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Aspendale VIC 3195

Aspendale is in Kingston (Vic.) LGA, VIC, postcode 3195, with population 7,285.

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.

$620/wk
Rising
+3.3% YoY
Dec 2020 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025
$620
$450
Dec 2020Sep 2025
Why it fits

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. 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
$1.3M
House median, latest period
3.3%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$620/wk
Rent context available
3.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
7,285
7K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
3
Matched school context
D9 vs AU
Drive to city
33 min
26.9 km to Melbourne CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
62 min
Public transport to Melbourne CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
4,476
293 added 12mo · 34MW

Price history

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Regional Victoria
1.9%
Tight (landlord) market

Official vacancy is published at the Regional Victoria level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$830/wk (-$43,148/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±6.6% around trend
Value vs advantage-1% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Dgrade · 26/100 · top 74% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 26% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth18
Rental yield34
Stability59
Volatility-11.5ppCycle-1.0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Aspendale

Owner-occupied 82%Rented 18%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared11%
2,627 of 4,400 landlords
Avg rental loss$10,558/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,400
Reported capital gains2,899
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)50.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

80% of homes here are owner-occupied and 18% rented, with 11% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

80% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.5% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

63%
of household income to service a new loan
14.4 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $6,443/mo vs median rent $2,687/mo (+140% · +$867/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $5,144/mo (-1,299) · at 6.2% (current): $6,443/mo · at 8.2%: $7,866/mo (+1,423)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
10.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,383/mo, while renters pay about $2,687/mo — renting runs $304/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.31M
Household income · yr
$122K
Median rent · wk
$620
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,383
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

$122K household · yr+48% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$53K
Family
$146K
Household
$122K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 22% could service the median house
Under $300
81
$300-649
218
$650-999
215
$1,000-1,499
278
$1,500-1,999
234
$2,000-2,999
517
$3,000-3,999
364
$4,000+
539

Serviceability line: a household needs about $4,956/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,067/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (2,597 households)
Owned outright
38%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
18%
Dwelling structure5.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
69%
Townhouse / semi
11%
Flat / apartment
20%

Getting to work: 53% drive, 3% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 40% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total3
Avg ICSEA1080
Students1,260
Catholic1
Government2
  • Aspendale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1100Zoned
  • Yarrabah SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1032
  • St Louis de Montfort's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1107Zoned

2 of 3 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

70/ 100 livability index

Top 30% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 70% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access71
Public transport (18 stops)51
Schools & hospitals71

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
11,906
7,078 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,078
Total incidents11,906· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault85743%
  • Sexual Offences22011%
  • Robbery894%
  • Break And Enter84042%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

small second home screening context Medium broad constraint context

Policy position

Official source access limited

The official state policy page could not be reliably re-verified automatically in the latest review. Treat this screen as preliminary and confirm the current planning and building requirements with the state source and local council.

Rental use: Review against the official Planning Victoria guidance and local building requirements before use.

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Separate houses

65.2%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

15.3 pp below the state median

State median 80.5% · 693 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

0.0%

Broad suburb sampling only; the property zoning and overlays can differ.

Near the state median

State median 0.0% · 690 valid suburbs

Rental households

17.6%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

Near the state median

State median 22.2% · 693 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

No mapped bushfire exposure · No mapped flood exposure

The staged suburb layer shows no mapped exposure; this is not a property-level clearance. The staged suburb layer shows no mapped exposure; this is not a property-level clearance.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Verify current source

    State policy position

    The current small second home position needs direct confirmation before relying on this screen.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Confirm zoning, lot controls, overlays, setbacks, site coverage and whether planning approval is required.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

Property due diligence

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

Confirm title dimensions, usable site area and any minimum lot threshold.

Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Slope and ground conditions

Check survey levels, soil classification, retaining needs and likely earthworks.

Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Aspendale, VIC 3195 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone designation

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's mapped Bushfire Prone Area.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Flood and moisture context

No mapped flood exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

May affect: Floor levels and drainage · Water-resistant assemblies · Material durability

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire-prone area

Not designated ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

29
active listings · ~4.0 per 1,000 residents
97%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
35%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Neighbourhood Residential (NRZ)
Residential 60% Public / Open space 24% Other 15% Commercial / Mixed 1%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · Kingston LGA

Dwellings
+17.1%
67,620 → 79,210
+11,590 dwellings
Population
+15.1%
159,560 → 183,580
Households
+18%
64,160 → 75,710

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

Population outlook

13,653 people · 202214,229 by 2032 (+4.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Edithvale - Aspendale SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Aspendale VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Aspendale (postcode 3195) is a medium-sized suburb in Victoria within the Kingston (Vic.) local government area. The area has roughly 7,285 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $122K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Aspendale is $1.3 million, having fallen by 3.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $519,000 (-36.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $620. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,383.

Aspendale is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1080, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 18 rail stations. The crime rate in the Kingston (Vic.) LGA is moderate at 7,078 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.5%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.3M/$850K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 10.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.3% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$850K Above Median
Affordability10.8x Stretched
Price Momentum-3.3% Falling
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,383
Rent · wk(Census)$460
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$620
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income10.8x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)24
Employment · Kingston (Vic.) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.7%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3195ATO
Negatively geared11%
2,627 of filers
Avg rental loss$10,558/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,400
Reported capital gains2,899
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population7,285
Median age40
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$2,343
Personal income · wk$1,023
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,907 → $2,343
Change+22.9%
vs VIC median-0.6 pp
Median rent+19.5%
stablevs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining13
TransportGTFS
Rail stations18
Aspendale Station
Aspendale Station/Station St
Attenborough Rd/Station St
Eulinga Ave/Station St
First Ave/Station St
Hospitals · Kingston (Vic.) LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Kingston Centre [Cheltenham]public
Chesterville Day Hospitalprivate
Holmesglen Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Kingston (Vic.) LGAGEN
Facilities20
Residential places1,564
Cheltenham Manor155 places
Fronditha Clayton Aged Care152 places
TLC Whitewater147 places
Mercy Place Mentone128 places
Boollam Boollam Aged Care Centre100 places
Bupa Bonbeach96 places
+14 more in Kingston (Vic.) LGA
Childcare · Kingston (Vic.) LGAACECQA
Services119
Approved places8,401
Exceeding NQS39
Parkdale Family and Children's Centre159 places
Carrum Family and Children's Centre149 places
Guardian Childcare and Education Aspendale142 places · in suburb
Beachwood Bonbeach Pty Ltd126 places
TeamKids - Southmoor Primary125 places
Elles Belles Early Learning124 places
+113 more in Kingston (Vic.) LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Aspendale 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-Q4 · 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 · mixed acquisition · 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 Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 3 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 · 18 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.

Aspendale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Aspendale in?

    Aspendale is in the Kingston (Vic.) Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3195. Council-level context for Kingston (Vic.) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Aspendale?

    The current median house price in Aspendale, VIC is $1.3M, 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 Aspendale?

    The median weekly rent in Aspendale is $620/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Aspendale?

    Rent context available: Aspendale 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 Aspendale a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Aspendale show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Aspendale?

    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 Aspendale 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.