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Suburb profile ·Greater Geelong LGA · VIC ·3215

Drumcondra VIC 3215

Drumcondra is in Greater Geelong LGA, VIC, postcode 3215, with population 571.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
571
571 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,418
109 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,650
Median rent · wk$331

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,650/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — owning runs $483/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$105K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,650

Household income

$105K household · yr+27.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$133K
Household
$105K

Growth outlook · Greater Geelong LGA

Dwellings
+39.1%
120,820 → 168,120
+47,300 dwellings
Population
+35.8%
270,770 → 367,670
Households
+39.2%
110,010 → 153,110

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

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
25,574
8,641 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,641
Total incidents25,574· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault2,11746%
  • Sexual Offences75217%
  • Robbery982%
  • Break And Enter1,58735%

Full data detail

Drumcondra VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Drumcondra is a small community in Victoria within the Greater Geelong local government area (postcode 3215). The area has roughly 571 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $105K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,650.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Geelong LGA is higher than average at 8,641 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,650
Rent · wk(Census)$331
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$500
Population growth · Greater Geelong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)295,052
5-year growth+2.1% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Greater Geelong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,231
Houses1,862
Units369
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Geelong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3215ATO
Negatively geared773 (6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,147/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,574
Reported capital gains961
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population571
Median age50
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$2,022
Personal income · wk$886
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Drumcondra 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 · manual file · 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 Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 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.

Drumcondra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Drumcondra in?

    Drumcondra is in the Greater Geelong Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3215. Council-level context for Greater Geelong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Drumcondra?

    The median weekly rent in Drumcondra is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Drumcondra?

    Rent context available: Drumcondra 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 Drumcondra a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Drumcondra?

    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 Drumcondra 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.