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Suburb profile ·Macedon Ranges LGA · VIC ·3756

Darraweit Guim VIC 3756

Darraweit Guim is in Macedon Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3756, with population 402.

The read

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
54,464
54K via Macedon Ranges LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,860
190 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,950
Median rent · wk$261

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
Investor profile

Who invests in Darraweit Guim

Owner-occupied 98%Rented 2%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
577 of 911 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,332/yr
Landlords (rental income)911
Reported capital gains458
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

90% of homes here are owner-occupied and 2% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

90% 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.

Affordability

32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,950/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $563/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,950

Household income

$93K household · yr+13.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$105K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
14
$650-999
9
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
25
$3,000-3,999
14
$4,000+
25

At the median asking rent, about 52% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,933/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (135 households)
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
49%
Rented
2%
Dwelling structure4.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 68% drive, 2% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA974
Students50
Government1
  • Darraweit Guim Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 974
Crime Year ending Mar 2026
2,777
5,037 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,037
Total incidents2,777· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault23551%
  • Sexual Offences5111%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter17137%

Bushfire-prone area

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% 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.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 89% Residential 10% Public / Open space 1%
Residential density: Low

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 · Macedon Ranges LGA

Dwellings
+27.9%
20,630 → 26,390
+5,760 dwellings
Population
+25.9%
51,570 → 64,950
Households
+31.2%
19,370 → 25,410

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

Population outlook

11,084 people · 202213,174 by 2032 (+18.9%)

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

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

Darraweit Guim (postcode 3756) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Macedon Ranges local government area. The area has roughly 402 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.

Darraweit Guim is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 974, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Macedon Ranges LGA is moderate at 5,037 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,950
Rent · wk(Census)$261
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$580
Population growth · Macedon Ranges LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)54,464
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Macedon Ranges LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)231
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Macedon Ranges LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.7%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3756ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
577 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,332/yr
Landlords (rental income)911
Reported capital gains458
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population402
Median age47
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,792
Personal income · wk$840
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,648 → $1,792
Change+8.7%
vs VIC median-14.8 pp
Median rent+24.3%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Macedon Ranges LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kyneton District Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Macedon Ranges LGAGEN
Facilities7
Residential places669
Romsey Community Aged Care120 places
Bupa Woodend113 places
Arcare Gisborne96 places
Bupa Kyneton93 places
RM Begg90 places
Warrina Aged Care79 places
+1 more in Macedon Ranges LGA
Childcare · Macedon Ranges LGAACECQA
Services48
Approved places3,308
Exceeding NQS11
The Learning Sanctuary Gisborne131 places
Story House Early Learning Gisborne123 places
Embracia Childcare and Kindergarten120 places
Gumboots Early Learning Gisborne120 places
Gumboots Early Learning Riddells Creek119 places
Story House Early Learning New Gisborne116 places
+42 more in Macedon Ranges LGA
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Strong evidence

Darraweit Guim 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 · 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
Missing
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Darraweit Guim FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Darraweit Guim in?

    Darraweit Guim is in the Macedon Ranges Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3756. Council-level context for Macedon Ranges LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Darraweit Guim?

    The median weekly rent in Darraweit Guim is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Darraweit Guim?

    Rent context available: Darraweit Guim has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Darraweit Guim a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Darraweit Guim show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Darraweit Guim?

    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.

  6. How often is the Darraweit Guim 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.