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Suburb profile ·Cardinia LGA · VIC ·3812

Nar Nar Goon VIC 3812

Nar Nar Goon is in Cardinia LGA, VIC, postcode 3812, with population 1,023.

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
$560/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,023
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
522
136 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Affordability

34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,997/mo, while renters pay about $2,427/mo — renting runs $430/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$87K
Median rent · wk
$560
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,997

Household income

$87K household · yr+5.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$105K
Household
$87K

Growth outlook · Cardinia LGA

Dwellings
+51.5%
43,530 → 65,930
+22,400 dwellings
Population
+49.4%
119,520 → 178,610
Households
+52.3%
42,610 → 64,900

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

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1007
Students290
Catholic1
Government1
  • Nar Nar Goon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983
  • St James SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1031
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
9,665
7,195 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,195
Total incidents9,665· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault87147%
  • Sexual Offences29416%
  • Robbery764%
  • Break And Enter60733%

Full data detail

Nar Nar Goon VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Cardinia local government area, Nar Nar Goon is a small locality (postcode 3812). The area has roughly 1,023 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $87K 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 +2.6% 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $560. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,997.

Nar Nar Goon is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1007, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 rail stations. The crime rate in the Cardinia LGA is moderate at 7,195 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.6% 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+2.6% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,997
Rent · wk(Census)$305
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$560
Population growth · Cardinia LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)133,472
5-year growth+2.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.6%
20012025
Development · Cardinia LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)980
Houses863
Units117
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cardinia LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.2%
YoY change+0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3812ATO
Negatively geared114 (7.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,777/yr
Landlords (rental income)203
Reported capital gains118
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,023
Median age41
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,664
Personal income · wk$776
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Rail stations3
Nar Nar Goon Railway Station/Carney St
Nar Nar Goon Station
Nar Nar Goon Station/Carney St
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Nar Nar Goon 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 · 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 · 3 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.

Nar Nar Goon FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nar Nar Goon in?

    Nar Nar Goon is in the Cardinia Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3812. Council-level context for Cardinia LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Nar Nar Goon?

    The median weekly rent in Nar Nar Goon is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Nar Nar Goon?

    Rent context available: Nar Nar Goon 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 Nar Nar Goon a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nar Nar Goon 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 Nar Nar Goon?

    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 Nar Nar Goon 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.