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Suburb profile ·Mansfield LGA · VIC ·3720

Bonnie Doon VIC 3720

Bonnie Doon is in Mansfield LGA, VIC, postcode 3720, with population 666.

The read

Income-first

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$630K
-6.0% YoY
2014 → 2023 · 8 periods
ABS + state medians
$670K
$275K
2014 2023
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 4.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$630K
House median, latest period
6.0%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.5%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
666
666 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
253
19 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$179/wk (-$9,294/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
9.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,383/mo — renting runs $1,083/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$630K
Household income · yr
$68K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300
Gross yield
4.5%

Household income

$68K household · yr-16.9% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$80K
Household
$68K

Growth outlook · Mansfield LGA

Dwellings
+27.5%
6,620 → 8,440
+1,820 dwellings
Population
+24.5%
10,110 → 12,590
Households
+31.6%
4,330 → 5,700

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
402
3,664 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,664
Total incidents402· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault4257%
  • Sexual Offences1216%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter2027%

Full data detail

Bonnie Doon VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bonnie Doon is a small locality in Victoria within the Mansfield local government area (postcode 3720). The area has roughly 666 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 construction and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Bonnie Doon stand at $630,000, having moved lower by 6% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mansfield LGA is below average at 3,664 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($630K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -6.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$630K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability9.2x· Moderate
Price Momentum-6.0% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$296
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$550
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income9.2x
Population growth · Mansfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,979
5-year growth+2.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.9%
20012025
Development · Mansfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)66
Houses58
Units8
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mansfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3720ATO
Negatively geared31 (6.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,364/yr
Landlords (rental income)76
Reported capital gains47
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population666
Median age54
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,315
Personal income · wk$662
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bonnie Doon 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 · 2023 · 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 · 2 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.

Bonnie Doon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bonnie Doon in?

    Bonnie Doon is in the Mansfield Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3720. Council-level context for Mansfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The current median house price in Bonnie Doon, VIC is $630K, 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 Doon?

    The median weekly rent in Bonnie Doon is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

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

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.5%. 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 Doon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bonnie Doon 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 Doon?

    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 Doon 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.