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Homeowners in Glen Iris, Victoria

Glen Iris, by the people who own it.

6,925 of Glen Iris's 9,894 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 70 in every 100, against 68 across Victoria. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Glen Iris by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Glen Iris

6,925owner-occupied homes
3,663owned outright
3,262with a mortgage
4,639owner-occupied houses
26,131residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Glen Iris70%6,925
Victoria68%1,631,388
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Glen Iris (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

Every stage of life

Median age 40. Glen Iris is a mix: young families, people mid-renovation and long-time owners, often on the same street.

3,262 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Glen Iris: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

27% of households are one person

2,627 households in Glen Iris are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

On Doorstep in Glen Iris

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Glen Iris.

Open Homes

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Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Glen Iris →

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Reach Glen Iris's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Glen Iris, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Glen Iris

How many homes in Glen Iris are owner-occupied?

6,925 of Glen Iris's 9,894 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (70%): 3,663 owned outright and 3,262 with a mortgage. Across Victoria the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in Glen Iris?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Glen Iris is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Glen Iris see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Glen Iris.

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