Airport West is in Moonee Valley LGA, VIC, postcode 3042, with population 8,173.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,085/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $298/mo higher on these medians.
LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.
1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.
Located in Victoria within the Moonee Valley local government area, Airport West is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 3042). The area has roughly 8,173 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $92K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.
Airport West has a median house price of $925,000, which has eased back by 1.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $657,000 (-3.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,085.
Airport West is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1083, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 57 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moonee Valley LGA is moderate at 7,876 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.1% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($925K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -1.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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There is enough direct local evidence on Airport West for a first-pass decision.
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Airport West is in the Moonee Valley Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3042. Council-level context for Moonee Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Airport West, VIC is $925K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Airport West is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 42% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Airport West show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.