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Suburb profile ·Corangamite LGA · VIC ·3260

Camperdown VIC 3260

Camperdown is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3260, with population 3,354.

The read

Income-first

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.

$429K
-8.7% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 11 periods
ABS + state medians
$470K
$186K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Gross yield screens at about 4.8%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.

Median house
$429K
House median, latest period
8.7%YoY D2 vs AU
Median rent
$400/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
4.8%
Strong yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
3,354
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
3
Matched school context
D9 vs AU
Drive to city
2h 46m
199.3 km to Melbourne CBD · free-flow
Solar
642
16 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Regional Victoria
1.9%
Tight (landlord) market

Official vacancy is published at the Regional Victoria level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$109/wk (-$5,678/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-20% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 3)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Bgrade · 72/100 · top 28% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 72% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth72
Rental yield49
Stability85
Volatility-9.9ppCycle+2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Camperdown

Owner-occupied 79%Rented 21%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.1%
88 of 289 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,687/yr
Landlords (rental income)289
Reported capital gains235
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)51.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 20% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

77% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

42%
of household income to service a new loan
9.8 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $2,058/mo vs median rent $1,733/mo (+19% · +$75/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $1,638/mo (-419) · at 6.0% (current): $2,058/mo · at 8.0%: $2,518/mo (+461)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
7.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,127/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $606/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$429K
Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,127
Gross yield
4.8%

Household income

$59K household · yr-28.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$80K
Household
$59K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)35% could service the median house
Under $300
56
$300-649
272
$650-999
265
$1,000-1,499
227
$1,500-1,999
135
$2,000-2,999
195
$3,000-3,999
98
$4,000+
56

Serviceability line: a household needs about $1,583/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 57% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,333/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$42K → $50K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (1,414 households)3.0% social housing
Owned outright
49%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
20%
Dwelling structure13.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
93%
Townhouse / semi
6%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total3
Avg ICSEA1015
Students935
Catholic2
Government1
  • Camperdown CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 983
  • Mercy Regional CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1026
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1035

Livability

70/ 100 livability index

Top 30% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 70% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access70
Public transport (6 stops)25
Schools & hospitals81

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
977
6,238 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,238
Total incidents977· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault9441%
  • Sexual Offences5625%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter7633%

Bushfire-prone area

Partly designated ~87.6%
~87.6% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

15
active listings · ~4.5 per 1,000 residents
87%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
53%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$156
median nightly (entire home)
28%
estimated occupancy
$16,766
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 0.8× the $20,800/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 73% Public / Open space 18% Residential 8% Industrial 1%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · Corangamite LGA

Dwellings
+8%
7,900 → 8,530
+630 dwellings
Population
-4.1%
16,030 → 15,380
Households
+4.9%
6,920 → 7,260

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

Population outlook

3,453 people · 20223,803 by 2032 (+10.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Camperdown SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Camperdown VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Camperdown is a compact suburb in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3260). It is home to about 3,354 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Median house prices in Camperdown stand at $429,000, having declined steeply by 8.7% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,127.

Camperdown is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1015, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 3 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,238 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.8% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($429K/$850K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.7% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.8%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$429K/$850K Below Median
Affordability7.3x· Moderate
Price Momentum-8.7% Falling
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,127
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$400
Gross yield2.9%
Price / income7.3x
Population growth · Corangamite LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,712
5-year growth-0.5% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Corangamite LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)44
Houses 93%Units 7%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Corangamite LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3260ATO
Negatively geared3.1%
88 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,687/yr
Landlords (rental income)289
Reported capital gains235
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3,354
Median age51
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,128
Personal income · wk$628
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$49,796
Mean income$57,677
Earners2,166
YoY change+4.5%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$917 → $1,128
Change+23%
vs VIC median-0.5 pp
Median rent+20%
stablevs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining4
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations3
Bus stops3
Camperdown Station
Camperdown Station/Longmore St
Hospitals · Corangamite LGAAIHW
Public4
Private0
Beaufort & Skipton Health Service [Skipton]public
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]public · in suburb
Terang & Mortlake Health Service [Terang]public
Timboon & District Healthcare Servicepublic
Aged care · Corangamite LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places185
Cobden District Health Services60 places
Sunnyside House40 places · in suburb
Merindah Lodge Nursing Home36 places · in suburb
Skipton Nursing Home20 places
Mount View Aged Care Facility15 places
Timboon Multi-Purpose Service14 places
Childcare · Corangamite LGAACECQA
Services16
Approved places566
Exceeding NQS1
Terang Children's Centre66 places
Baranbali Camperdown Kindergarten60 places · in suburb
Cobden & District Kindergarten60 places
Timboon & District Kindergarten60 places
Banana Splits Childcare Centre58 places · in suburb
Simpson and District Kindergarten37 places
+10 more in Corangamite LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Camperdown carries 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 · mixed acquisition · 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 Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Camperdown FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Camperdown in?

    Camperdown is in the Corangamite Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3260. Council-level context for Corangamite LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Camperdown?

    The current median house price in Camperdown, VIC is $429K, 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 Camperdown?

    The median weekly rent in Camperdown is $400/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 Camperdown?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 42% 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 Camperdown a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Camperdown?

    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 Camperdown 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.