Charlton is in Buloke LGA, VIC, postcode 3525, with population 1,095.
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Gross yield screens at about 6.0%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $758/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — renting runs $715/mo higher on these medians.
LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.
Charlton (postcode 3525) is a small community in Victoria within the Buloke local government area. With a population of 1,095, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.6% 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Median house prices in Charlton stand at $297,000, having moved lower by 7.2% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $340. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $758.
Charlton is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Buloke LGA is moderate at 4,877 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 6.0% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($297K/$875K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -7.2% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.6% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Charlton carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Charlton is in the Buloke Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3525. Council-level context for Buloke LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Charlton, VIC is $297K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Charlton is $340/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 6.0%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Charlton show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.