Barry Plant Point Cook - Your Leading and Trusted Real Estate Agents
If you are looking to buy, rent or sell property in the Altona Meadows or Altona area, speak to the friendly team of Real Estate agents at Barry Plant Point Cook.
We have a detailed understanding of the local Altona area and can help you find your ideal property. If you need assistance renting your house and require landlord services we invite you to speak to our property management division who service Altona and the surrounding suburbs.
Altona Real Estate Prices (Median)
The median real estate prices in the Altona suburb of Melbourne was A$333,000 as of November 2006, and the long term price trend for Altona Real Estate was a positive 10.9% growth.
Altona - Suburb Profile
Altona dates its first development to pastoral expansion during the 1840s. The suburb expanded during the nineteenth century, servicing nearby coal mining fields and a Victorian Government explosives reserve, but it was not until after the second world war that substantial residential growth in Altona occurred.
The most recent subdivisions in Altona occurred west of Cherry Lake during the 1980s (Altona West). Major features of the area include the railway line, Cherry Lake, Kooringal Golf Club, Port Phillip Retirement Village, the Altona Coastal Park and the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre.
The size of Altona is approximately 17 square kilometres with 18 parks covering nearly 19% of the total area. There are a wide selection on schools and childcare facilities. The population of Altona in 2001 was 9,958 people and the predominant age group was 30 - 39 years.
Altona Real Estate is mainly occupied by couples with children and are likely to be repaying between $800.00 - $1000.00 per month on home loan repayments. In 2001, census statistics showed that 71% of the homes in Altona were owner-occupied.
