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Suburb profile ·Macedon Ranges LGA · VIC ·3433

Monegeetta VIC 3433

Monegeetta is in Macedon Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3433, with population 207.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
54,464
54K via Macedon Ranges LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
53
1 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,268
Median rent · wk$190

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 Monegeetta

Owner-occupied 94%Rented 6%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.8%
10 of 15 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,069/yr
Landlords (rental income)15
Reported capital gains10
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

90% of homes here are owner-occupied and 6% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

90% 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

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,268/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $245/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$116K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,268

Household income

$116K household · yr+40.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$119K
Household
$116K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
0
$650-999
11
$1,000-1,499
5
$1,500-1,999
6
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
15
$4,000+
13

At the median asking rent, about 37% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,933/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (69 households)
Owned outright
35%
Owned with mortgage
55%
Rented
6%
Dwelling structure13.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 56% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 34% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
2,777
5,037 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,037
Total incidents2,777· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault23551%
  • Sexual Offences5111%
  • Robbery10%
  • Break And Enter17137%

Bushfire-prone area

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% 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 Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 87% Other 10% Public / Open space 2% Residential 1%
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 · Macedon Ranges LGA

Dwellings
+27.9%
20,630 → 26,390
+5,760 dwellings
Population
+25.9%
51,570 → 64,950
Households
+31.2%
19,370 → 25,410

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

Population outlook

11,084 people · 202213,174 by 2032 (+18.9%)

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

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

Monegeetta (postcode 3433) is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Macedon Ranges local government area. With a population of 207, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $116K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% 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, professionals, sales. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,268.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Macedon Ranges LGA is moderate at 5,037 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% 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+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,268
Rent · wk(Census)$190
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$580
Population growth · Macedon Ranges LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)54,464
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Macedon Ranges LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)231
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Macedon Ranges LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.7%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3433ATO
Negatively geared7.8%
10 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,069/yr
Landlords (rental income)15
Reported capital gains10
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population207
Median age41
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,222
Personal income · wk$757
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,763 → $2,222
Change+26%
vs VIC median+2.5 pp
stablevs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Macedon Ranges LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kyneton District Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Macedon Ranges LGAGEN
Facilities7
Residential places669
Romsey Community Aged Care120 places
Bupa Woodend113 places
Arcare Gisborne96 places
Bupa Kyneton93 places
RM Begg90 places
Warrina Aged Care79 places
+1 more in Macedon Ranges LGA
Childcare · Macedon Ranges LGAACECQA
Services48
Approved places3,308
Exceeding NQS11
The Learning Sanctuary Gisborne131 places
Story House Early Learning Gisborne123 places
Embracia Childcare and Kindergarten120 places
Gumboots Early Learning Gisborne120 places
Gumboots Early Learning Riddells Creek119 places
Story House Early Learning New Gisborne116 places
+42 more in Macedon Ranges LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Monegeetta 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 · 1 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.

Monegeetta FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Monegeetta in?

    Monegeetta is in the Macedon Ranges Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3433. Council-level context for Macedon Ranges LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Monegeetta?

    The median weekly rent in Monegeetta is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Monegeetta?

    Rent context available: Monegeetta 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 Monegeetta a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Monegeetta 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 Monegeetta?

    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 Monegeetta 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.