Orbost is in East Gippsland LGA, VIC, postcode 3888, with population 2,264.
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Gross yield screens at about 6.7%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $1,126/mo higher on these medians.
LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.
Orbost (postcode 3888) is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the East Gippsland local government area. With a population of 2,264, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $41K 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 +1.0% 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, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Orbost is $356,000, having increased by 4.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 6.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Orbost is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 937, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the East Gippsland LGA is higher than average at 13,055 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 6.7%, which reads as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($356K/$875K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +4.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Orbost has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Orbost is in the East Gippsland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3888. Council-level context for East Gippsland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Orbost, VIC is $356K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Orbost is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 61% 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.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Orbost show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.