Average rent in Kinglake, VIC — 2026

Kinglake sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $306/week — 16% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 91% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 5% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (99%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,204, the median age is 42, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Kinglake is 54km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.