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Suburb profile ·Baw Baw LGA · VIC ·3821

Nilma VIC 3821

Nilma is in Baw Baw LGA, VIC, postcode 3821, with population 410.

The read

Livability-led

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What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$525/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
62,784
63K via Baw Baw LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
639
33 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$270

Affordability

32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,275/mo — renting runs $542/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$525
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$85K household · yr+2.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$115K
Household
$85K

Growth outlook · Baw Baw LGA

Dwellings
+40%
24,520 → 34,340
+9,820 dwellings
Population
+37.4%
57,580 → 79,130
Households
+41.9%
23,090 → 32,760

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA979
Students75
Government1
  • Nilma Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 979
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
5,193
8,229 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,229
Total incidents5,193· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault53348%
  • Sexual Offences19317%
  • Robbery161%
  • Break And Enter36333%

Full data detail

Nilma VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Baw Baw local government area, Nilma is a quiet locality (postcode 3821). It is home to about 410 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $525. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Nilma is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 979, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops. The crime rate in the Baw Baw LGA is higher than average at 8,229 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% 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+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$525
Population growth · Baw Baw LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)62,784
5-year growth+2.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Baw Baw LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)380
Houses369
Units11
YoY change+0%
Employment · Baw Baw LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change-0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3821ATO
Negatively geared119 (6.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,696/yr
Landlords (rental income)272
Reported capital gains189
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population410
Median age38
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,625
Personal income · wk$736
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Nilma carries 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 · 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 · 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 · 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.

Nilma FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nilma in?

    Nilma is in the Baw Baw Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3821. Council-level context for Baw Baw LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Nilma?

    The median weekly rent in Nilma is $525/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Nilma?

    Rent context available: Nilma 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 Nilma a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nilma 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 Nilma?

    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 Nilma 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.