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Suburb profile ·Wyndham LGA · VIC ·3026

Laverton North VIC 3026

Laverton North is in Wyndham LGA, VIC, postcode 3026, with population 119.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
347,830
348K via Wyndham LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
961
68 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$240

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Greater Melbourne
2.5%
Balanced market

Official vacancy is published at the Greater Melbourne 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 Laverton North

Owner-occupied 30%Rented 70%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared11.2%
396 of 527 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,839/yr
Landlords (rental income)527
Reported capital gains206
The read

Renter-heavy market

24% of homes here are owner-occupied and 55% rented, with 11% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

55% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

75%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$35K
Median rent · wk
$500

Household income

$35K household · yr-57.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$47K
Household
$35K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
19
$650-999
9
$1,000-1,499
6
$1,500-1,999
3
$2,000-2,999
0
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 88% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (51 households)
Owned outright
24%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
55%
Dwelling structure
Separate house
6%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 65% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 16% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
24,231
6,638 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,638
Total incidents24,231· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault1,99141%
  • Sexual Offences69414%
  • Robbery1794%
  • Break And Enter1,99941%

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

Low broad-area context

About 13.9% 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

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

Partly designated ~13.9%
~13.9% 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 Industrial 2 (IN2Z)
Industrial 79% Public / Open space 21%

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 · Wyndham LGA

Dwellings
+61.3%
100,360 → 161,890
+61,530 dwellings
Population
+59.4%
296,190 → 472,120
Households
+60.8%
95,800 → 154,020

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

Population outlook

11,879 people · 202214,717 by 2032 (+23.9%)

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

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

Laverton North (postcode 3026) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Wyndham local government area. It is home to about 119 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $35K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.7% 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward transport & logistics and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Maori.

The current median weekly rent is $500.

Public transport access includes 46 bus stops. The crime rate in the Wyndham LGA is moderate at 6,638 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.7% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.7% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$240
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$500
Population growth · Wyndham LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)347,830
5-year growth+3.9% CAGR
YoY change+3.7%
20012025
Development · Wyndham LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,668
Houses 84%Units 16%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wyndham LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3026ATO
Negatively geared11.2%
396 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,839/yr
Landlords (rental income)527
Reported capital gains206
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population119
Median age56
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$669
Personal income · wk$599
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$630 → $669
Change+6.2%
vs VIC median-17.3 pp
Median rent+20%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations9
Cafes & dining7
TransportGTFS
Bus stops46
Hospitals · Wyndham LGAAIHW
Public2
Private2
Werribee Mercy Hospitalpublic
Wyndham Early Parenting Centrepublic
Hobsons Bay Endoscopy Centre Werribeeprivate
St Vincent's Private Hospital [Werribee]private
Aged care · Wyndham LGAGEN
Facilities12
Residential places1,286
Bolton Clarke Glendale (VIC)220 places
Baptcare Wyndham Lodge Community150 places
TriCare Williams Landing Aged Care Residence126 places
Sunset Views Manor120 places
Point Cook Manor118 places
Mercy Place Wyndham110 places
+6 more in Wyndham LGA
Childcare · Wyndham LGAACECQA
Services248
Approved places22,748
Exceeding NQS45
Big Childcare - Tarneit Rise PS OSHC210 places
Quantin Binnah Community Centre203 places
Big Childcare - Karwan PS OSHC200 places
LILI'S EARLY LEARNING200 places
Camp Australia - Alamanda K-9 College OSHC198 places
Story House Early Learning Tarneit178 places
+242 more in Wyndham LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Laverton North 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 · 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 · 46 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Laverton North is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Laverton North feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Mambourin better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$137/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Werribee better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +49900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$170/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Hoppers Crossing better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +37100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$160/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Laverton North FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Laverton North in?

    Laverton North is in the Wyndham Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3026. Council-level context for Wyndham LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Laverton North?

    The median weekly rent in Laverton North is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Laverton North?

    Rent context available: Laverton North 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 Laverton North a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Laverton North show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Laverton North?

    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 Laverton North 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.