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Suburb profile ·Indigo LGA · VIC ·3691

Staghorn Flat VIC 3691

Staghorn Flat is in Indigo LGA, VIC, postcode 3691, with population 368.

The read

Livability-led

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

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
17,758
18K via Indigo LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
3,368
361 added 12mo · 24MW

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$310

Affordability

21%
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 $2,080/mo — owning runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$116K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$116K household · yr+41.3% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$122K
Household
$116K

Growth outlook · Indigo LGA

Dwellings
+19%
7,750 → 9,220
+1,470 dwellings
Population
+13.3%
17,250 → 19,540
Households
+18.8%
7,140 → 8,480

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
598
3,341 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,341
Total incidents598· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault4939%
  • Sexual Offences2419%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter5242%

Full data detail

Staghorn Flat VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Indigo local government area, Staghorn Flat is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 3691). It is home to about 368 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $116K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

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

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Indigo LGA is below average at 3,341 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$310
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Indigo LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,758
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Indigo LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)74
Houses72
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Indigo LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3691ATO
Negatively geared441 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,612/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,127
Reported capital gains733
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population368
Median age45
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,236
Personal income · wk$890
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Staghorn Flat 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 · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 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.

Staghorn Flat FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Staghorn Flat in?

    Staghorn Flat is in the Indigo Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3691. Council-level context for Indigo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Staghorn Flat?

    The median weekly rent in Staghorn Flat 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 Staghorn Flat?

    Rent context available: Staghorn Flat 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 Staghorn Flat a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Staghorn Flat 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 Staghorn Flat?

    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 Staghorn Flat 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.