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Suburb profile ·Buloke LGA · VIC ·3527

Teddywaddy VIC 3527

Teddywaddy is in Buloke LGA, VIC, postcode 3527, with population 23.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

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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
5,887
6K via Buloke LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
178
7 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$2,916
Median rent · wk

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

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,916/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — owning runs $1,443/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$75K
Median rent · wk
$340
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,916

Household income

$75K household · yr-9.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$88K
Household
$75K
Crime Year ending Mar 2026
322
5,505 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,505
Total incidents322· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault2028%
  • Sexual Offences811%
  • Robbery00%
  • Break And Enter4461%

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

Moderate broad-area context

About 22.2% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

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

Check the property

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

Moderate exposure ~22.2%
~22.2% 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 97% Public / Open space 3%

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 · Buloke LGA

Dwellings
+2.1%
3,400 → 3,470
+70 dwellings
Population
-6.7%
6,130 → 5,720
Households
-1.1%
2,810 → 2,780

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

Population outlook

6,122 people · 20226,065 by 2032 (-0.9%)

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

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

Located in Victoria within the Buloke local government area, Teddywaddy is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 3527). With a population of 23, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.6% 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. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The current median weekly rent is $340. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,916.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Buloke LGA is moderate at 5,505 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.6% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.6% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,916
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$340
Population growth · Buloke LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,887
5-year growth-0.9% CAGR
YoY change-0.6%
20012025
Development · Buloke LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)16
Houses16
YoY change+0%
Employment · Buloke LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.3%
YoY change-2.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3527ATO
Negatively geared5.3%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,587/yr
Landlords (rental income)58
Reported capital gains35
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population23
Median age58
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,437
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$725 → $1,437
Change+98.2%
vs VIC median+74.7 pp
gentrifyingvs VIC 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Buloke LGAAIHW
Public5
Private0
East Wimmera Health Service [Birchip]public
East Wimmera Health Service [Charlton]public
East Wimmera Health Service [Donald]public
East Wimmera Health Service [Wycheproof]public
Mallee Track Health & Community Service [Sea Lake]public
Aged care · Buloke LGAGEN
Facilities6
Residential places132
Johnson-Goodwin Memorial Homes38 places
Grandview Lodge30 places
Sea Lake Multi-Purpose Service27 places
Charlton Aged Care13 places
Birchip Nursing Home12 places
Riverview Aged Care12 places
Childcare · Buloke LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places232
Exceeding NQS0
Donald Children's Centre60 places
Birchip Early Learning Centre50 places
Sea Lake Early Learning Centre39 places
Shine Bright Charlton Early Years Centre34 places
Wycheproof Preschool Play Centre34 places
Tyrrell College OSHC15 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Teddywaddy carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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 · 2 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Teddywaddy 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 and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Teddywaddy feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Kinnabulla better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$282/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Curyo better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$280/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Ballapur better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · rent -$260/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Teddywaddy FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Teddywaddy in?

    Teddywaddy is in the Buloke Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3527. Council-level context for Buloke LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Teddywaddy?

    The median weekly rent in Teddywaddy 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 Teddywaddy?

    Rent context available: Teddywaddy 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 Teddywaddy a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Teddywaddy?

    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 Teddywaddy 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.