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Suburb profile ·Moreland LGA · VIC ·3043

Gowanbrae VIC 3043

Gowanbrae is in Moreland LGA, VIC, postcode 3043, with population 2,971.

Median house $865K -4.2% YoY
Median rent $445/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 2.7% Low yield band
Population 2,971 3K local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Gowanbrae 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, Schools, and Hospitals.

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Available
1
Verify
5
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 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 14 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

Gowanbrae 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, Schools, and Hospitals.

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Direct
2

Property prices, Transport

Verify
1

Market rent

Missing
5

Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Gowanbrae currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Recommended next step

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

Why it fits

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

Schools

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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: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 14 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Gowanbrae VIC

Postcode 3043 · Moreland LGA

Gowanbrae is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Moreland local government area (postcode 3043). With a population of 2,971, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $115K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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 construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

The median house price in Gowanbrae is $865,000, having declined 4.2% over the past year. Units have a median price of $728,000 (+0.4% YoY). The median weekly rent is $445 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Public transport access includes 14 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Gowanbrae offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($865K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 7.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -4.2% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$865K/$875K Near Median
Affordability7.5x Moderate
Price Momentum-4.2% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$65,661
Mean income$77,639
Earners2,068
YoY change+2.8%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education8/10
Economic9/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$865K
-4.2% YoY
Median unit
$728K
0.4% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$445
Population
2,971
Demographics
Median age40
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$2,208
Personal income /wk$930
Mortgage /mth$2,000
Transport
Bus stops14
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
Missing
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

Gowanbrae FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Gowanbrae in?

    Gowanbrae is in the Moreland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3043. 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 Gowanbrae?

    The current median house price in Gowanbrae, VIC is $865K, 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 Gowanbrae?

    The median weekly rent in Gowanbrae is $445/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Gowanbrae a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gowanbrae?

    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 Gowanbrae 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.