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Suburb profile ·Greater Bendigo LGA · VIC ·3551

Epsom VIC 3551

Epsom is in Greater Bendigo LGA, VIC, postcode 3551, with population 5,014.

The read

Affordability-first

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$585K
-1.7% YoY
2014 → 2025 · 10 periods
ABS + state medians
$600K
$340K
2014 2025
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$585K
House median, latest period
1.7%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$493/wk
Rent-led investor candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.4%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
5,014
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
7,910
567 added 12mo · 53MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$179/wk (-$9,321/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
6.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,473/mo, while renters pay about $2,136/mo — renting runs $663/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$585K
Household income · yr
$89K
Median rent · wk
$493
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,473
Gross yield
4.4%

Household income

$89K household · yr+8.3% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$102K
Household
$89K

Growth outlook · Greater Bendigo LGA

Dwellings
+25.7%
53,170 → 66,820
+13,650 dwellings
Population
+23.3%
121,220 → 149,490
Households
+26.5%
49,900 → 63,130

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA967
Students425
Government1
  • Epsom Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 967
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
12,282
9,634 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,634
Total incidents12,282· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,17947%
  • Sexual Offences62725%
  • Robbery422%
  • Break And Enter63526%

Full data detail

Epsom VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Epsom is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Greater Bendigo local government area (postcode 3551). With a population of 5,014, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $89K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Epsom is $585,000, having dipped slightly by 1.7% over the past year. Units have a median price of $501,000 (+11.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $493. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,473.

Epsom is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 967, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 rail stations, 34 bus stops. The crime rate in the Greater Bendigo LGA is higher than average at 9,634 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.4%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($585K/$875K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -1.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.4%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$585K/$875K Below Median
Affordability6.6x· Moderate
Price Momentum-1.7% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,473
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$493
Gross yield3.0%
Price / income6.6x
Population growth · Greater Bendigo LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)126,568
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Greater Bendigo LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)582
Houses506
Units76
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Bendigo LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3551ATO
Negatively geared1,445 (6.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,766/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,823
Reported capital gains1,942
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population5,014
Median age32
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,714
Personal income · wk$816
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations5
Cafes & dining5
aldi1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations9
Bus stops34
Cassandra Cres/Station St
Epsom Station
Epsom Station/Station St
Howard St/Station St
Station St/Ironstone Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Epsom 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 · 2025 · 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
Available
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 · 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 · 43 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.

Epsom FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Epsom in?

    Epsom is in the Greater Bendigo Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3551. Council-level context for Greater Bendigo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Epsom?

    The current median house price in Epsom, VIC is $585K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Epsom?

    The median weekly rent in Epsom is $493/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Epsom?

    Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 4.4%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Epsom a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Epsom show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Epsom?

    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.

  7. How often is the Epsom 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.