Home
Victoria
Kingston (Vic.)

Kingston (Vic.)

Victoria · Melbourne - Inner South · 153,901 people · 24 suburbs · 9 postcodes

Kingston (Vic.) at a glance

153,901

Population

#17 of 79 in VIC

km² area

1,704/km² density

41.0

Median age

+1.9 vs VIC

1050

SEIFA IRSAD

#16 of 79 in VIC

Schools

32 gov, 11 Cath, 4 indep

31.3%

Born overseas

26.0%

Renting

Map shows the Kingston (Vic.) LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Kingston (Vic.) is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 24 suburbs across 9 postcodes and an area of 90 km². Kingston (Vic.) has a population of 153,901 , ranking #17 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Cheltenham (23,992 residents).About 31.3% of residents were born overseas and 25.1% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

17.4%

10.8%

26.8%

26.7%

18.3%

0–14 (17.4%) 15–24 (10.8%) 25–44 (26.8%) 45–64 (26.7%) 65+ (18.3%)

Show counts

0–14 years	26,778 (17.4%)
15–24 years	16,654 (10.8%)
25–44 years	41,242 (26.8%)
45–64 years	41,023 (26.7%)
65+ years	28,215 (18.3%)

31.3%

Born overseas

25.1%

Speak a language other than English at home

0.5%

First Nations

2.5

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

35.3%

38.8%

26.0%

Owned outright (35.3%) Mortgaged (38.8%) Renting (26.0%)

Dwelling type mix

67.3%

22.2%

10.6%

Separate house (67.3%) Semi/townhouse (22.2%) Flat/apartment (10.6%)

$421

Median weekly rent

$2,151

Median monthly mortgage

44.5%

Households with 0-1 cars

55.5%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.3%

Unemployment rate

47,896

In full-time work

26,431

In part-time work

Schools in Kingston (Vic.)

47 schools across Kingston (Vic.): 68.1% Government, 23.4% Catholic, 8.5% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1090 (range 966 to 1174). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

68.1%

23.4%

8.5%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

72.3%

14.9%

Primary (72.3%) Secondary (14.9%) Combined (6.4%) Special (6.4%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1090 VIC median 1027LGA range 966 to 1174

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 47 schools in Kingston (Vic.), sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Mentone Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Mentone	2,008	1144
St Bede's College	Catholic	Secondary	Mentone	1,882	1097
Parkdale Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Mordialloc	1,418	1067
Mordialloc College	Government	Secondary	Mordialloc	1,218	1062
Mentone Girls Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Mentone	1,102	1102
Kilbreda College	Catholic	Secondary	Mentone	928	1082
Christway College	Independent	Combined	Clarinda	864	1111
Cheltenham Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Cheltenham	759	1054
Westall Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Clayton South	710	966
Parkdale Primary School	Government	Primary	Parkdale	631	1133
St Louis de Montfort's School	Catholic	Primary	Aspendale	594	1107
Aspendale Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Aspendale Gardens	592	1095
Kingswood Primary School	Government	Primary	Dingley Village	567	1079
Mentone Girls' Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Mentone	560	1174
Moorabbin Primary School	Government	Primary	Moorabbin	545	1108
Edithvale Primary School	Government	Primary	Edithvale	525	1100
Patterson Lakes Primary School	Government	Primary	Patterson Lakes	521	1061
Aspendale Primary School	Government	Primary	Aspendale	477	1100
St Patrick's School	Catholic	Primary	Mentone	460	1116
St Mark's School	Catholic	Primary	Dingley Village	421	1083
Chelsea Heights Primary School	Government	Primary	Chelsea Heights	415	1059
Parktone Primary School	Government	Primary	Parkdale	411	1101
Cheltenham Primary School	Government	Primary	Cheltenham	402	1116
Cheltenham East Primary School	Government	Primary	Cheltenham	392	1122
Dingley Primary School	Government	Primary	Dingley Village	375	1063
Carrum Primary School	Government	Primary	Carrum	369	1075
Southmoor Primary School	Government	Primary	Moorabbin	368	1121
Bonbeach Primary School	Government	Primary	Bonbeach	367	1077
Chelsea Primary School	Government	Primary	Chelsea	360	1075
Clarinda Primary School	Government	Primary	Clarinda	334	1082
St Andrew's School	Catholic	Primary	Clayton South	319	1074
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	Chelsea	317	1084
Westall Primary School	Government	Primary	Clayton South	309	1017
Mentone Primary School	Government	Primary	Mentone	299	1112
Our Lady of the Assumption School	Catholic	Primary	Cheltenham	257	1107
Mordialloc Beach Primary School	Government	Primary	Mordialloc	249	1095
Le Page Primary School	Government	Primary	Cheltenham	215	1080
Yarrabah School	Government	Special	Aspendale	189	1032
Mentone Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Mentone	186	1099
Kingston Heath Primary School	Government	Primary	Cheltenham	184	1075
St Brigid's School	Catholic	Primary	Mordialloc	169	1091
St John Vianney's School	Catholic	Primary	Parkdale	164	1099
Clayton South Primary School	Government	Primary	Clayton South	102	1008
St Catherine's School	Catholic	Primary	Moorabbin	85	1083
Fitra Community School	Independent	Primary	Clayton South	68	1099
Bayside Special Developmental School	Government	Special	Moorabbin	48	1090
Avenues Education	Government	Special	Moorabbin

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Kingston (Vic.). Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1050

Ranked #16 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1046

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1027

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1053

Suburbs in Kingston (Vic.)

Kingston (Vic.) contains 24 suburbs and 9 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Cheltenham	3192	23,992	$1,919/wk	40
Clayton South	3169	13,381	$1,630/wk	34
Mentone	3194	13,197	$1,889/wk	42
Parkdale	3195	12,308	$2,130/wk	43
Dingley Village	3172	10,495	$1,980/wk	45
Mordialloc	3195	8,886	$2,037/wk	40
Chelsea	3196	8,347	$1,683/wk	41
Patterson Lakes	3197	7,793	$1,932/wk	46
Clarinda	3169	7,441	$1,589/wk	45
Aspendale	3195	7,285	$2,343/wk	40
Bonbeach	3196	6,855	$1,766/wk	42
Aspendale Gardens	3195	6,427	$2,210/wk	43
Moorabbin	3189	6,287	$2,031/wk	39
Edithvale	3196	6,276	$2,101/wk	40
Chelsea Heights	3196	5,393	$1,867/wk	40
Carrum	3197	4,239	$1,732/wk	40
Heatherton	3202	2,826	$2,088/wk	41
Waterways	3195	2,422	$3,013/wk	41
Moorabbin Airport	3194	26		22
Braeside	3195	25	$982/wk	58
Mentone East	3194
Moorabbin East	3189
Mordialloc North	3195
Wishart	3189

Postcodes covered

3169, 3172, 3189, 3192, 3194, 3195, 3196, 3197, 3202

Compare Kingston (Vic.) with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Kingston (Vic.) and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Kingston (Vic.) (VIC)	153,901	41.0	1050	26.0%	31.3%
Bayside (Vic.)	101,874	45.7	1124	23.0%	27.4%
Greater Dandenong	158,202	36.0	918	36.3%	58.2%
Frankston	139,267	39.0	982	28.9%	21.4%
Glen Eira	144,274	38.4	1103	34.7%	37.3%
Monash	191,721	38.8	1065	31.0%	50.5%

Services and amenities

NDIS Providers NDIS provider directory for Kingston (Vic.) Climate & weather Climate data for Cheltenham

Frequently asked questions about Kingston (Vic.)

What is the population of Kingston (Vic.)?

The 2021 Census recorded 153,901 people living in Kingston (Vic.), across 24 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Kingston (Vic.)?

Kingston (Vic.) contains 24 suburbs. The most populous are Cheltenham, Clayton South, Mentone, Parkdale, Dingley Village.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Kingston (Vic.)?

Kingston (Vic.) covers 9 postcodes: 3169, 3172, 3189, 3192, 3194, 3195, 3196, 3197, 3202.

How many schools are in Kingston (Vic.)?

Kingston (Vic.) has 47 schools, including 32 government, 11 Catholic, and 4 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Kingston (Vic.)?

Kingston (Vic.) has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1050, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.