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Suburb profile ·Nillumbik LGA · VIC ·3761

St Andrews VIC 3761

St Andrews is in Nillumbik LGA, VIC, postcode 3761, with population 1,186.

The read

Livability-led

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,186
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
263
15 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$340

Affordability

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $346/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$115K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$115K household · yr+40% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$125K
Household
$115K

Growth outlook · Nillumbik LGA

Dwellings
+11.3%
22,410 → 24,950
+2,540 dwellings
Population
+6.3%
63,450 → 67,420
Households
+11.3%
21,950 → 24,440

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1065
Students40
Government1
  • St Andrews Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1065
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
2,353
3,681 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,681
Total incidents2,353· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault18241%
  • Sexual Offences419%
  • Robbery184%
  • Break And Enter19945%

Full data detail

St Andrews VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Nillumbik local government area, St Andrews is a close-knit residential community (postcode 3761). It is home to about 1,186 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $115K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

St Andrews is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1065, which is above the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Nillumbik LGA is below average at 3,681 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$580
Population growth · Nillumbik LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)63,797
5-year growth-0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Nillumbik LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)82
Houses47
Units35
YoY change+0%
Employment · Nillumbik LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3761ATO
Negatively geared41 (5.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,429/yr
Landlords (rental income)108
Reported capital gains90
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,186
Median age46
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,216
Personal income · wk$816
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on St Andrews 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.

St Andrews FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is St Andrews in?

    St Andrews is in the Nillumbik Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3761. Council-level context for Nillumbik LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in St Andrews?

    The median weekly rent in St Andrews is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about St Andrews?

    Rent context available: St Andrews 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 St Andrews a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for St Andrews show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Andrews?

    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 St Andrews 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.