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Suburb profile ·Wyndham LGA · VIC ·3211

Little River VIC 3211

Little River is in Wyndham LGA, VIC, postcode 3211, with population 1,353.

The read

Growth-momentum

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,353
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
286
9 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$427

Affordability

25%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — owning runs $0/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$104K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$104K household · yr+26.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$113K
Household
$104K

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.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA978
Students102
Government1
  • Little River Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 978
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
24,450
7,001 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,001
Total incidents24,450· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,91538%
  • Sexual Offences73915%
  • Robbery1763%
  • Break And Enter2,23144%

Full data detail

Little River VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Little River (postcode 3211) is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Wyndham local government area. With a population of 1,353, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $104K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 +0.9% 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 healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Little River is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 978, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations. The crime rate in the Wyndham LGA is moderate at 7,001 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$427
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)2,987
Houses2,468
Units519
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wyndham LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3211ATO
Negatively geared69 (8.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,083/yr
Landlords (rental income)142
Reported capital gains75
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,353
Median age42
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,005
Personal income · wk$750
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Little River Station
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Little River 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 · 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.

Little River FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Little River in?

    Little River is in the Wyndham Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3211. 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 Little River?

    The median weekly rent in Little River 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 Little River?

    Rent context available: Little River 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 Little River a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Little River 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 Little River?

    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 Little River 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.