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Suburb profile ·Moreland LGA · VIC ·3056

Brunswick VIC 3056

Brunswick is in Moreland LGA, VIC, postcode 3056, with population 24,896.

Median house $1.3M -2.3% YoY
Median rent $600/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 2.4% Low yield band
Population 24,896 25K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Brunswick has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

5
Available
0
Verify
3
Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

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Source & freshness

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.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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 · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 114 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Snapshot rent $600/wk.

Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

Source level Suburb Confidence Medium Period Sep 2025
$600/wk
+3.4% YoY
Dec 2020 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025
$600
$420
Dec 2020Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Brunswick has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Hospitals

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Crime, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Brunswick currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

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Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. 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.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 2 matched, including Brunswick Secondary College, Sydney Road Community School.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 114 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Brunswick VIC

Postcode 3056 · Moreland LGA

Brunswick is a large suburb in Victoria within the Moreland local government area (postcode 3056). With a population of 24,896, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Brunswick is $1.3 million, having dipped slightly 2.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $565,000 (-0.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,162.

Brunswick is served by 2 schools, including 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1078, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 rail stations, 2 tram stops, 102 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital.

From an investment perspective, Brunswick offers a gross rental yield of 2.4%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.3M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 11.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.3% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$875K Above Median
Affordability11.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-2.3% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$71,438
Mean income$86,639
Earners10,655
YoY change+3.5%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage8/10
Education10/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.3M
-2.3% YoY
Median unit
$565K
-0.9% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$441
Population
24,896
Demographics
Median age34
Household size2.1
HH income /wk$2,096
Personal income /wk$1085
Mortgage /mth$2,162
Transport
Rail stations10
Bus stops102
Tram stops2
Anstey Station
Anstey Station/217 Albion St
Anstey Station/222 Albion St
Brunswick Station
Brunswick Station/Victoria St
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1078
Total students1,181
Government2
Brunswick Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1119
Sydney Road Community SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1037
Hospitals (1)
Brunswick Private Hospitalprivate
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Brunswick FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brunswick in?

    Brunswick is in the Moreland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3056. Council-level context for Moreland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Brunswick?

    The current median house price in Brunswick, 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 Brunswick?

    The median weekly rent in Brunswick is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Brunswick?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. 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 Brunswick a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Brunswick 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 Brunswick?

    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 Brunswick 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.