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Suburb profile ·Melton LGA · VIC ·3023

Ravenhall VIC 3023

Ravenhall is in Melton LGA, VIC, postcode 3023, with population 2,295.

The read

Growth-momentum

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

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,295
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
8,717
392 added 12mo · 52MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,492
Median rent · wk$1500

Affordability

50%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,492/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — owning runs $412/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$50K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,492

Household income

$50K household · yr-39% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$65K
Household
$50K

Growth outlook · Melton LGA

Dwellings
+102%
60,360 → 121,910
+61,550 dwellings
Population
+92.8%
181,220 → 349,390
Households
+99.6%
58,080 → 115,920

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
16,851
7,219 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,219
Total incidents16,851· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,50849%
  • Sexual Offences40613%
  • Robbery903%
  • Break And Enter1,06435%

Full data detail

Ravenhall VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Ravenhall is a smaller residential area in Victoria within the Melton local government area (postcode 3023). With a population of 2,295, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 1.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +5.8% 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 sales, managers. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Greek.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,492.

Public transport access includes 4 rail stations, 5 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Melton LGA is moderate at 7,219 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +5.8% 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+5.8% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,492
Rent · wk(Census)$1500
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Melton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)231,567
5-year growth+5.9% CAGR
YoY change+5.8%
20012025
Development · Melton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,370
Houses2,872
Units498
YoY change+0%
Employment · Melton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.4%
YoY change+1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3023ATO
Negatively geared4,019 (10.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,472/yr
Landlords (rental income)5,741
Reported capital gains1,971
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,295
Median age33
Household size1.2
HH income · wk$966
Personal income · wk$849
Persons / bedroom0.8
Top occupationsCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining4
TransportGTFS
Rail stations4
Bus stops5
Caroline Springs Station
Caroline Springs Station/Christies Rd
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre - Marmak unitpublic
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Ravenhall 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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 9 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.

Ravenhall FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ravenhall in?

    Ravenhall is in the Melton Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3023. Council-level context for Melton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ravenhall?

    The median weekly rent in Ravenhall is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Ravenhall?

    Rent context available: Ravenhall 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 Ravenhall a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ravenhall 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 Ravenhall?

    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 Ravenhall 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.