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Suburb profile ·Murrindindi LGA · VIC ·3757

Kinglake Central VIC 3757

Kinglake Central is in Murrindindi LGA, VIC, postcode 3757, with population 413.

The read

Livability-led

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$400/wk
Rent context available
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
15,648
16K via Murrindindi LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,589
77 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$330

Affordability

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 $1,733/mo — owning runs -$0/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$400
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$86K household · yr+4.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$89K
Household
$86K

Growth outlook · Murrindindi LGA

Dwellings
+18.8%
8,350 → 9,920
+1,570 dwellings
Population
+17%
15,130 → 17,700
Households
+24.1%
6,710 → 8,330

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1025
Students81
Government1
  • Middle Kinglake Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
885
5,639 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,639
Total incidents885· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault8240%
  • Sexual Offences3316%
  • Robbery21%
  • Break And Enter9043%

Full data detail

Kinglake Central VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Kinglake Central is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Murrindindi local government area (postcode 3757). With a population of 413, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $86K 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 +0.6% 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, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Kinglake Central is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1025, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Murrindindi LGA is moderate at 5,639 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$330
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$400
Population growth · Murrindindi LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)15,648
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Murrindindi LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)48
Houses42
Units6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Murrindindi LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3757ATO
Negatively geared410 (7.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,813/yr
Landlords (rental income)685
Reported capital gains367
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population413
Median age45
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,648
Personal income · wk$653
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Kinglake Central carries 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 · 9 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.

Kinglake Central FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kinglake Central in?

    Kinglake Central is in the Murrindindi Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3757. Council-level context for Murrindindi LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kinglake Central?

    The median weekly rent in Kinglake Central is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Kinglake Central?

    Rent context available: Kinglake Central 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 Kinglake Central a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kinglake Central 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 Kinglake Central?

    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 Kinglake Central 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.