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Suburb profile ·Moorabool LGA · VIC ·3341

Myrniong VIC 3341

Myrniong is in Moorabool LGA, VIC, postcode 3341, with population 387.

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
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
40,472
40K via Moorabool LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
329
17 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$1,647
Median rent · wk$355

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 Myrniong

Owner-occupied 95%Rented 5%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared10.4%
104 of 161 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,425/yr
Landlords (rental income)161
Reported capital gains68
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

92% of homes here are owner-occupied and 5% rented, with 10% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

92% 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

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,647/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — renting runs $433/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$123K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,647

Household income

$123K household · yr+50% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$139K
Household
$123K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
13
$650-999
8
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
26
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
30

At the median asking rent, about 32% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,600/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (131 households)
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
53%
Rented
5%
Dwelling structure10.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
102%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 67% drive, 0% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 21% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1008
Students147
Government1
  • Myrniong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1008
Crime Year ending Mar 2026
3,436
8,361 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,361
Total incidents3,436· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault30650%
  • Sexual Offences8013%
  • Robbery71%
  • Break And Enter21435%

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 ~1.4%
~1.4% 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 54% Public / Open space 42% Residential 2% Other 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 · Moorabool LGA

Dwellings
+51.3%
15,470 → 23,400
+7,930 dwellings
Population
+49.8%
37,890 → 56,750
Households
+55.8%
14,470 → 22,540

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

Population outlook

6,539 people · 20227,132 by 2032 (+9.1%)

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

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

Myrniong (postcode 3341) is a sparsely populated locality in Victoria within the Moorabool local government area. The area has roughly 387 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $123K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% 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 technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,647.

Myrniong is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1008, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Moorabool LGA is higher than average at 8,361 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.9% 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+1.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,647
Rent · wk(Census)$355
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Moorabool LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)40,472
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.9%
20012025
Development · Moorabool LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)265
Houses 74%Units 26%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moorabool LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.7%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3341ATO
Negatively geared10.4%
104 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,425/yr
Landlords (rental income)161
Reported capital gains68
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population387
Median age46
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,374
Personal income · wk$924
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,678 → $2,374
Change+41.5%
vs VIC median+18 pp
Median rent+111.3%
gentrifyingvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Moorabool LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]public
Ballan District Health & Careprivate
Aged care · Moorabool LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places324
mecwacare Susan Barton House144 places
Villa Maria Catholic Homes Providence Aged Care Residence99 places
mecwacare Ballan Aged Care Facility51 places
Grant Lodge Aged Care Facility30 places
Childcare · Moorabool LGAACECQA
Services34
Approved places2,572
Exceeding NQS2
YMCA Ballarat - Bacchus Marsh Grammar180 places
AMIGA Montessori Maddingley132 places
West Maddingley Early Years Hub132 places
Journey Early Learning Centre - Bacchus Marsh122 places
Eden Academy Maddingley110 places
Maddingley Montessori Centre110 places
+28 more in Moorabool LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Myrniong 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 · 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 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Myrniong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Myrniong in?

    Myrniong is in the Moorabool Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3341. Council-level context for Moorabool LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Myrniong?

    The median weekly rent in Myrniong is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Myrniong?

    Rent context available: Myrniong 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 Myrniong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Myrniong 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 Myrniong?

    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 Myrniong 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.