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Suburb profile ·Bass Coast LGA · VIC ·3992

Ryanston VIC 3992

Ryanston is in Bass Coast LGA, VIC, postcode 3992, with population 324.

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. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
44,377
44K via Bass Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
319
23 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$350

Affordability

31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — owning runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$81K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$81K household · yr-1.9% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$40K
Family
$88K
Household
$81K

Growth outlook · Bass Coast LGA

Dwellings
+27.2%
28,980 → 36,870
+7,890 dwellings
Population
+25.4%
40,640 → 50,960
Households
+29.7%
18,560 → 24,070

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1028
Students71
Independent1
  • Village High SchoolSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1028
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
3,822
8,622 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,622
Total incidents3,822· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault40148%
  • Sexual Offences12815%
  • Robbery61%
  • Break And Enter29335%

Full data detail

Ryanston VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Bass Coast local government area, Ryanston is a quiet locality (postcode 3992). The area has roughly 324 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% 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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Ryanston is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1028, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Bass Coast LGA is higher than average at 8,622 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.1% 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+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Bass Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)44,377
5-year growth+2.6% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Bass Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)260
Houses246
Units14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bass Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3992ATO
Negatively geared31 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,224/yr
Landlords (rental income)54
Reported capital gains54
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population324
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,553
Personal income · wk$762
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ryanston 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Ryanston FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ryanston in?

    Ryanston is in the Bass Coast Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3992. Council-level context for Bass Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ryanston?

    The median weekly rent in Ryanston 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 Ryanston?

    Rent context available: Ryanston 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 Ryanston a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Ryanston 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 Ryanston?

    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 Ryanston 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.