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Suburb profile ·Mildura LGA · VIC ·3505

Birdwoodton VIC 3505

Birdwoodton is in Mildura LGA, VIC, postcode 3505, with population 748.

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

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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
$465/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
748
748 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,027
29 added 12mo · 8MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,487
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,487/mo, while renters pay about $2,015/mo — renting runs $528/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$465
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,487

Household income

$93K household · yr+12.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$100K
Household
$93K

Growth outlook · Mildura LGA

Dwellings
+14.9%
25,370 → 29,150
+3,780 dwellings
Population
+10.6%
56,970 → 62,990
Households
+16.6%
23,300 → 27,160

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
8,180
14,116 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k14,116
Total incidents8,180· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault83152%
  • Sexual Offences23715%
  • Robbery262%
  • Break And Enter51432%

Full data detail

Birdwoodton VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Birdwoodton is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Mildura local government area (postcode 3505). It is home to about 748 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The current median weekly rent is $465. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,487.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mildura LGA is higher than average at 14,116 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% 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+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,487
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$465
Population growth · Mildura LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)57,309
5-year growth+0% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Mildura LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)311
Houses260
Units51
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mildura LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change-2.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3505ATO
Negatively geared125 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,659/yr
Landlords (rental income)275
Reported capital gains176
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population748
Median age39
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,784
Personal income · wk$794
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Birdwoodton has 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 · 6 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.

Birdwoodton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Birdwoodton in?

    Birdwoodton is in the Mildura Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3505. Council-level context for Mildura LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Birdwoodton?

    The median weekly rent in Birdwoodton is $465/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Birdwoodton?

    Rent context available: Birdwoodton 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 Birdwoodton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Birdwoodton 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 Birdwoodton?

    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 Birdwoodton 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.