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Suburb profile ·Mitchell LGA · VIC ·3521

Pyalong VIC 3521

Pyalong is in Mitchell LGA, VIC, postcode 3521, with population 772.

The read

Growth-momentum

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
772
772 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
169
8 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,482
Median rent · wk$290

Affordability

28%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,482/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $511/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,482

Household income

$86K household · yr+4.9% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$105K
Household
$86K

Growth outlook · Mitchell LGA

Dwellings
+130.1%
19,590 → 45,070
+25,480 dwellings
Population
+141.2%
49,680 → 119,830
Households
+134.9%
18,330 → 43,060

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA989
Students82
Government1
  • Pyalong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 989
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
5,591
9,406 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,406
Total incidents5,591· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault51253%
  • Sexual Offences20721%
  • Robbery131%
  • Break And Enter23424%

Full data detail

Pyalong VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Pyalong is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Mitchell local government area (postcode 3521). It is home to about 772 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +4.2% 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 technicians & trades, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,482.

Pyalong is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 989, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Mitchell LGA is higher than average at 9,406 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +4.2% 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+4.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,482
Rent · wk(Census)$290
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Population growth · Mitchell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)58,459
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4.2%
20012025
Development · Mitchell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)669
Houses640
Units29
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mitchell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.6%
YoY change+1.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3521ATO
Negatively geared19 (4.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,042/yr
Landlords (rental income)32
Reported capital gains22
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population772
Median age42
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,661
Personal income · wk$728
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Pyalong has 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 · 2 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.

Pyalong FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Pyalong in?

    Pyalong is in the Mitchell Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3521. Council-level context for Mitchell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Pyalong?

    The median weekly rent in Pyalong is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Pyalong?

    Rent context available: Pyalong 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 Pyalong a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Pyalong 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 Pyalong?

    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 Pyalong 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.