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Suburb profile ·Mitchell LGA · VIC ·3660

Whiteheads Creek VIC 3660

Whiteheads Creek is in Mitchell LGA, VIC, postcode 3660, with population 347.

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.

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
58,459
58K via Mitchell LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,569
78 added 12mo · 10MW

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$295

Affordability

27%
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
$90K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

$90K household · yr+9.3% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$117K
Household
$90K

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.

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

Whiteheads Creek VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Mitchell local government area, Whiteheads Creek is a small, quiet locality (postcode 3660). It is home to about 347 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $90K 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. 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)$295
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 3660ATO
Negatively geared189 (4.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,287/yr
Landlords (rental income)439
Reported capital gains267
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population347
Median age53
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,731
Personal income · wk$787
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Whiteheads Creek 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 · 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 · 1 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.

Whiteheads Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whiteheads Creek in?

    Whiteheads Creek is in the Mitchell Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3660. 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 Whiteheads Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Whiteheads Creek 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 Whiteheads Creek?

    Rent context available: Whiteheads Creek 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 Whiteheads Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Whiteheads Creek 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 Whiteheads Creek?

    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 Whiteheads Creek 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.