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Suburb profile ·Strathbogie LGA · VIC ·3608

Nagambie VIC 3608

Nagambie is in Strathbogie LGA, VIC, postcode 3608, with population 2,254.

The read

Affordability-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$630K
-2.3% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 11 periods
ABS + state medians
$655K
$330K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.

Median house
$630K
House median, latest period
2.3%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$485/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.0%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
2,254
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
816
38 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$227/wk (-$11,829/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
10.6x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
42%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,487/mo, while renters pay about $2,102/mo — renting runs $615/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$630K
Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$485
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,487
Gross yield
4.0%

Household income

$59K household · yr-27.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$86K
Household
$59K

Growth outlook · Strathbogie LGA

Dwellings
+18.3%
6,160 → 7,290
+1,130 dwellings
Population
+18%
11,360 → 13,410
Households
+22.2%
5,260 → 6,430

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

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1008
Students213
Catholic1
Government1
  • Nagambie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 982
  • St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1034
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
672
5,665 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,665
Total incidents672· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault5947%
  • Sexual Offences1411%
  • Robbery11%
  • Break And Enter5141%

Full data detail

Nagambie VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Strathbogie local government area, Nagambie is a smaller suburb (postcode 3608). With a population of 2,254, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Nagambie stand at $630,000, having eased back by 2.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $485. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,487.

Nagambie is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1008, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Strathbogie LGA is moderate at 5,665 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.0%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($630K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.0%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$630K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability10.6x Stretched
Price Momentum-2.3% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,487
Rent · wk(Census)$295
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$485
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income10.6x
Population growth · Strathbogie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)11,839
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Strathbogie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)43
Houses43
YoY change+0%
Employment · Strathbogie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3608ATO
Negatively geared97 (5.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,799/yr
Landlords (rental income)223
Reported capital gains154
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,254
Median age51
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,144
Personal income · wk$675
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$52,340
Mean income$61,941
Earners2,977
YoY change+2.5%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining9
iga1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Bus stops2
Nagambie Station
Nagambie Station/Prentice St
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Nagambie 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 · 2024 · 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
Available
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 · 2 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 · 4 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.

Nagambie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nagambie in?

    Nagambie is in the Strathbogie Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3608. Council-level context for Strathbogie LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Nagambie?

    The current median house price in Nagambie, VIC is $630K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Nagambie?

    The median weekly rent in Nagambie is $485/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Nagambie?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 48% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Nagambie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nagambie show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nagambie?

    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.

  7. How often is the Nagambie 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.