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SUBURB · VICTORIA · 3183

St Kilda East

Vibrant inner-Melbourne suburb 6km south-east of the CBD, in the City of Glen Eira. Leafy streets blending Victorian and Edwardian homes with modern apartments and stylish townhouses. Excellent public transport, proximity to St Kilda precinct + Caulfield Grammar.
Apartment market figures 6km SE of CBD Units yield 5.10% Data refresh: HtAG Jun 2026

What the data shows here

St Kilda East apartment market data.

Apartment / low-density build
St Kilda East sits inside the gentrified Glen Eira corridor where the play is units, not houses. Median unit price is $606K (versus $1.51M for houses) and unit yield runs at 5.10% gross vs 3.40% for houses, that is the price gap between the two segments in the data. Older walk-up blocks and 1960s-70s mid-rises sit alongside new boutique developments; the apartment market has the lower entry price and higher yield in the data.

Overview

St Kilda East, located in Victoria with the postcode 3183, is a vibrant suburb just 6 km southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District. It blends a diverse and multicultural atmosphere with a rich history. Leafy streets feature a mix of Victorian and Edwardian homes, modern apartments, and stylish townhouses.

The suburb boasts excellent public transport links, proximity to the bustling St Kilda precinct, and schools such as Caulfield Grammar. Popular with both young professionals and families, it offers a variety of cafes, shops, and parks, including Alma Park, enhancing its appeal as a lively and convenient place to live.

Source: HtAG Analytics Suburb Report (St Kilda East, VIC 3183). Distance to GPO: 7km.

Headline numbers: units vs houses

Apartment buyers focus on the left card. Houses shown for context.

UNITSFOCUS
Buy (median)$606K
Rent (median/wk)$595
Gross yield5.10%
ConfidenceHigh
Annual sales (units)345
Yield range by BR4%-11%
HOUSESCONTEXT ONLY
Buy (median)$1,507K
Rent (median/wk)$986
Gross yield3.40%
ConfidenceHigh
Annual sales (houses)76
Yield range by BR2%-11%

HtAG RCS scores

Four "Relative Composite Score" (RCS) axes from HtAG Analytics (0-100, higher is better). Units lead.

Units

RCS™ (overall)
80
strong
Risk RCS™ (0 to 100)
89
lower composite risk score
Capital Growth RCS™
81
based on historical growth
Cashflow RCS™
71
gross yield 5.10%

Houses

RCS™ (overall)
44
mid-band
Risk RCS™ (0 to 100)
54
moderate
Capital Growth RCS™
43
mid
Cashflow RCS™
36
median house $1,507K, gross yield 3.40%

By bedroom count

Buy / rent / yield breakdown across bedroom types. From HtAG Analytics median data.

Units

BedroomsMedian buyMedian rent (wk)Gross yield
1BR$348K$4356.49%
2BR$626K$5784.80%
3BR$845K$7744.76%
All units$606K$5955.10%

Houses

BedroomsMedian buyMedian rent (wk)Gross yield
2BR$1,090K$7933.78%
3BR$1,519K$9153.13%
4BR$1,912K$1,2513.40%
All houses$1,507K$9863.40%

Supply & demand

Market dynamics from HtAG: stock on market, vacancy, days on market, clearance rate.

Days on Market (units)
27
median time to sell
Vacancy Rate (units)
1.23%
tight rental market
Clearance Rate
52.74%
auction-cleared share
Stock on Market (units)
0.36%
very low supply
Inventory (months)
1.37
under 3mo = tight
Hold Period
10.95 yrs
avg time owners hold

For houses: Days on Market 26 · Vacancy 1.23% · Stock on Market 0.37% · Inventory 1.66 months · Hold Period 10.14 years. Similar dynamics, slightly thinner liquidity.

Area stats

Demographics + risk + amenity. Source: HtAG Analytics.

Population
12,571
total residents
Dwellings
7,235
total properties
School Rank
61
/100 (HtAG)
Owner-occupied
49%
vs renter

Parent LGA: City of Glen Eira

St Kilda East 3183 sits inside the City of Glen Eira, which spans Caulfield, Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Bentleigh, Elsternwick, and surrounding suburbs.

The full City of Glen Eira LGA report is pending, drop the HtAG LGA PDF (city-of-glen-eira.pdf) into ~/Desktop/apartment-lga-reports/ and I'll generate the parent page with the same apartment-thesis treatment.

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