Officer South, VIC 3809
Officer South property market
Officer South is mostly about buying houses, with 50 sales at around $878k as of July 2026, taking about 35 days to sell (up a lot from 25 days last year), with 4-bedroom the most common at around two-thirds.
House rentals come a distant second, with 21 leases at $650 a week, renting out in about 32 days, one of the country's least in-demand house rental markets. Followed by 2 unit sales at around —.
Who lives hereAn above-average-income, mortgage-belt, family-oriented suburb — multicultural and newcomer-heavy.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Officer South 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 Officer South?
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 Officer South
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 Officer South
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
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 Officer South
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 Officer South
No school inside Officer South itself — the closest options around it are shown. 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.
- No schools within 5 km — widen the radius.
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.
Officer South median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Officer South — 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.
Officer South 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 Officer South
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
Officer South against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Officer South 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.
Officer South — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Officer South 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 Officer South rose from $403k (Jul 2021) to $671k (Jun 2026) — +66.5% growth over five years — peaking at $773k between Jun 2025 and May 2026. Median house rent went from $263/wk to $461/wk (+75.3%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Officer South: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Officer South, ranked by distance — each lined up against Officer South on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Suburbs like Officer South
Suburbs anywhere in VIC that behave like Officer South — 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.)
Officer South vs Lynbrook: the closest sales-market match trades at a median of $656k against Officer South's $677k — about 3% lower, with homes selling in 18 days versus 28 days here.
Comparable sales markets to Officer South: Lynbrook market trends, Tyabb property growth, Gembrook property growth, Healesville average house price and Upper Ferntree Gully property growth.
Officer South's closest rental-market twins: Upper Ferntree Gully house prices, Gembrook house prices, Tyabb property growth, Healesville property prices and Lynbrook (VIC 3975). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
Frequently asked · Officer South
25 data-driven answers about Officer South's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Officer South?
#The median house price in Officer South, VIC 3809 is $677k as of June 2026, based on 11 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.
How much does it cost to rent in Officer South?
#The median weekly house rent in Officer South is $370 as of June 2026, drawn from 3 leases over the past 12 months. House rents have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Officer South?
#A 3 bedroom house in Officer South rents for a median $370 per week as of June 2026, drawn from 3 leases over the past 12 months. Across other house sizes: 4-bedroom $370/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 Officer South?
#Gross rental yield in Officer South is 2.21% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the VIC unit median of 3.88%. 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 Officer South?
#As of June 2026, Officer South medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $677k | $677k | $677k | $677k |
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 Officer South median?
#At the median Officer South house ($677k purchase, $370/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $680 — about $310 more 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 Officer South's property market trends?
#Officer South's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +50.0%; homes now sell in a median 28 days — slower than a year ago by 8; sales supply sits at 4.0 months (loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Officer South market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Officer South as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Officer South, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 2.21% against a VIC median of 1.95%, houses take a median 28 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 Officer South?
#Houses in Officer South sell in a median 28 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have lengthened by 8 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Officer South a tight or loose property market right now?
#Officer South'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 Officer South gone up or down?
#House prices in Officer South moved +0.5% over the 12 months to June 2026. 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 Officer South?
#Officer South's house rental market sits at 0.5 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 10 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Where is Officer South in its property market cycle?
#Officer South's house market is currently in the 'softer_weakening' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year loosening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Officer South compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Officer South's median house price ($677k) is 3% above the VIC median ($659k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 28 days vs 24 days state median. On gross yield, Officer South sits at 2.21% vs 1.95% state median.
How does Officer South compare to neighbouring suburbs?
#Officer South's most-similar nearby market is Lynbrook (10.5 km away) with a median house price of $656k — about 3% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
What's the most popular property type in Officer South?
#The most-transacted segment in Officer South over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 13 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 13 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 Officer South last year?
#Officer South recorded 13 house sales and 13 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 26 transactions. On the rental side, 10 houses and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Officer South in?
#Officer South is in postcode 3809, in the South East Melbourne region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Officer South, VIC 3809.
What is the population of Officer South?
#Officer South, VIC 3809 is home to 769 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 21, and the average household holds 1.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Officer South?
#The median household in Officer South earns $1k per week — roughly $56k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $907/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Officer South?
#The unemployment rate in Officer South 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 Officer South?
#Officer South 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 Officer South?
#Officer South has 126 schools within reach — including Edenbrook Secondary College, John Henry Primary School, Bridgewood Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Officer South a good place to live?
#Officer South, VIC 3809 has a population of 769, a median age of 21, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 126 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 Officer South market data last updated?
#This Officer South 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.