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Bellfield VIC 3081

Bellfield is in Banyule LGA, VIC, postcode 3081, with population 1,996.

The read

Livability-led

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$560/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,996
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,307
84 added 12mo · 9MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,300
Median rent · wk$375

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,427/mo — renting runs $127/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$560
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,300

Household income

$96K household · yr+16.6% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$116K
Household
$96K

Growth outlook · Banyule LGA

Dwellings
+19.2%
53,030 → 63,200
+10,170 dwellings
Population
+16.9%
127,370 → 148,860
Households
+19.5%
50,110 → 59,890

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA965
Students73
Government1
  • Waratah Special Developmental SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 965
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
11,496
8,647 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,647
Total incidents11,496· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault69630%
  • Sexual Offences69430%
  • Robbery542%
  • Break And Enter87038%

Full data detail

Bellfield VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bellfield (postcode 3081) is a small locality in Victoria within the Banyule local government area. It is home to about 1,996 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 current median weekly rent is $560. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,300.

Bellfield is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 965, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Banyule LGA is higher than average at 8,647 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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$2,300
Rent · wk(Census)$375
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$560
Population growth · Banyule LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)132,770
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Banyule LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)886
Houses169
Units717
YoY change+0%
Employment · Banyule LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3081ATO
Negatively geared627 (7.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,507/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,012
Reported capital gains642
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,996
Median age36
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,845
Personal income · wk$722
Persons / bedroom0.9
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Bellfield 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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 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.

Bellfield FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bellfield in?

    Bellfield is in the Banyule Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3081. Council-level context for Banyule LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bellfield?

    The median weekly rent in Bellfield is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bellfield?

    Rent context available: Bellfield 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 Bellfield a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bellfield 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 Bellfield?

    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 Bellfield 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.