Toongabbie is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Latrobe (Vic.) local government area (postcode 3856). It is home to about 1,085 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. 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 technicians & trades, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Toongabbie has a median house price of $632,000, which has jumped by 20.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $420. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.
Toongabbie is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Latrobe (Vic.) LGA is higher than average at 17,840 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($632K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +20.3% year-on-year.