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Suburb profile ·Towong LGA · VIC ·3691

Bethanga VIC 3691

Bethanga is in Towong LGA, VIC, postcode 3691, with population 485.

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
$330/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,158
6K via Towong LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
3,368
361 added 12mo · 24MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,338
Median rent · wk$260

Affordability

18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,338/mo, while renters pay about $1,430/mo — renting runs $92/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$96K
Median rent · wk
$330
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,338

Household income

$96K household · yr+16.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$102K
Household
$96K

Growth outlook · Towong LGA

Dwellings
+7%
3,130 → 3,350
+220 dwellings
Population
+2.6%
6,180 → 6,340
Households
+6.9%
2,740 → 2,930

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1022
Students37
Government1
  • Bethanga Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1022
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
210
3,359 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,359
Total incidents210· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault2645%
  • Sexual Offences1322%
  • Robbery23%
  • Break And Enter1729%

Full data detail

Bethanga VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bethanga is a sparsely populated locality in Victoria within the Towong local government area (postcode 3691). With a population of 485, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $96K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $330. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,338.

Bethanga is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1022, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Towong LGA is below average at 3,359 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.2% 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+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,338
Rent · wk(Census)$260
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$330
Population growth · Towong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,158
5-year growth+0% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Towong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)11
Houses11
YoY change+0%
Employment · Towong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.8%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3691ATO
Negatively geared441 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,612/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,127
Reported capital gains733
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population485
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,840
Personal income · wk$867
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Bethanga 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Bethanga FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bethanga in?

    Bethanga is in the Towong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3691. Council-level context for Towong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bethanga?

    The median weekly rent in Bethanga is $330/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bethanga?

    Rent context available: Bethanga 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 Bethanga a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bethanga 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 Bethanga?

    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 Bethanga 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.