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Suburb profile ·Corangamite LGA · VIC ·3325

Derrinallum VIC 3325

Derrinallum is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3325, with population 386.

The read

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$400/wk
Rent context available
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,712
16K via Corangamite LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
117
3 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$861
Median rent · wk$170

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 Derrinallum

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.5%
24 of 50 landlords
Avg rental loss$12,847/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains29
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 13% rented, with 9% 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.

Affordability

42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $861/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — renting runs $872/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$861

Household income

$49K household · yr-40.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$64K
Household
$49K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
41
$650-999
30
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
17
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
6

At the median asking rent, about 68% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (167 households)
Owned outright
53%
Owned with mortgage
24%
Rented
13%
Dwelling structure23.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
101%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 62% drive, 0% public transport, 17% walk or cycle, 23% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA987
Students72
Government1
  • Derrinallum P-12 CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 987
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

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 97% Public / Open space 2%

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

5,347 people · 20225,436 by 2032 (+1.7%)

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

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

Derrinallum (postcode 3325) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area. It is home to about 386 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $861.

Derrinallum is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 987, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,238 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$861
Rent · wk(Census)$170
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$400
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 3325ATO
Negatively geared8.5%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$12,847/yr
Landlords (rental income)50
Reported capital gains29
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population386
Median age55
Household size2
HH income · wk$946
Personal income · wk$536
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$821 → $946
Change+15.2%
vs VIC median-8.3 pp
Median rent+25.9%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Corangamite LGAAIHW
Public4
Private0
Beaufort & Skipton Health Service [Skipton]public
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]public
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
Merindah Lodge Nursing Home36 places
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
Cobden & District Kindergarten60 places
Timboon & District Kindergarten60 places
Banana Splits Childcare Centre58 places
Simpson and District Kindergarten37 places
+10 more in Corangamite LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Derrinallum 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 · 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 · 1 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.

Derrinallum FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Derrinallum in?

    Derrinallum is in the Corangamite Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3325. Council-level context for Corangamite LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Derrinallum?

    The median weekly rent in Derrinallum is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Derrinallum?

    Rent context available: Derrinallum 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 Derrinallum a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Derrinallum?

    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 Derrinallum 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.