Bellbrae VIC 3228
Bellbrae is in Surf Coast LGA, VIC, postcode 3228, with population 1,346.
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Bellbrae has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Bellbrae 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
Bellbrae has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $580/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Bellbrae has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals
Bellbrae currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices
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Bellbrae VIC
Bellbrae is a small community in Victoria within the Surf Coast local government area (postcode 3228). With a population of 1,346, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 +0.9% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,300.
Bellbrae is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1119, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Surf Coast LGA is below average at 3,149 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bellbrae is a small community in Victoria within the Surf Coast local government area (postcode 3228). With a population of 1,346, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 +0.9% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,300.
Bellbrae is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1119, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Surf Coast LGA is below average at 3,149 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Bellbrae FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Bellbrae in?
Bellbrae is in the Surf Coast Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3228. Council-level context for Surf Coast 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 Bellbrae?
The median weekly rent in Bellbrae is $580/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 Bellbrae?
Rent context available: Bellbrae 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 Bellbrae a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Bellbrae 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 Bellbrae?
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 Bellbrae 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.