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Suburb profile ·Moreland LGA · VIC ·3055

Brunswick West VIC 3055

Brunswick West is in Moreland LGA, VIC, postcode 3055, with population 14,746.

Median house $1.3M -0.8% YoY
Median rent $366/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 1.5% Low yield band
Population 14,746 15K local footprint
Schools 4 Matched school context
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Brunswick West depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Hospitals, and Population growth.

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Available
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Verify
4
Missing
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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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 4 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 91 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.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Brunswick West depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Hospitals, and Population growth.

Next step

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Direct
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Property prices, Schools, Transport

Verify
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Market rent

Missing
4

Crime, Hospitals, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Brunswick West currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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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

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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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: 4 matched, including Brunswick North Primary School, Brunswick South West Primary School, Brunswick North West Primary School.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 91 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Brunswick West VIC

Postcode 3055 · Moreland LGA

Brunswick West is a well-established suburb in Victoria within the Moreland local government area (postcode 3055). With a population of 14,746, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $93K 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 healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Brunswick West is $1.3 million, having dipped slightly 0.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $471,000 (+4.4% YoY). The median weekly rent is $366 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Brunswick West is served by 4 schools, including 4 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1146, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 91 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Brunswick West offers a gross rental yield of 1.5%, 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 13.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.8% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.3M/$875K Above Median
Affordability13.6x Stretched
Price Momentum-0.8% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$66,073
Mean income$79,743
Earners10,720
YoY change+4.1%
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
-0.8% YoY
Median unit
$471K
4.4% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$366
Population
14,746
Demographics
Median age34
Household size2.1
HH income /wk$1,797
Personal income /wk$1004
Mortgage /mth$2,000
Transport
Bus stops91
Schools (4)
Avg ICSEA1146
Total students1,432
Government3
Catholic1
Brunswick North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1151
Brunswick South West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1168
Brunswick North West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1140
St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1124
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 4 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
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 West FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brunswick West in?

    Brunswick West is in the Moreland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3055. 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 West?

    The current median house price in Brunswick West, 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 West?

    The median weekly rent in Brunswick West is $366/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Brunswick West a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brunswick West?

    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 Brunswick West 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.