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Suburb profile ·Latrobe (Vic.) LGA · VIC ·3856

Toongabbie VIC 3856

Toongabbie is in Latrobe (Vic.) LGA, VIC, postcode 3856, with population 1,085.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$632K
+20.3% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 8 periods
ABS + state medians
$632K
$262K
2014 2024
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum.

Median house
$632K
House median, latest period
20.3%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$420/wk
Rent context available
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
3.5%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,085
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
237
7 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$278/wk (-$14,437/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
7.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,400/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — renting runs $420/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$632K
Household income · yr
$90K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,400
Gross yield
3.5%

Household income

$90K household · yr+9.4% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$106K
Household
$90K

Growth outlook · Latrobe LGA

Dwellings
+13.6%
35,690 → 40,560
+4,870 dwellings
Population
+10%
77,080 → 84,780
Households
+17.2%
33,110 → 38,810

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

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA964
Students55
Government1
  • Toongabbie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 964
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
14,172
17,840 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k17,840
Total incidents14,172· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,39048%
  • Sexual Offences49617%
  • Robbery502%
  • Break And Enter95433%

Full data detail

Toongabbie VIC — Property Data and Demographics

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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$632K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability7.0x· Moderate
Price Momentum+20.3% Rising
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,400
Rent · wk(Census)$270
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$420
Gross yield2.2%
Price / income7.0x
Employment · Latrobe (Vic.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.1%
YoY change-1.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3856ATO
Negatively geared33 (5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,499/yr
Landlords (rental income)51
Reported capital gains35
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,085
Median age39
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,732
Personal income · wk$782
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Toongabbie 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 · 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 · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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.

Toongabbie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Toongabbie in?

    Toongabbie is in the Latrobe (Vic.) Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3856. Council-level context for Latrobe (Vic.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Toongabbie?

    The current median house price in Toongabbie, VIC is $632K, 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 Toongabbie?

    The median weekly rent in Toongabbie is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Toongabbie?

    Rent context available: Toongabbie 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 Toongabbie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Toongabbie show: Moderate 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 Toongabbie?

    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 Toongabbie 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.