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VIC overview · postcode 3699.
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Mount Beauty at a glance, before the advanced view.

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Mount Beauty is in Alpine LGA, VIC, postcode 3699, with population 910.

MEDIAN HOUSE
$600K
+9.1% YoY
MEDIAN RENT
$425/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
910
910 local footprint
SCHOOLS
2
Avg ICSEA 1048
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SUBURB VERDICT

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.

JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward healthcare and education. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. VIC employment is up +0.9% year-on-year (+33K jobs) and +13.9% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

VIC has 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2024-10-02. There is no matched local transport-stop count here, so read the infrastructure backdrop as broader state delivery context only. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.

LIVEABILITY READ

Mount Beauty is a small community in Victoria within the Alpine local government area (postcode 3699). With a population of 910, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $52K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

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.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · 2024 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria / state rent dataset · Dec 2023 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
STRONG EVIDENCE

Mount Beauty has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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DIRECT
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
3

Transport, Population growth, Building approvals

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
GROWTH-MOMENTUM

Mount Beauty currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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WHY IT FITS

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

WHAT TO CHECK

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

DECISIVE GAPS

Transport

COMPARE STATUS

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WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
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LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: 2 matched, including Mount Beauty Secondary College, Mount Beauty Primary School.
Crime: 4,197 per 100k at the Alpine LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.
FAQ
What is the median house price in Mount Beauty? +
The current median house price in Mount Beauty, VIC is $600K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Beauty? +
The median weekly rent in Mount Beauty is $425/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Is Mount Beauty a good investment? +
QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Beauty show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Beauty? +
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.
How often is the Mount Beauty 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.
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Mount Beauty VIC

Postcode 3699 · Alpine LGA

Mount Beauty is a small community in Victoria within the Alpine local government area (postcode 3699). With a population of 910, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $52K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median house price in Mount Beauty is $600,000, having grown strongly 9.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $425. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $928.

Mount Beauty is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1048, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Alpine LGA is moderate at 4,197 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Mount Beauty offers a gross rental yield of 3.7%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($600K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 11.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +9.1% year-on-year.

INVESTMENT SIGNALS
Rental Yield3.7% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$600K/$875K Below Median
Affordability11.6x Stretched
Price Momentum+9.1% Rising
SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage5/10
Education6/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage4/10
MEDIAN HOUSE
$600K
9.1% YoY
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$270
POPULATION
910
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age48
Household Size2
HH Income /wk$994
Personal Income /wk$636
Mortgage /mth$928
CRIME (Alpine LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)4,197
Total Incidents555
SCHOOLS (2)
Avg ICSEA1048
Total Students243
Government2
Mount Beauty Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1040
Mount Beauty Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1056
HOSPITALS (1)
Alpine Health [Mount Beauty]public
DATA STATUS
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2024 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Dec 2023 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024