GrammarIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Oakleigh · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 141Collingwood English Language SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Collingwood · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 142Ozford CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 143St Agnes' SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Highett · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 144Auburn Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Hawthorn East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 145St Peter's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bentleigh East · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 146Newmark PrimaryIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Williamstown · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 147St Catherine's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Moorabbin · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 148Hester Hornbrook AcademyIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Melbourne · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 149Ignatius Learning CentreCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Richmond · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students474Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank—
- 150Avenues EducationGovernment · Special · Moorabbin · 3.1 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Ripponlea median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Ripponlea — choose a property type and size below.
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Ripponlea property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
Units
Buying vs renting in Ripponlea
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Sales market velocity
Ripponlea against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Ripponlea in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Ripponlea — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Ripponlea median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Ripponlea fell from $1.96M (Jul 2021) to $972k (Jun 2026) — a 50.5% decline over five years — peaking at $1.96M between Aug 2020 and Jul 2021. Median house rent went from $348/wk to $772/wk (+121.8%) over the same period. For units, the median sale price fell from $458k to $390k (−14.7%), with rent up from $303/wk to $387/wk (+27.7%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Ripponlea: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Ripponlea, ranked by distance — each lined up against Ripponlea on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Ripponlea
Suburbs anywhere in VIC that behave like Ripponlea — matched on price, growth, selling speed and demand, not on distance. A shortlist of markets that move the same way — including ones far away you'd never think to compare. (Want the suburbs right next door instead? See Nearby markets above.)
Ripponlea vs Darley: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $296k against Ripponlea's $878k — about 66% lower, with homes selling in 27 days versus 24 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Ripponlea: Darley property prices, Williams Landing property prices, Long Gully property market, Kurunjang property growth and Melton property growth.
Ripponlea's closest rental-market twins: Darley market trends, Williams Landing market trends, Kurunjang house prices and Melton property growth. Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Ripponlea
24 data-driven answers about Ripponlea's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Ripponlea?
#The median house price in Ripponlea, VIC 3185 is $878k as of June 2026, based on 9 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
What is the median unit price in Ripponlea?
#The median unit price in Ripponlea, VIC 3185 is $878k as of June 2026, based on 9 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +0.5% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 100% of the median house price.
How much does it cost to rent in Ripponlea?
#The median weekly house rent in Ripponlea is $535 as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $535 per week. House rents have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Ripponlea?
#A 3 bedroom house in Ripponlea rents for a median $535 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 12 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 2-bedroom $535/week, 4-bedroom $535/week. Unit rents: 1-bedroom $535/week, 2-bedroom $535/week, 3-bedroom $535/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Ripponlea?
#Gross rental yield in Ripponlea is 3.86% for houses and 3.86% for units as of June 2026, compared with the VIC unit median of 4.03%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Ripponlea?
#As of June 2026, Ripponlea medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $878k | $878k | $878k | $878k |
| Units | $878k | $878k | $878k | — | $878k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
What does it cost to own versus rent at the Ripponlea median?
#At the median Ripponlea unit ($878k purchase, $535/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $353 — about $182 less per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Ripponlea's property market trends?
#Ripponlea's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year and units +0.5%; weekly house rents moved +0.5%; homes now sell in a median 24 days — faster than a year ago by 14; sales supply sits at 4.0 months (loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Ripponlea market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Ripponlea as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Ripponlea, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.86% against a VIC median of 3.38%, houses take a median 24 days to sell, sales supply is 4.0 months (loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Ripponlea?
#Houses in Ripponlea sell in a median 24 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly similarly at 24 days. Days on market have tightened by 14 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Ripponlea a tight or loose property market right now?
#Ripponlea's sales market sits at 4.0 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.5 months of supply.
Have property prices in Ripponlea gone up or down?
#House prices in Ripponlea moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +0.5%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How active is the rental market in Ripponlea?
#Ripponlea's house rental market sits at 0.5 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 14 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 2.2 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Ripponlea compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Ripponlea's median house price ($878k) is 94% above the VIC median ($453k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 24 days vs 20 days state median. On gross yield, Ripponlea sits at 3.86% vs 3.38% state median.
What's the most popular property type in Ripponlea?
#The most-transacted segment in Ripponlea over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 6 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 6 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Ripponlea last year?
#Ripponlea recorded 6 house sales and 6 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 12 transactions. On the rental side, 14 houses and 14 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Ripponlea in?
#Ripponlea is in postcode 3185, in the Inner Melbourne region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Ripponlea, VIC 3185.
What is the population of Ripponlea?
#Ripponlea, VIC 3185 is home to 895 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 17, and the average household holds 1.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Ripponlea?
#The median household in Ripponlea earns $1k per week — roughly $59k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $752/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Ripponlea?
#The unemployment rate in Ripponlea is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Ripponlea?
#Ripponlea is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Ripponlea?
#Ripponlea has 150 schools within reach — including Sholem Aleichem College, Elwood Primary School, Caulfield Grammar School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Ripponlea a good place to live?
#Ripponlea, VIC 3185 has a population of 895, a median age of 17, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 150 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Ripponlea market data last updated?
#This Ripponlea market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.