Eltham North, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Eltham North is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1111, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Eltham North at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,830
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $2,770
- SEIFA score
- 1111
- Coordinates
- -37.6978, 145.1418
Eltham North demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Eltham North using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 6% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,362 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 864 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,411 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,117 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,059 | 16% |
Share of the 6,813 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 967 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,067 | 49% |
| Rented | 136 | 6% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,151 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 38 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,189 occupied private dwellings in Eltham North.
- Median weekly rent
- $512
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,300
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,926
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,027
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,199 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 731 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 46 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,691 (72%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 2,116
- Employed part-time
- 1,347
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Eltham North
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Eltham North is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 840 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.7°C | 69 mm |
| Feb | 25.7°C | 13.9°C | 37 mm |
| Mar | 23.8°C | 13.1°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.7°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm |
| May | 15.8°C | 8.4°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 76 mm |
| Jul | 12.6°C | 6°C | 63 mm |
| Aug | 13.5°C | 6.1°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 80 mm |
| Oct | 19.5°C | 8.8°C | 94 mm |
| Nov | 21.5°C | 10.7°C | 90 mm |
| Dec | 24.6°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Eltham North
Where is Eltham North?
Eltham North is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Eltham North?
At the 2021 Census, Eltham North had a population of about 6,830.
Is Eltham North an advantaged area?
Eltham North has an ABS SEIFA score of 1111, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Eltham North?
Eltham North has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 9.9°C, with roughly 840 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Eltham North have high household incomes?
Eltham North has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 16th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,770 per week).
Where Eltham North ranks
Eltham North appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Victoria#16 of 25
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