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Suburb profile ·Melton LGA · VIC ·3335

Bonnie Brook VIC 3335

Bonnie Brook is in Melton LGA, VIC, postcode 3335, with population 333.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$663K
-0.3% YoY
2021 → 2024 · 4 periods
ABS + state medians
$665K
$492K
2021 2024
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$663K
House median, latest period
0.3%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.8%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
231,567
232K via Melton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
3,286
358 added 12mo · 23MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$262/wk (-$13,634/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
7.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
30%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,248/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — owning runs $168/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$663K
Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,248
Gross yield
3.8%

Household income

$85K household · yr+2.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$99K
Household
$85K

Growth outlook · Melton LGA

Dwellings
+102%
60,360 → 121,910
+61,550 dwellings
Population
+92.8%
181,220 → 349,390
Households
+99.6%
58,080 → 115,920

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
16,851
7,219 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,219
Total incidents16,851· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,50849%
  • Sexual Offences40613%
  • Robbery903%
  • Break And Enter1,06435%

Full data detail

Bonnie Brook VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Melton local government area, Bonnie Brook is a small, quiet locality (postcode 3335). The area has roughly 333 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +5.8% 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Maltese, Australian.

Bonnie Brook has a median house price of $663,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,248.

The crime rate in the Melton LGA is moderate at 7,219 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.8%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($663K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -0.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +5.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.8%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$663K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability7.8x· Moderate
Price Momentum-0.3% Falling
Pop. Growth+5.8% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,248
Rent · wk(Census)$381
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Gross yield3.0%
Price / income7.8x
Population growth · Melton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)231,567
5-year growth+5.9% CAGR
YoY change+5.8%
20012025
Development · Melton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,370
Houses2,872
Units498
YoY change+0%
Employment · Melton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.4%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3335ATO
Negatively geared569 (6.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,775/yr
Landlords (rental income)744
Reported capital gains331
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population333
Median age39
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,625
Personal income · wk$729
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bonnie Brook 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 · 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 · 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.

Bonnie Brook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bonnie Brook in?

    Bonnie Brook is in the Melton Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3335. Council-level context for Melton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bonnie Brook?

    The current median house price in Bonnie Brook, VIC is $663K, 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 Bonnie Brook?

    The median weekly rent in Bonnie Brook is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Bonnie Brook?

    Rent context available: Bonnie Brook 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 Bonnie Brook a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bonnie Brook?

    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 Bonnie Brook 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.