Mount Beauty
VIC 3699 · Alpine
910 (2021) → 922 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Beauty is a stable suburb in Alpine, VIC 3699, about 232km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $542K is more affordable than the VIC average. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 142km inland. Mount Beauty has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 50/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.75%), New Zealand (2.64%), USA (1.32%), Scotland (1.1%), Canada (0.99%)
Top languages: German (0.88%), Indonesian (0.88%), Thai (0.88%), Mandarin (0.66%), Italian (0.66%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1042 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Beauty Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1060
- Mount Beauty Secondary CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1049
Nearby (within 10km)
- Outdoor SchoolCombined · Government · 5.9km
- Tawonga Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.9kmICSEA 1017
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Beauty
Is Mount Beauty safe?
Mount Beauty has a residential safety score of 50/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 3,407 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Mount Beauty?
In Mount Beauty, the .
How far is Mount Beauty from Melbourne CBD?
Mount Beauty is about 232.4 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Mount Beauty?
Mount Beauty has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1055 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Beauty?
Mount Beauty has a transport score of 0/100.