Porepunkah (postcode 3740) is a small community in Victoria within the Alpine local government area. The area has roughly 1,024 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Porepunkah stand at $790,000, having fallen sharply by 16% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,633.
Porepunkah is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1056, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Alpine LGA is below average at 3,670 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.0% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($790K/$850K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -16.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.