Garfield is in Cardinia LGA, VIC, postcode 3814, with population 2,114.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $2,427/mo — renting runs $627/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.
Located in Victoria within the Cardinia local government area, Garfield is a compact suburb (postcode 3814). With a population of 2,114, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.6% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Garfield is $690,000, having declined steeply by 15.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $510,000 (-6.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.
Garfield is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 996, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 rail stations. The crime rate in the Cardinia LGA is moderate at 7,195 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.2% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($690K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -15.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.6% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Garfield carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Garfield is in the Cardinia Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3814. Council-level context for Cardinia LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Garfield, VIC is $690K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Garfield is $560/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 4.2%. 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 Garfield show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. 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.