Located in Victoria within the Hume local government area, Jacana is a smaller suburb (postcode 3047). It is home to about 2,187 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median house price in Jacana is $600,000, having edged higher by 1.2% over the past year. Units have a median price of $495,000 (+7.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $525. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Jacana is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1005, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Hume LGA is moderate at 7,968 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($600K/$850K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.3x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +1.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.0% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.