Carnegie
The median rent for a 2-bedroom unit in Carnegie is $595 a week for leases that started in the year to September 2025, up 3.5% on a year earlier. That is 8% above the typical 2-bedroom unit rent across Melbourne ($550). The median sale price in the Mar 2026 quarter was $1,725,000 for a house and $450,000 for a unit. A year of rent for that home is about 5.2% of its median sale price (gross rental yield).
Median rent in Carnegie
| Home | Rent a week | Change over a year | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom unit | $420 | +5.0% | 303 |
| 2-bedroom unit | $595 | +3.5% | 487 |
| 3-bedroom unit | $775 | +8.4% | 81 |
| 2-bedroom house | $600 | +3.4% | 30 |
| 3-bedroom house | $750 | 0.0% | 49 |
| 4-bedroom house | $1,100 | +18.9% | 31 |
* Based on fewer than 20 new leases in the year, so it can swing a lot.
Median sale price
| Type | Median price | Period |
|---|---|---|
| House | $1,725,000 | Mar 2026 quarter |
| Unit | $450,000 | Mar 2026 quarter |
† Fewer than 10 sales. ‡ No sales that quarter, so an earlier figure is shown.
Suburbs with similar rent
- Bulleen $595 a week
- Doncaster $595 a week
- Templestowe $595 a week
- Bentleigh $590 a week
- Brunswick $600 a week
- Camberwell $600 a week