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Suburb profile ·Yarra Ranges LGA · VIC ·3804

Narre Warren East VIC 3804

Narre Warren East is in Yarra Ranges LGA, VIC, postcode 3804, with population 434.

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

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
160,906
161K via Yarra Ranges LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,457
94 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,800
Median rent · wk$565

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,800/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — owning runs $200/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$133K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,800

Household income

$133K household · yr+61.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$146K
Household
$133K

Growth outlook · Yarra Ranges LGA

Dwellings
+14.6%
61,570 → 70,530
+8,960 dwellings
Population
+12%
157,420 → 176,270
Households
+17.1%
59,230 → 69,350

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

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
8,307
5,164 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,164
Total incidents8,307· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault87752%
  • Sexual Offences30918%
  • Robbery422%
  • Break And Enter45627%

Full data detail

Narre Warren East VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Narre Warren East (postcode 3804) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Yarra Ranges local government area. The area has roughly 434 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $133K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,800.

Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Yarra Ranges LGA is moderate at 5,164 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,800
Rent · wk(Census)$565
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Population growth · Yarra Ranges LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)160,906
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yarra Ranges LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)377
Houses201
Units176
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yarra Ranges LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.1%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3804ATO
Negatively geared708 (13% of filers)
Avg rental loss$11,506/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,212
Reported capital gains578
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population434
Median age42
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$2,550
Personal income · wk$936
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Narre Warren East 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 · 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 · 6 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.

Narre Warren East FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Narre Warren East in?

    Narre Warren East is in the Yarra Ranges Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3804. Council-level context for Yarra Ranges LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Narre Warren East?

    The median weekly rent in Narre Warren East is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Narre Warren East?

    Rent context available: Narre Warren East 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 Narre Warren East a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Narre Warren East 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 Narre Warren East?

    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 Narre Warren East 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.