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Suburb profile ·Kingston (Vic.) LGA · VIC ·3196

Bonbeach VIC 3196

Bonbeach is in Kingston (Vic.) LGA, VIC, postcode 3196, with population 6,855.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$1.0M
-8.5% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 9 periods
ABS + state medians
$1.2M
$635K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.0M
House median, latest period
8.5%YoY D7 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.0%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
6,855
7K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,823
137 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to 2024 · Units to 2025 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$512/wk (-$26,620/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
11.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,139/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $461/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.02M
Household income · yr
$92K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,139
Gross yield
3.0%

Household income

$92K household · yr+11.6% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$51K
Family
$128K
Household
$92K

Growth outlook · Kingston LGA

Dwellings
+17.1%
67,620 → 79,210
+11,590 dwellings
Population
+15.1%
159,560 → 183,580
Households
+18%
64,160 → 75,710

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1077
Students367
Government1
  • Bonbeach Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1077Zoned

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.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
12,282
7,320 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,320
Total incidents12,282· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault91344%
  • Sexual Offences21710%
  • Robbery894%
  • Break And Enter86742%

Full data detail

Bonbeach VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area, Bonbeach is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 3196). With a population of 6,855, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $92K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Bonbeach is $1.0 million, having dropped significantly by 8.5% over the past year. Units have a median price of $712,000 (+1.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,139.

Bonbeach is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1077, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Kingston (Vic.) LGA is moderate at 7,320 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -8.5% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.0%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.0M/$875K· Near Median
Affordability11.2x Stretched
Price Momentum-8.5% Falling
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,139
Rent · wk(Census)$391
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Gross yield2.0%
Price / income11.2x
Employment · Kingston (Vic.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3196ATO
Negatively geared1,430 (8.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,206/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,356
Reported capital gains1,635
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population6,855
Median age42
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,766
Personal income · wk$975
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Rail stations3
Bus stops12
Bonbeach Station
Station St/Mernda Ave
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bonbeach 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 · 2024 · 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
Available
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 · 15 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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.

Bonbeach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bonbeach in?

    Bonbeach is in the Kingston (Vic.) Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3196. Council-level context for Kingston (Vic.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bonbeach?

    The current median house price in Bonbeach, VIC is $1.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Bonbeach?

    The median weekly rent in Bonbeach is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bonbeach?

    Rent context available: Bonbeach 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.

  5. Is Bonbeach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bonbeach show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bonbeach?

    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.

  7. How often is the Bonbeach 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.