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Suburb profile ·West Wimmera LGA · VIC ·3420

Serviceton VIC 3420

Serviceton is in West Wimmera LGA, VIC, postcode 3420, with population 129.

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Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$340/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,915
4K via West Wimmera LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
63
4 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$455
Median rent · wk$150

Rental vacancy rate

Rental vacancy rate · Regional Victoria
1.9%
Tight (landlord) market

Official vacancy is published at the Regional Victoria level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025
Investor profile

Who invests in Serviceton

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared1.3%
2 of 21 landlords
Avg rental loss$352/yr
Landlords (rental income)21
Reported capital gains25
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

88% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 1% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

88% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $455/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — renting runs $1,018/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$102K
Median rent · wk
$340
Owner mortgage · mo
$455

Household income

$102K household · yr+23.7% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$126K
Household
$102K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
6
$1,500-1,999
5
$2,000-2,999
6
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
9

At the median asking rent, about 11% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,133/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (40 households)
Owned outright
70%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure36.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 47% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 45% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
199
5,167 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,167
Total incidents199· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault1636%
  • Sexual Offences920%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter2044%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone designation

Severe broad-area context

About 100.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's mapped Bushfire Prone Area.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Flood and moisture context

No mapped flood exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

May affect: Floor levels and drainage · Water-resistant assemblies · Material durability

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire-prone area

Designated ~100.0%
~100.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

No mapped exposure ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Farming (FZ)
Rural / Green wedge 91% Public / Open space 9%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · West Wimmera LGA

Dwellings
+2.7%
2,260 → 2,320
+60 dwellings
Population
-9.1%
3,970 → 3,610
Households
-6.3%
1,890 → 1,770

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Population outlook

6,837 people · 20226,819 by 2032 (-0.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Nhill Region SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Serviceton VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Serviceton is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the West Wimmera local government area (postcode 3420). The area has roughly 129 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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 managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and utilities. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $340. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $455.

The crime rate in the West Wimmera LGA is moderate at 5,167 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$455
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$340
Population growth · West Wimmera LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,915
5-year growth-0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · West Wimmera LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)5
Houses5
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Wimmera LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.4%
YoY change-2.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3420ATO
Negatively geared1.3%
2 of filers
Avg rental loss$352/yr
Landlords (rental income)21
Reported capital gains25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population129
Median age40
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,958
Personal income · wk$1,042
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,104 → $1,958
Change+77.4%
vs VIC median+53.9 pp
gentrifyingvs VIC 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · West Wimmera LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Edenhope and District Memorial Hospitalpublic
West Wimmera Health Service [Kaniva]public
Aged care · West Wimmera LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places61
The Lakes Hostel22 places
Kowree Nursing Home Unit18 places
Archie Gray Nursing Home Unit11 places
Kaniva Hostel10 places
Childcare · West Wimmera LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places135
Exceeding NQS0
Kaniva Kindergarten64 places
Edenhope Early Childhood Service46 places
Goroke Preschool25 places
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Serviceton is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

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.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

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 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · mixed acquisition · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Serviceton is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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Serviceton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Serviceton in?

    Serviceton is in the West Wimmera Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3420. Council-level context for West Wimmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Serviceton?

    The median weekly rent in Serviceton is $340/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Serviceton?

    Rent context available: Serviceton has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Serviceton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Serviceton show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Serviceton?

    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 Serviceton 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.