Ivanhoe East, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Ivanhoe East is a leafy residential suburb about ten kilometres north-east of central Melbourne, within the City of Banyule. Its early identity was shaped by Charterisville, a sandstone house built around 1840 for David Charteris McArthur, Melbourne's first bank manager; in later years it was leased to the painter Walter Withers and became an important gathering place for artists of the Heidelberg School. The grand Renaissance Revival mansion Ravenswood followed in 1891. Today the modest shopping strip along Lower Heidelberg Road forms the suburb's heart, with its own church, bakery and village stores. Generous tree-lined blocks, hilly outlooks and the nearby Yarra River give the area its green, settled character, and homes here are famously tightly held, often passing through the same hands for many years.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Ivanhoe East is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1150, 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.
Ivanhoe East at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,762
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $2,977
- SEIFA score
- 1150
- Coordinates
- -37.7745, 145.0596
Ivanhoe East demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Ivanhoe East 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%, 19% of homes are rented, and 22% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 603 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 525 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 735 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,163 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 737 | 20% |
Share of the 3,763 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 602 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 462 | 34% |
| Rented | 263 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,041 | 77% |
| Townhouses & semis | 26 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 290 | 21% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,357 occupied private dwellings in Ivanhoe East.
- Median weekly rent
- $451
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,000
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,712
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,191
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 817 (22%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 731 (20%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,408 (82%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,198
- Employed part-time
- 723
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 Ivanhoe East
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Ivanhoe East is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 724 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 14.9°C | 62 mm |
| Feb | 25.8°C | 14.1°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 24°C | 13.3°C | 47 mm |
| Apr | 20°C | 10.5°C | 62 mm |
| May | 16°C | 8.4°C | 63 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 12.9°C | 6.1°C | 50 mm |
| Aug | 13.7°C | 6.2°C | 59 mm |
| Sep | 16.3°C | 7.3°C | 65 mm |
| Oct | 19.6°C | 8.8°C | 76 mm |
| Nov | 21.6°C | 10.8°C | 79 mm |
| Dec | 24.5°C | 12.6°C | 66 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Ivanhoe East
Where is Ivanhoe East?
Ivanhoe East is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Ivanhoe East?
At the 2021 Census, Ivanhoe East had a population of about 3,762.
Is Ivanhoe East an advantaged area?
Ivanhoe East has an ABS SEIFA score of 1150, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Ivanhoe East?
Ivanhoe East has average daytime highs of about 19.6°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 724 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Ivanhoe East have high household incomes?
Ivanhoe East has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 4th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,977 per week).
Where Ivanhoe East ranks
Ivanhoe East appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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