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Suburb profile ·Moonee Valley LGA · VIC ·3041

Strathmore Heights VIC 3041

Strathmore Heights is in Moonee Valley LGA, VIC, postcode 3041, with population 1,047.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$973K
-7.9% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 10 periods
ABS + state medians
$1.1M
$640K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$973K
House median, latest period
7.9%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$550/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.9%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,047
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,060
78 added 12mo · 7MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$500/wk (-$26,008/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
9.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
28%
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 $2,383/mo — renting runs $216/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$973K
Household income · yr
$103K
Median rent · wk
$550
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.9%

Household income

$103K household · yr+24.8% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$119K
Household
$103K

Growth outlook · Moonee Valley LGA

Dwellings
+26.4%
55,120 → 69,690
+14,570 dwellings
Population
+22.6%
122,960 → 150,690
Households
+26.3%
50,770 → 64,140

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
10,329
7,876 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,876
Total incidents10,329· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault63945%
  • Sexual Offences17612%
  • Robbery373%
  • Break And Enter55740%

Full data detail

Strathmore Heights VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Strathmore Heights is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Moonee Valley local government area (postcode 3041). It is home to about 1,047 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $103K 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 +1.0% 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, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The median house price in Strathmore Heights is $973,000, having moved lower by 7.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moonee Valley LGA is moderate at 7,876 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Strathmore Heights shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($973K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -7.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$973K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability9.5x· Moderate
Price Momentum-7.9% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$448
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$550
Gross yield2.4%
Price / income9.5x
Population growth · Moonee Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)130,501
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Moonee Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)476
Houses187
Units289
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moonee Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3041ATO
Negatively geared946 (10.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$11,015/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,689
Reported capital gains1,093
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,047
Median age42
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,975
Personal income · wk$815
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Strathmore Heights 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 · 2024 · 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
Available
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 · 8 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.

Strathmore Heights FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Strathmore Heights in?

    Strathmore Heights is in the Moonee Valley Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3041. Council-level context for Moonee Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Strathmore Heights?

    The current median house price in Strathmore Heights, VIC is $973K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Strathmore Heights?

    The median weekly rent in Strathmore Heights is $550/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Strathmore Heights?

    Rent context available: Strathmore Heights 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.

  5. Is Strathmore Heights a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Strathmore Heights show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Strathmore Heights?

    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.

  7. How often is the Strathmore Heights 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.