Mentone, VIC
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Mentone is a bayside suburb in Melbourne's south-east, about twenty-one kilometres from the city centre and part of the City of Kingston. It is best known locally for Mentone Beach, which runs along Beaumaris Bay beneath low cliffs. The suburb was laid out in the late nineteenth century as a seaside resort and took its name from the Italian spelling of Menton, the resort town on the French Riviera; to carry the theme, several of its streets were named after Italian cities — Cremona, Florence, Venice, Milan and Naples among them. Mentone also has a place in Australian art history: Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin were painting on the beach here in the summer of 1886–87 when they fell in with a young Arthur Streeton, and the group became known as the Heidelberg School. Its railway station sits on the Frankston line.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mentone is more socio-economically advantaged than about 90% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1072, 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.
Is Mentone a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Mentone from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
90/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (90/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
20/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $392 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 20% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mentone at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13,197
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,889
- SEIFA score
- 1072
- Local government area
- Kingston (Vic.)
- Coordinates
- -37.9842, 145.0616
Map of Mentone
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Housing & property in Mentone
What it costs to live in Mentone and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $392
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,167
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 32%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mentone demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mentone demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mentone 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 young adults (25–44) at 27% and 30% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,075 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,306 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3,610 | 27% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,607 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,591 | 20% |
Share of the 13,189 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,790 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,913 | 34% |
| Rented | 1,816 | 32% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,481 | 44% |
| Townhouses & semis | 2,099 | 37% |
| Flats & apartments | 1,028 | 18% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,644 occupied private dwellings in Mentone.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,604
- Median weekly personal income
- $981
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,804 (30%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,614 (20%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 61 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 7,596 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 4,496
- Employed part-time
- 2,212
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 Mentone
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mentone is January (average daytime high around 25.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 13.2°C). The area receives roughly 800 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9°C | 15.5°C | 60 mm |
| Feb | 24.9°C | 15°C | 40 mm |
| Mar | 23.4°C | 14.2°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.9°C | 11.6°C | 68 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | 9.6°C | 70 mm |
| Jun | 13.8°C | 7.5°C | 68 mm |
| Jul | 13.2°C | 7.1°C | 59 mm |
| Aug | 13.8°C | 7.3°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.4°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm |
| Oct | 19.3°C | 9.8°C | 84 mm |
| Nov | 21.1°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm |
| Dec | 23.7°C | 13.4°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mentone
Is Mentone a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Mentone rates 67/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mentone?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mentone was $392, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mentone?
Mentone is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Kingston (Vic.) local government area.
What is the population of Mentone?
At the 2021 Census, Mentone had a population of about 13,197.
Is Mentone an advantaged area?
Mentone has an ABS SEIFA score of 1072, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 90 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 90% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mentone?
Mentone has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 10.9°C, with roughly 800 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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