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Suburb profile ·Wellington LGA · VIC ·3857

Cowwarr VIC 3857

Cowwarr is in Wellington LGA, VIC, postcode 3857, with population 389.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $435/wk Rent context available
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 389 389 local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Cowwarr 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

Cowwarr 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

152 latest-year approvals in Wellington, +0.0% YoY; population +0.6% YoY (0.6% 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 · 2 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

Cowwarr has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $435/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

Cowwarr 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
Verify-first

Cowwarr currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Recommended next step

Verify the weak evidence layer first, then compare it against a better-covered suburb.

Why it fits

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Property prices

Compare status

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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: 1 matched, including Cowwarr Primary School.
Crime: 12,111 per 100k at the Wellington LGA level.
Transport: 2 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$1,262
Median rent · wk$215

Full data detail

Cowwarr VIC

Postcode 3857 · Wellington LGA

Cowwarr is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Wellington local government area (postcode 3857). With a population of 389, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $82K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $435. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,262.

Cowwarr is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 917, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Wellington LGA is higher than average at 12,111 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+0.6% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage6/10
Education5/10
Economic7/10
Disadvantage6/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$215
Population
389
Demographics
Median age47
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$1,571
Personal income /wk$684
Mortgage /mth$1,262
Crime (Wellington LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)12,111
Total incidents5,680
Transport
Rail stations1
Bus stops1
Railway St/Traralgon - Maffra Rd
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA917
Total students24
Government1
Cowwarr Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 917
Population growth (Wellington LGA)
Population (2025)46,551
5-year growth+0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
Development (Wellington LGA)
Approvals (2026)152
Houses133
Units19
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

Cowwarr FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cowwarr in?

    Cowwarr is in the Wellington Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3857. Council-level context for Wellington LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cowwarr?

    The median weekly rent in Cowwarr is $435/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Cowwarr?

    Rent context available: Cowwarr 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 Cowwarr a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cowwarr 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 Cowwarr?

    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 Cowwarr 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.