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Suburb profile ·East Gippsland LGA · VIC ·3902

Johnsonville VIC 3902

Johnsonville is in East Gippsland LGA, VIC, postcode 3902, with population 326.

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Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
49,669
50K via East Gippsland LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
98
7 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,296
Median rent · wk$325

Affordability

46%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,296/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $697/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$52K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,296

Household income

$52K household · yr-36.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$62K
Household
$52K

Growth outlook · East Gippsland LGA

Dwellings
+19.9%
26,080 → 31,260
+5,180 dwellings
Population
+16.3%
48,450 → 56,330
Households
+21%
21,760 → 26,340

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
6,497
13,055 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k13,055
Total incidents6,497· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault89868%
  • Sexual Offences19215%
  • Robbery91%
  • Break And Enter22317%

Full data detail

Johnsonville VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the East Gippsland local government area, Johnsonville is a quiet locality (postcode 3902). It is home to about 326 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $52K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,296.

Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the East Gippsland LGA is higher than average at 13,055 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,296
Rent · wk(Census)$325
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Population growth · East Gippsland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)49,669
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · East Gippsland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)262
Houses194
Units68
YoY change+0%
Employment · East Gippsland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change-1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3902ATO
Negatively geared5 (2.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$1,817/yr
Landlords (rental income)22
Reported capital gains26
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population326
Median age58
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,007
Personal income · wk$517
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Johnsonville 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 · 3 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.

Johnsonville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Johnsonville in?

    Johnsonville is in the East Gippsland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3902. Council-level context for East Gippsland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Johnsonville?

    The median weekly rent in Johnsonville is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Johnsonville?

    Rent context available: Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville?

    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 Johnsonville 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.