Lockington VIC 3563
Lockington is in Campaspe LGA, VIC, postcode 3563, with population 850.
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Lockington 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.
Weekly rent screens at about 47% 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 47% of annual income. Snapshot rent $460/wk.
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Lockington 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.
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Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport
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Property prices, Hospitals
Lockington currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
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Lockington VIC
Lockington is a small community in Victoria within the Campaspe local government area (postcode 3563). With a population of 850, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $66K 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 -0.1% 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,100.
Lockington is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 980, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Campaspe LGA is higher than average at 10,244 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Lockington is a small community in Victoria within the Campaspe local government area (postcode 3563). With a population of 850, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $66K 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 -0.1% 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, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,100.
Lockington is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 980, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Campaspe LGA is higher than average at 10,244 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Lockington FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Lockington in?
Lockington is in the Campaspe Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3563. Council-level context for Campaspe LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Lockington?
The median weekly rent in Lockington is $460/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 Lockington?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 47% 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 Lockington a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Lockington show: Declining, Steady. 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 Lockington?
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 Lockington 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.