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Suburb profile ·Golden Plains LGA · VIC ·3360

Linton VIC 3360

Linton is in Golden Plains LGA, VIC, postcode 3360, with population 635.

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
635
635 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
174
8 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,181
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,181/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $812/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$60K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,181

Household income

$60K household · yr-27.5% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$74K
Household
$60K

Growth outlook · Golden Plains LGA

Dwellings
+39.9%
9,410 → 13,160
+3,750 dwellings
Population
+36.8%
24,880 → 34,040
Households
+41.8%
8,770 → 12,440

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1001
Students21
Government1
  • Linton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1001
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
803
2,988 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,988
Total incidents803· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault7642%
  • Sexual Offences2816%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter7642%

Full data detail

Linton VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Linton is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Golden Plains local government area (postcode 3360). It is home to about 635 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,181.

Linton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1001, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Golden Plains LGA is below average at 2,988 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% 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+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,181
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Population growth · Golden Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,620
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Golden Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)136
Houses135
Units1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Golden Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3360ATO
Negatively geared15 (3.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)45
Reported capital gains43
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population635
Median age48
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,148
Personal income · wk$635
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Strong evidence

Linton has 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 · 2 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.

Linton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Linton in?

    Linton is in the Golden Plains Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3360. Council-level context for Golden Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Linton?

    The median weekly rent in Linton is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Linton?

    Rent context available: Linton 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 Linton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Linton 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 Linton?

    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 Linton 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.