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Sassafras VIC 3787

Sassafras is located in the Outer East Melbourne region of Victoria, postcode 3787. It has 548 properties across 37 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Sassafras, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Sassafras

Sassafras, VIC 3787, sits in Outer East Melbourne and neighbours Ferny Creek, Mount Dandenong, Olinda and Tremont. Its 37 streets hold 548 properties, 511 of them houses and 37 units.

Census figures are for the Mount Dandenong - Olinda area. There were 9,706 residents, a median age of 45 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $2,102 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,028 a month and the median rent $400 a week. Of 3,541 dwellings, 3,511 were separate houses, 24 semi-detached, 3 flats and 4 other; 1,386 were owned outright, 1,796 owned with a mortgage and 289 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Sassafras

  • 9,706Peoplelive in the area
  • 45Median ageyears
  • $2,102Median household incomea week
  • $400Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,511
  • Townhouses and semis24
  • Flats and apartments3
  • Other4

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,028a month
  • Household size2.6people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,386Owned with a mortgage 1,796Rented 289Other 70

Schools in Sassafras

  • Sassafras Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

  • Sherbrooke Community School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Sassafras

  1. Alice Street26 properties
  2. Aurora Rise6 properties
  3. Basin-Olinda Road11 properties
  4. Chudleigh Crescent5 properties
  5. Clarkmont Road23 properties
  6. Colehurst Crescent24 properties
  7. Cooloongatta Road7 properties
  8. Driffield Crescent15 properties
  9. Ellis Avenue4 properties
  10. Ferndale Road4 properties
  11. Florence Avenue4 properties
  12. Grandview Grove12 properties
  13. Guilfoyle Drive3 properties
  14. Gwenneth Crescent3 properties
  15. Hethersett Road38 properties
  16. Hilton Road16 properties
  17. Kenneth Avenue3 properties
  18. Lennox Grove7 properties
  19. Lyle Road2 properties
  20. Lynn Street4 properties
  21. Mason Grove5 properties
  22. Mills Avenue17 properties
  23. Mount Dandenong Tourist Road157 properties
  24. Mountain Highway12 properties
  25. Mt Dandenong Tourist Road1 property
  26. Old Bayswater Road1 property
  27. Old Coach Road4 properties
  28. Panteg Road15 properties
  29. Prince Street7 properties
  30. Range Road8 properties
  31. Robert Street6 properties
  32. The Crescent63 properties
  33. Wallaby Avenue6 properties
  34. Wannawong Road4 properties
  35. Wilton Grove3 properties
  36. Woodlands Avenue13 properties
  37. Yarilla Road9 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.