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Suburb profile ·Yarriambiack LGA · VIC ·3395

Beulah VIC 3395

Beulah is in Yarriambiack LGA, VIC, postcode 3395, with population 312.

The read

Livability-led

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What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$310/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,295
6K via Yarriambiack LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
113
2 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$526
Median rent · wk$78

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
Investor profile

Who invests in Beulah

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared1.2%
3 of 24 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,876/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains15
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 13% rented, with 1% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

81% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $526/mo, while renters pay about $1,343/mo — renting runs $817/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$310
Owner mortgage · mo
$526

Household income

$55K household · yr-32.9% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$85K
Household
$55K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
32
$650-999
23
$1,000-1,499
17
$1,500-1,999
14
$2,000-2,999
19
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
10

At the median asking rent, about 49% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,033/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (133 households)3.0% social housing
Owned outright
64%
Owned with mortgage
17%
Rented
13%
Dwelling structure19.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
96%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 55% drive, 0% public transport, 16% walk or cycle, 25% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1005
Students27
Government1
  • Beulah Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1005
Crime Year ending Mar 2026
510
8,091 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,091
Total incidents510· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault5944%
  • Sexual Offences3224%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter4332%

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

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% 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

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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

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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

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% 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.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 98% Public / Open space 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 · Yarriambiack LGA

Dwellings
+2.5%
3,600 → 3,690
+90 dwellings
Population
-8.9%
6,510 → 5,930
Households
-6.3%
3,020 → 2,830

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

Population outlook

6,374 people · 20226,230 by 2032 (-2.3%)

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

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

Beulah is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Yarriambiack local government area (postcode 3395). With a population of 312, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $55K 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 -0.3% 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 managers, labourers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $310. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $526.

Beulah is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1005, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Yarriambiack LGA is higher than average at 8,091 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$526
Rent · wk(Census)$78
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$310
Population growth · Yarriambiack LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,295
5-year growth-1.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Yarriambiack LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)13
Houses13
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yarriambiack LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.9%
YoY change-2.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3395ATO
Negatively geared1.2%
3 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,876/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains15
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population312
Median age56
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,062
Personal income · wk$629
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$906 → $1,062
Change+17.2%
vs VIC median-6.3 pp
Median rent+25.8%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Hospitals · Yarriambiack LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Rural Northwest Health [Hopetoun]public
Rural Northwest Health [Warracknabeal]public
West Wimmera Health Service [Rupanyup]public
Aged care · Yarriambiack LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places156
Dunmunkle Lodge Hostel38 places
Yarriambiack Lodge Nursing Home32 places
Yarriambiack Lodge Hostel30 places
Hopetoun Hostel23 places
Rupanyup District Nursing Home23 places
Hopetoun Nursing Home10 places
Childcare · Yarriambiack LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places304
Exceeding NQS0
Warracknabeal Memorial Kindergarten60 places
Early Learning Victoria Bani Walup57 places
Hopetoun Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten48 places
Rupanyup Kindergarten28 places
Murtoa College25 places
Warracknabeal Uniting Early Learning24 places
+3 more in Yarriambiack LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Beulah carries 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 · 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
Missing
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 · 1 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 · 4 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.

Beulah FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Beulah in?

    Beulah is in the Yarriambiack Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3395. Council-level context for Yarriambiack LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Beulah?

    The median weekly rent in Beulah is $310/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Beulah?

    Rent context available: Beulah 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 Beulah a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Beulah show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Beulah?

    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 Beulah 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.