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Suburb profile ·Mildura LGA · VIC ·3501

Koorlong VIC 3501

Koorlong is in Mildura LGA, VIC, postcode 3501, with population 397.

The read

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$465/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
57,309
57K via Mildura LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
550
21 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,656
Median rent · wk$280

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 Koorlong

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.7%
120 of 235 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,708/yr
Landlords (rental income)235
Reported capital gains170
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

84% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

84% 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

22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,656/mo, while renters pay about $2,015/mo — renting runs $359/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$109K
Median rent · wk
$465
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,656

Household income

$109K household · yr+32.3% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$120K
Household
$109K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
3
$650-999
12
$1,000-1,499
24
$1,500-1,999
10
$2,000-2,999
33
$3,000-3,999
19
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 40% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,550/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (123 households)
Owned outright
36%
Owned with mortgage
48%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure6.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA983
Students59
Government1
  • Koorlong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983
Crime Year ending Mar 2026
8,263
14,324 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k14,324
Total incidents8,263· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault88753%
  • Sexual Offences24815%
  • Robbery201%
  • Break And Enter53332%

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 97.8% 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 0.0% 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

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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

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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

Partly designated ~97.8%
~97.8% 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 ~0.0%
~0.0% 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 Public Conservation & Resource (PCRZ)
Public / Open space 55% Rural / Green wedge 42% Industrial 3%
Residential density: Low

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 · Mildura LGA

Dwellings
+14.9%
25,370 → 29,150
+3,780 dwellings
Population
+10.6%
56,970 → 62,990
Households
+16.6%
23,300 → 27,160

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

Population outlook

3,735 people · 20223,997 by 2032 (+7.0%)

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

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

Located in Victoria within the Mildura local government area, Koorlong is a quiet locality (postcode 3501). It is home to about 397 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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, clerical & administrative, sales. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $465. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,656.

Koorlong is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mildura LGA is higher than average at 14,324 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.3% 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+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,656
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$465
Population growth · Mildura LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)57,309
5-year growth+0% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Mildura LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)397
Houses 87%Units 13%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mildura LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change-2.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3501ATO
Negatively geared6.7%
120 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,708/yr
Landlords (rental income)235
Reported capital gains170
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population397
Median age39
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,094
Personal income · wk$820
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,779 → $2,094
Change+17.7%
vs VIC median-5.8 pp
Median rent+250%
stablevs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Mildura LGAAIHW
Public2
Private1
Mallee Track Health & Community Service [Ouyen]public
Mildura Base Hospitalpublic
Mildura Health Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Mildura LGAGEN
Facilities10
Residential places658
Regis Ontario108 places
Princes Court Homes Hostel102 places
Bupa Mildura100 places
Chaffey Aged Care100 places
Jacaranda Village75 places
Regis Sunraysia73 places
+4 more in Mildura LGA
Childcare · Mildura LGAACECQA
Services43
Approved places2,982
Exceeding NQS8
Country Way Early Learning155 places
Goodstart Early Learning Mildura - Matthew Flinders Drive155 places
Bright Steps Academy148 places
Outback Kids Child Care Centre140 places
Red Cliffs Kindergarten132 places
Mildura Early Learning Centre127 places
+37 more in Mildura LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Koorlong 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 · 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 · 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.

Koorlong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Koorlong in?

    Koorlong is in the Mildura Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3501. Council-level context for Mildura LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Koorlong?

    The median weekly rent in Koorlong is $465/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Koorlong?

    Rent context available: Koorlong 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 Koorlong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Koorlong 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 Koorlong?

    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 Koorlong 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.