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Suburb profile ·Moorabool LGA · VIC ·3345

Gordon VIC 3345

Gordon is in Moorabool LGA, VIC, postcode 3345, with population 1,393.

The read

Livability-led

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.

$675K
-2.2% YoY
2015 → 2023 · 7 periods
ABS + state medians
$690K
$290K
2015 2023
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
$675K
House median, latest period
2.2%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$480/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.7%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
1,393
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
75 min
95.5 km to Melbourne CBD · free-flow
Solar
332
14 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

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

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$284/wk (-$14,760/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage-25% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 7)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Agrade · 82/100 · top 18% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 82% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth95
Rental yield33
Stability85
Volatility-10.0ppCycle+2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Gordon

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.3%
62 of 109 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,010/yr
Landlords (rental income)109
Reported capital gains67
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

89% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

89% 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.

Mortgage affordability

37%
of household income to service a new loan
8.6 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Stretched
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $3,238/mo vs median rent $2,080/mo (+56% · +$267/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $2,578/mo (-660) · at 6.0% (current): $3,238/mo · at 8.0%: $3,962/mo (+725)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
6.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — renting runs $347/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$675K
Household income · yr
$105K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733
Gross yield
3.7%

Household income

$105K household · yr+27.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$115K
Household
$105K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)37% could service the median house
Under $300
18
$300-649
35
$650-999
48
$1,000-1,499
68
$1,500-1,999
57
$2,000-2,999
103
$3,000-3,999
62
$4,000+
68

Serviceability line: a household needs about $2,490/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 40% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,600/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$48K → $57K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (486 households)
Owned outright
35%
Owned with mortgage
54%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure12.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 70% drive, 1% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 23% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1040
Students217
Catholic1
Government1
  • Gordon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1048

Livability

42/ 100 livability index

Top 58% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 42% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (8 stops)29
Schools & hospitals56

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
3,436
8,361 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,361
Total incidents3,436· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault30650%
  • Sexual Offences8013%
  • Robbery71%
  • Break And Enter21435%

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 67% Residential 29% Public / Open space 4%
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 · Moorabool LGA

Dwellings
+51.3%
15,470 → 23,400
+7,930 dwellings
Population
+49.8%
37,890 → 56,750
Households
+55.8%
14,470 → 22,540

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

Population outlook

6,377 people · 20227,231 by 2032 (+13.4%)

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

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

Located in Victoria within the Moorabool local government area, Gordon is a small community (postcode 3345). With a population of 1,393, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $105K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Gordon is $675,000, having eased back by 2.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Gordon is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1040, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moorabool LGA is higher than average at 8,361 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.7%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($675K/$850K). The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -2.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% 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 Yield3.7%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$675K/$850K· Near Median
Affordability6.5x· Moderate
Price Momentum-2.2% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Gross yield2.5%
Price / income6.5x
Population growth · Moorabool LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)40,472
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.9%
20012025
Development · Moorabool LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)265
Houses 74%Units 26%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moorabool LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.7%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3345ATO
Negatively geared7.3%
62 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,010/yr
Landlords (rental income)109
Reported capital gains67
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,393
Median age43
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,012
Personal income · wk$844
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$57,032
Mean income$68,107
Earners4,204
YoY change+5.8%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,411 → $2,012
Change+42.6%
vs VIC median+19.1 pp
Median rent+30.6%
gentrifyingvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Hospitals · Moorabool LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]public
Ballan District Health & Careprivate
Aged care · Moorabool LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places324
mecwacare Susan Barton House144 places
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Providence Aged Care Residence99 places
mecwacare Ballan Aged Care Facility51 places
Grant Lodge Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Moorabool LGAACECQA
Services34
Approved places2,572
Exceeding NQS2
YMCA Ballarat - Bacchus Marsh Grammar180 places
AMIGA Montessori Maddingley132 places
West Maddingley Early Years Hub132 places
Journey Early Learning Centre - Bacchus Marsh122 places
Eden Academy Maddingley110 places
Maddingley Montessori Centre110 places
+28 more in Moorabool LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Gordon 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 · 2023 · 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
Available
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 · 2 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 · 8 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.

Gordon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gordon in?

    Gordon is in the Moorabool Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3345. Council-level context for Moorabool LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Gordon?

    The current median house price in Gordon, VIC is $675K, 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 Gordon?

    The median weekly rent in Gordon is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Gordon?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. 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 Gordon a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gordon?

    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 Gordon 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.