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Suburb profile ·Moreland LGA · VIC ·3056

Brunswick VIC 3056

Brunswick is in Moreland LGA, VIC, postcode 3056, with population 24,896.

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.

$600/wk
+3.4% YoY
Dec 2020 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025
$600
$420
Dec 2020Sep 2025
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. 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
$1.3M
House median, latest period
3.8%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Income-stretched rent market
3.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
24,896
25K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
1,776
78 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$723/wk (-$37,600/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
11.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,162/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $438/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.25M
Household income · yr
$109K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,162
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$109K household · yr+32.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$56K
Family
$146K
Household
$109K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1078
Students1,181
Government2
  • Sydney Road Community SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1037
  • Brunswick Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1119

Full data detail

Brunswick VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Brunswick (postcode 3056) is a sizeable suburb in Victoria within the Moreland local government area. It is home to about 24,896 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Brunswick stand at $1.3 million, having declined by 3.8% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $500,000 (-11.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,162.

Brunswick is served by 2 schools, including 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1078, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 rail stations, 2 tram stops, 102 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital.

From an investment perspective, Brunswick shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.3M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 11.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.8% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$875K Above Median
Affordability11.5x Stretched
Price Momentum-3.8% Falling
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,162
Rent · wk(Census)$441
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income11.5x
Property investors · Postcode 3056ATO
Negatively geared1,181 (6.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,189/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,395
Reported capital gains2,336
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population24,896
Median age34
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$2,096
Personal income · wk$1,085
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$71,438
Mean income$86,639
Earners10,655
YoY change+3.5%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets12
Pharmacies7
GP / clinics19
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining159
aldi1
coles1
iga1
woolworths3
TransportGTFS
Rail stations10
Bus stops102
Tram stops2
Anstey Station
Anstey Station/217 Albion St
Anstey Station/222 Albion St
Brunswick Station
Brunswick Station/Victoria St
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public0
Private1
Brunswick Private Hospitalprivate
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Brunswick 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 · 2025 · 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 · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 114 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.

Brunswick FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brunswick in?

    Brunswick is in the Moreland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3056. Council-level context for Moreland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Brunswick?

    The current median house price in Brunswick, VIC is $1.3M, 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 Brunswick?

    The median weekly rent in Brunswick is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Brunswick?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. 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 Brunswick a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brunswick?

    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 Brunswick 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.