House cleaners in Chelsea, where units outnumber houses
Units outnumber houses
In the 2021 Census, separate houses were only 36% of occupied homes in the ABS's Chelsea-Bonbeach area. Townhouses and semi-detached homes were 34%, and flats and apartments 27%.
Where the units came from
Many older houses in Chelsea were knocked down for single-storey units in the 1960s and 1970s. That can mean a shared driveway, a numbered letterbox and a small courtyard.
Rentals are mostly units
31% of occupied homes in the Chelsea-Bonbeach area were rented. Of those, 39% were flats, 37% townhouses or semi-detached homes and only 21% separate houses.
Small blocks
In 2022, 30% of land parcels in the Chelsea-Bonbeach area were under 400 square metres. If there's no room in the drive for a cleaner's car, say where to park.
Kingston hard waste
Households on Kingston's kerbside bins get two hard waste collections each financial year, picked up on your next bin day if booked by 3pm the business day before. Blocks on private waste collection aren't covered, so ask the owners corporation.
Moving out of a Chelsea unit? The end of lease cleaning test
Chelsea is 30 km south-east of the CBD, on the bay and the Frankston line, and very popular with beachgoers in summer. For a small unit, a regular clean each fortnight is often enough, and a one-off deep clean suits a place that's been let go.
Leaving a rental unit? The test is reasonably clean, set against your entry condition report, and a rental provider's evidence for a bond claim can't contradict that report. Our apartment cleaning page covers shared entries, stairs and parking.
Our advice: a weekday start for Chelsea cleaning services
Write down how a cleaner gets to your door: the unit number, which driveway, whether there's visitor parking and where the bins go. In summer, when the beach fills up, book a weekday start if you can.
