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Mulgrave VIC 3170

Mulgrave is in Monash LGA, VIC, postcode 3170, with population 19,889.

Median house $1.0M +4.4% YoY
Median rent $650/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 3.3% Below investor band
Population 19,889 20K local footprint
Schools 5 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Mulgrave 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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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 58% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Development momentum

940 latest-year approvals in Monash, +0.0% YoY; population +1.6% YoY (1.1% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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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 · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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 · 5 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 2 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 110 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

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 58% of annual income. Snapshot rent $650/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

Mulgrave 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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Direct
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
0

No major visible gaps in the current status panel.

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Mulgrave currently reads as a livability-led 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. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

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.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
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  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 5 matched, including Wellington Secondary College, Mazenod College, Mulgrave Primary School.
Crime: 7,127 per 100k at the Monash LGA level.
Transport: 110 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Mulgrave VIC

Postcode 3170 · Monash LGA

Mulgrave is a well-established suburb in Victoria within the Monash local government area (postcode 3170). With a population of 19,889, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, Australian, English.

The median house price in Mulgrave is $1.0 million, having increased 4.4% over the past year. Units have a median price of $864,000 (+15.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Mulgrave is served by 5 schools, including 3 primary, 2 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1048, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 110 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Monash LGA is moderate at 7,127 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Mulgrave offers a gross rental yield of 3.3%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield3.3% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.0M/$875K Near Median
Affordability10.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+4.4% Stable
Pop. Growth+1.6% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$58,270
Mean income$69,807
Earners13,277
YoY change+9%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education8/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.0M
4.4% YoY
Median unit
$864K
15.1% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$430
Population
19,889
Demographics
Median age40
Household size2.8
HH income /wk$1,913
Personal income /wk$746
Mortgage /mth$2,167
Crime (Monash LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)7,127
Total incidents15,092
Transport
Bus stops110
Schools (5)
Avg ICSEA1048
Total students4,162
Government3
Catholic2
Wellington Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1006
Mazenod CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1089
Mulgrave Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1079
St John Vianney's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1049
Albany Rise Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017
Hospitals (2)
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]public
Mulgrave Private Hospitalprivate
Population growth (Monash LGA)
Population (2025)211,833
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
Development (Monash LGA)
Approvals (2026)940
Houses473
Units468
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
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 · 5 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 2 hospitals matched
Available
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: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Mulgrave FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mulgrave in?

    Mulgrave is in the Monash Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3170. Council-level context for Monash LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Mulgrave?

    The current median house price in Mulgrave, VIC is $1.0M, 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 Mulgrave?

    The median weekly rent in Mulgrave is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Mulgrave?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 58% 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.

  5. Is Mulgrave a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mulgrave?

    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.

  7. How often is the Mulgrave 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.