Barmah VIC 3639
Barmah is in Moira LGA, VIC, postcode 3639, with population 229.
Strong evidence
Barmah has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Barmah has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
Barmah has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $460/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Barmah has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Crime, Transport, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Schools, Hospitals
Barmah currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Schools
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Barmah VIC
Barmah is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Moira local government area (postcode 3639). With a population of 229, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,000.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moira LGA is higher than average at 8,887 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Barmah is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Moira local government area (postcode 3639). With a population of 229, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,000.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Moira LGA is higher than average at 8,887 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Barmah FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Barmah in?
Barmah is in the Moira Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3639. Council-level context for Moira LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Barmah?
The median weekly rent in Barmah is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Barmah?
Rent context available: Barmah 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.
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Is Barmah a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Barmah show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Barmah?
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.
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How often is the Barmah 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.