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Suburb profile ·Mitchell LGA · VIC ·3659

Tallarook VIC 3659

Tallarook is in Mitchell LGA, VIC, postcode 3659, with population 748.

The read

Growth-momentum

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
748
748 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
213
10 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$263

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $260/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$92K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$92K household · yr+12.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$104K
Household
$92K

Growth outlook · Mitchell LGA

Dwellings
+130.1%
19,590 → 45,070
+25,480 dwellings
Population
+141.2%
49,680 → 119,830
Households
+134.9%
18,330 → 43,060

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA986
Students30
Government1
  • Tallarook Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 986
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
5,591
9,406 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,406
Total incidents5,591· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault51253%
  • Sexual Offences20721%
  • Robbery131%
  • Break And Enter23424%

Full data detail

Tallarook VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Tallarook is a small community in Victoria within the Mitchell local government area (postcode 3659). The area has roughly 748 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $92K 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 +4.2% 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 $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Tallarook is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations. The crime rate in the Mitchell LGA is higher than average at 9,406 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +4.2% 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+4.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$263
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Population growth · Mitchell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)58,459
5-year growth+4% CAGR
YoY change+4.2%
20012025
Development · Mitchell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)669
Houses640
Units29
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mitchell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.6%
YoY change+1.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3659ATO
Negatively geared45 (10% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,388/yr
Landlords (rental income)77
Reported capital gains52
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population748
Median age50
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,775
Personal income · wk$808
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Rail stations2
Tallarook Station
Tallarook Station/Sanctuary Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Tallarook 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 · 2 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.

Tallarook FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tallarook in?

    Tallarook is in the Mitchell Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3659. Council-level context for Mitchell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Tallarook?

    The median weekly rent in Tallarook is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Tallarook?

    Rent context available: Tallarook 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 Tallarook a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Tallarook 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 Tallarook?

    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 Tallarook 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.