Kinglake is in Murrindindi LGA, VIC, postcode 3763, with population 1,662.
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Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $1,733/mo — owning runs -$0/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.
Kinglake (postcode 3763) is a small community in Victoria within the Murrindindi local government area. With a population of 1,662, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Kinglake stand at $775,000, having climbed sharply by 17% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $400. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Kinglake is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1007, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Murrindindi LGA is moderate at 5,639 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Kinglake shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($775K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +17.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Kinglake is in the Murrindindi Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3763. Council-level context for Murrindindi LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Kinglake, VIC is $775K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Kinglake is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 36% 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.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Kinglake show: Low 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.