Doncaster VIC 3108
Doncaster is in Manningham LGA, VIC, postcode 3108, with population 25,020.
Strong evidence
Doncaster has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 71% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 71% of annual income. Snapshot rent $680/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Doncaster has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Hospitals
Doncaster currently reads as a premium-market candidate.
Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Doncaster VIC
Doncaster is a large suburb in Victoria within the Manningham local government area (postcode 3108). With a population of 25,020, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
The median house price in Doncaster is $1.6 million, having increased 3.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $625,000 (-3.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Doncaster is served by 4 schools, including 3 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1123, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 7 tram stops, 103 bus stops. The crime rate in the Manningham LGA is below average at 3,807 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Doncaster offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.6M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +3.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Doncaster is a large suburb in Victoria within the Manningham local government area (postcode 3108). With a population of 25,020, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
The median house price in Doncaster is $1.6 million, having increased 3.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $625,000 (-3.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Doncaster is served by 4 schools, including 3 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1123, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 7 tram stops, 103 bus stops. The crime rate in the Manningham LGA is below average at 3,807 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Doncaster offers a gross rental yield of 2.3%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.6M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +3.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Doncaster FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Doncaster in?
Doncaster is in the Manningham Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3108. Council-level context for Manningham LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Doncaster?
The current median house price in Doncaster, VIC is $1.6M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Doncaster?
The median weekly rent in Doncaster is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Doncaster?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 71% 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.
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Is Doncaster a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Doncaster show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Doncaster?
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.
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How often is the Doncaster 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.