Anglesea is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Surf Coast local government area (postcode 3230). The area has roughly 3,208 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Anglesea has a median house price of $1.1 million, which has declined steeply by 22.8% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $580. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Anglesea is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1099, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Surf Coast LGA is below average at 3,099 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.1M/$850K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -22.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.