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Suburb profile ·Ararat LGA · VIC ·3375

Buangor VIC 3375

Buangor is in Ararat LGA, VIC, postcode 3375, with population 112.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $390/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 112 112 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Buangor 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.

6
Available
0
Verify
2
Missing
Rent context available

Buangor has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Development momentum

33 latest-year approvals in Ararat, +0.0% YoY; population +0.9% YoY (-0.3% 5yr).

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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 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 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 · 1 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Buangor has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $390/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Buangor 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.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
6

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Property prices, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Buangor currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Buangor is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Buangor feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Cathcart most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$252/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Armstrong most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$215/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Wickliffe most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$265/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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: 1 matched, including Buangor Primary School.
Crime: 13,391 per 100k at the Ararat LGA level.
Transport: 1 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,083
Median rent · wk$210

Full data detail

Buangor VIC

Postcode 3375 · Ararat LGA

Buangor is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Ararat local government area (postcode 3375). With a population of 112, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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, sales, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $390. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Buangor is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1028, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Ararat LGA is higher than average at 13,391 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+0.9% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage3/10
Education7/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage4/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$210
Population
112
Demographics
Median age51
Household size2.3
HH income /wk$1,025
Personal income /wk$602
Mortgage /mth$1,083
Crime (Ararat LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)13,391
Total incidents1,566
Transport
Bus stops1
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA1028
Total students16
Government1
Buangor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1028
Population growth (Ararat LGA)
Population (2025)11,732
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
Development (Ararat LGA)
Approvals (2026)33
Houses29
Units4
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2025
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Buangor FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Buangor in?

    Buangor is in the Ararat Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3375. Council-level context for Ararat LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Buangor?

    The median weekly rent in Buangor is $390/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Buangor?

    Rent context available: Buangor 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 Buangor a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Buangor?

    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 Buangor 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.