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Suburb profile ·Brimbank LGA · VIC ·3038

Taylors Lakes VIC 3038

Taylors Lakes is in Brimbank LGA, VIC, postcode 3038, with population 15,174.

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.

$910K
-3.7% YoY
2014 → 2025 · 12 periods
ABS + state medians
$945K
$510K
2014 2025
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. 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
$910K
House median, latest period
3.7%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$490/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.8%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
15,174
15K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
3,253
161 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$486/wk (-$25,298/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
8.1x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,800/mo, while renters pay about $2,123/mo — renting runs $323/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$910K
Household income · yr
$113K
Median rent · wk
$490
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,800
Gross yield
2.8%

Household income

$113K household · yr+36.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$123K
Household
$113K

Growth outlook · Brimbank LGA

Dwellings
+15.1%
71,870 → 82,710
+10,840 dwellings
Population
+12.9%
196,710 → 221,990
Households
+15.8%
68,020 → 78,750

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

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1018
Students1,958
Government2
  • Taylors Lakes Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1029
  • Taylors Lakes Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1007
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
18,798
9,438 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,438
Total incidents18,798· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,47846%
  • Sexual Offences2919%
  • Robbery1565%
  • Break And Enter1,25940%

Full data detail

Taylors Lakes VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Taylors Lakes is an established suburb in Victoria within the Brimbank local government area (postcode 3038). It is home to about 15,174 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $113K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Italian, English.

The median house price in Taylors Lakes is $910,000, having fallen by 3.7% over the past year. Units have a median price of $590,000 (-2.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,800.

Taylors Lakes is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1018, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 9 rail stations, 56 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brimbank LGA is higher than average at 9,438 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.8% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($910K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.1x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -3.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% 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 Yield2.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$910K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability8.1x· Moderate
Price Momentum-3.7% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,800
Rent · wk(Census)$411
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$490
Gross yield2.3%
Price / income8.1x
Population growth · Brimbank LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)198,181
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Brimbank LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)356
Houses155
Units201
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brimbank LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3038ATO
Negatively geared1,717 (10.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,107/yr
Landlords (rental income)3,319
Reported capital gains1,358
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population15,174
Median age45
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,164
Personal income · wk$759
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$60,387
Mean income$71,297
Earners11,825
YoY change+6.8%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations5
Cafes & dining48
aldi1
woolworths2
TransportGTFS
Rail stations9
Bus stops56
Watergardens Station
Watergardens Station/Watergardens Circuit Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Taylors Lakes has 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 · 2025 · 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 · 2 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 · 65 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.

Taylors Lakes FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Taylors Lakes in?

    Taylors Lakes is in the Brimbank Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3038. Council-level context for Brimbank LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Taylors Lakes?

    The current median house price in Taylors Lakes, VIC is $910K, 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 Taylors Lakes?

    The median weekly rent in Taylors Lakes is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Taylors Lakes?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 42% of annual income. 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 Taylors Lakes a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Taylors Lakes 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 Taylors Lakes?

    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 Taylors Lakes 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.