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Camperdown is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3260, with population 3,354.
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The local employment base leans toward healthcare and agriculture. Local taxable income moved +4.5% year-on-year in the latest ATO series. VIC employment is up +0.9% year-on-year (+33K jobs) and +13.9% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
VIC has 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 6 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Camperdown is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3260). With a population of 3,354, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $59K 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
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Camperdown is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3260). With a population of 3,354, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $59K 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Camperdown is $429,000, having dropped significantly 8.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $363. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.4%. 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 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Camperdown offers a gross rental yield of 4.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($429K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 7.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.7% year-on-year.
Camperdown is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3260). With a population of 3,354, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $59K 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Camperdown is $429,000, having dropped significantly 8.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $363. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.4%. 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 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Camperdown offers a gross rental yield of 4.4%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($429K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 7.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -8.7% year-on-year.