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Suburb profile ·Yarra Ranges LGA · VIC ·3139

Hoddles Creek VIC 3139

Hoddles Creek is in Yarra Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3139, with population 676.

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.

Why it fits

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
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
676
676 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,252
99 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$2,167
Median rent · wk$365

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$109K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$109K household · yr+32.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$115K
Household
$109K

Growth outlook · Yarra Ranges LGA

Dwellings
+14.6%
61,570 → 70,530
+8,960 dwellings
Population
+12%
157,420 → 176,270
Households
+17.1%
59,230 → 69,350

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

Schools

Total1
Students4
Government1
  • Hoddles Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
8,307
5,164 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,164
Total incidents8,307· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault87752%
  • Sexual Offences30918%
  • Robbery422%
  • Break And Enter45627%

Full data detail

Hoddles Creek VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Yarra Ranges local government area, Hoddles Creek is a small locality (postcode 3139). The area has roughly 676 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Hoddles Creek is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The crime rate in the Yarra Ranges LGA is moderate at 5,164 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$365
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Population growth · Yarra Ranges LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)160,906
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yarra Ranges LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)377
Houses201
Units176
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yarra Ranges LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.1%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3139ATO
Negatively geared519 (5.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,721/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,013
Reported capital gains582
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population676
Median age46
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,092
Personal income · wk$779
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Hoddles Creek has 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 · 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 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Hoddles Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Hoddles Creek in?

    Hoddles Creek is in the Yarra Ranges Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3139. Council-level context for Yarra Ranges LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Hoddles Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Hoddles Creek is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Hoddles Creek?

    Rent context available: Hoddles Creek 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 Hoddles Creek a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hoddles Creek?

    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 Hoddles Creek 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.