Pearcedale suburb profile
Pearcedale is a semi-rural suburb on the northern edge of the Mornington Peninsula, known for its market gardens, horse properties and low-density rural-residential lots. The suburb is laid out around paddocks and country lanes with a modest village centre that caters for everyday needs, while larger retail and services are found in nearby townships. Much of the local life revolves around outdoor pursuits, equestrian activity and birdwatching on the Western Port foreshore and adjacent wetlands. Pearcedale offers a quiet, country-oriented lifestyle within reach of the peninsula's beaches and the Melbourne metropolitan fringe, with straightforward road links to surrounding centres.
Pearcedale property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Pearcedale sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values declined modestly, down 2.7% over the last 12 months. There were 9 house sales in the last 3 months, and houses sold in a median of 24 days over the last 12 months.
In Pearcedale, the rental market shows house rents averaging $655 a week, down a modest 3.7% over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | -2.7% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 9 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 24 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | $655 | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | -3.7% | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Pearcedale demographics
A community of 3,867 people, Pearcedale has a median age of 41 and a median household income of $2,009 a week, roughly $104,500 a year.
Families are the dominant household type. Couple families with children are the largest group at 46.8%, while couple families without children account for 39.8%. One-parent families make up 11.3% and other families 2.0%. Together, couple families represent 86.6% of families, so more than eight in ten family households are couples.
Homes in Pearcedale are overwhelmingly owner-occupied: about nine in ten are held by owners, with 52.3% owned with a mortgage and 37.9% owned outright, and 9.8% of households are rented.
Suburbs near Pearcedale
Some popular suburbs near Pearcedale include:
How does Pearcedale compare to nearby suburbs?
- Median house prices: Pearcedale’s median house price is 9.9% higher than Somerville’s.
- House price growth: Property prices in nearby Somerville have risen 9.4% more than in Pearcedale over the past year.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in Pearcedale are selling 29.4% faster than in Cranbourne South.
- House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Pearcedale have grown 11.7% lower than the average rate of growth across Melbourne.

