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Suburb profile ·Indigo LGA · VIC ·3691

Kergunyah VIC 3691

Kergunyah is in Indigo LGA, VIC, postcode 3691, with population 232.

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
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
17,758
18K via Indigo LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,414
396 added 12mo · 25MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,668
Median rent · wk$115

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
Investor profile

Who invests in Kergunyah

Owner-occupied 93%Rented 7%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.2%
441 of 1,127 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,612/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,127
Reported capital gains733
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

86% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

86% 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.

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,668/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — renting runs $412/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$83K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,668

Household income

$83K household · yr+0.6% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$112K
Household
$83K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
9
$650-999
8
$1,000-1,499
15
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
19
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
8

At the median asking rent, about 47% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,600/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (90 households)
Owned outright
47%
Owned with mortgage
39%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure5.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
104%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 64% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 25% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
596
3,329 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,329
Total incidents596· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault3527%
  • Sexual Offences4534%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5239%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone designation

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's mapped Bushfire Prone Area.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Flood and moisture context

No mapped flood exposure

About 0.5% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

May affect: Floor levels and drainage · Water-resistant assemblies · Material durability

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

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 ~0.5%
~0.5% 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 57% Public / Open space 43%

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 · Indigo LGA

Dwellings
+19%
7,750 → 9,220
+1,470 dwellings
Population
+13.3%
17,250 → 19,540
Households
+18.8%
7,140 → 8,480

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

Population outlook

5,327 people · 20226,977 by 2032 (+31.0%)

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

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

Kergunyah is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Indigo local government area (postcode 3691). It is home to about 232 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% 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 managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,668.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Indigo LGA is below average at 3,329 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,668
Rent · wk(Census)$115
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Indigo LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,758
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Indigo LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)101
Houses 98%Units 2%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Indigo LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3691ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
441 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,612/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,127
Reported capital gains733
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population232
Median age50
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,593
Personal income · wk$847
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,437 → $1,593
Change+10.9%
vs VIC median-12.6 pp
Median rent+15%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Indigo LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Beechworth Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Indigo LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places209
Yackandandah Health Residential Aged Care84 places
Beechworth Health Service Residential Care Program60 places
Glenview Community Care Nursing Home50 places
Albury Wodonga Health Residential Care Program15 places
Childcare · Indigo LGAACECQA
Services17
Approved places780
Exceeding NQS2
Kiewa Valley Primary School Combined Out of School Hour Care78 places
Country Buddies Wahgunyah76 places
Beechworth Montessori60 places
Yackandandah PS TheirCare60 places
Beechworth Community Early Years Learning Centre INC57 places
Rutherglen Kindergarten53 places
+11 more in Indigo LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Kergunyah 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 · mixed acquisition · 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 Mar 2026 · 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 · 1 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.

Kergunyah FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kergunyah in?

    Kergunyah is in the Indigo Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3691. Council-level context for Indigo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kergunyah?

    The median weekly rent in Kergunyah is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Kergunyah?

    Rent context available: Kergunyah 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 Kergunyah a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kergunyah 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 Kergunyah?

    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 Kergunyah 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.