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Suburb profile ·Greater Bendigo LGA · VIC ·3551

Bagshot VIC 3551

Bagshot is in Greater Bendigo LGA, VIC, postcode 3551, with population 355.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$493/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
126,568
127K via Greater Bendigo LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
7,910
567 added 12mo · 53MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,625
Median rent · wk$400

Affordability

28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,625/mo, while renters pay about $2,136/mo — renting runs $511/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$90K
Median rent · wk
$493
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,625

Household income

$90K household · yr+9.9% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$90K
Household
$90K

Growth outlook · Greater Bendigo LGA

Dwellings
+25.7%
53,170 → 66,820
+13,650 dwellings
Population
+23.3%
121,220 → 149,490
Households
+26.5%
49,900 → 63,130

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
12,282
9,634 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,634
Total incidents12,282· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,17947%
  • Sexual Offences62725%
  • Robbery422%
  • Break And Enter63526%

Full data detail

Bagshot VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bagshot (postcode 3551) is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Greater Bendigo local government area. It is home to about 355 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $493. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.

Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Bendigo LGA is higher than average at 9,634 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,625
Rent · wk(Census)$400
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$493
Population growth · Greater Bendigo LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)126,568
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Greater Bendigo LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)582
Houses506
Units76
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Bendigo LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3551ATO
Negatively geared1,445 (6.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,766/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,823
Reported capital gains1,942
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population355
Median age39
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,740
Personal income · wk$785
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops2
Huntly Station
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bagshot carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 3 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Bagshot FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bagshot in?

    Bagshot is in the Greater Bendigo Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3551. Council-level context for Greater Bendigo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bagshot?

    The median weekly rent in Bagshot is $493/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bagshot?

    Rent context available: Bagshot has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Bagshot a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bagshot show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bagshot?

    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.

  6. How often is the Bagshot data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.