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Elsternwick, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Elsternwick, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Elsternwick at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3185 |
| Local government area | Glen Eira |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 20864 |
Planning zones in Elsternwick
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone72%
- RGZ — Residential Growth Zone11%
- C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone5%
- 5 other zones11%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Elsternwick is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone72% of the suburb
- RGZ — Residential Growth Zone11% of the suburb
- C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone5% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone4% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone2% of the suburb
- C2Z — Commercial 2 Zone2% of the suburb
- MUZ — Mixed Use Zone1% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone1% of the suburb
Elsternwick in the 2021 Census
| Population | 10,887 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 38 years |
| Median weekly household income | $2,209 |
| Median weekly rent | $441 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,400 |
| Average household size | 2.3 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Elsternwick
| Median house price | $1,902,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other suburbs in Glen Eira
- BentleighVIC 3204
- Apollo BayVIC 3233
- Ballarat EastVIC 3350
- Barwon HeadsVIC 3227
- BerwickVIC 3806
- BlackburnVIC 3130
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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