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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Bacchus Marsh is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 7,808, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 48 km from the Melbourne CBD, Bacchus Marsh is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $78,416 per year.
Household incomes in Bacchus Marsh sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Victoria market. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Bacchus Marsh. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Bacchus Marsh on My School →Estimated 3 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
7,808 residents places Bacchus Marsh squarely in the middle of the Victoria suburb size distribution (state median 7,416), with market depth comparable to most VIC localities. Household income of $78,416/year is 18% below the Victoria median of $95,160, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $330/week (84% coverage of the $1,700/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $270/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 48 km from Melbourne, Bacchus Marsh is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.
Regional property can deliver strong cash-flow yields but liquidity is tighter — plan for longer hold periods and verify local employment stability. Local rents consume roughly 22% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Bacchus Marsh stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Bacchus Marsh sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Bacchus Marsh | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,808 | 7,416 | +5% |
| Median household income | $78,416/yr | $95,160/yr | -18% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $330 | $380 | -13% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,700 | $1,950 | -13% |
| Distance to CBD | 48 km | 32 km | +50% |
| Separate houses | 77% | 78% | -1pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Bacchus Marsh — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Bacchus Marsh's 7,808-person market and $78,416 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $330/week covers 84% of a $1,700/month mortgage, leaving a $270/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 77% houses in a 7,808-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Bacchus Marsh property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Bacchus Marsh are modest for 2026 — incomes 18% below the VIC median of $95,160 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~84% of the typical mortgage ($1,430/month rent vs $1,700/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 49/100 places Bacchus Marsh in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Bacchus Marsh scores 49/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 7,808, median household income of $78,416/year and median weekly rent of $330. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Bacchus Marsh are a median household income of $78,416/year, a dwelling mix that is 77% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Bacchus Marsh has a usual resident population of approximately 7,808, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Bacchus Marsh sits 48 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $330 in Bacchus Marsh, equating to approximately $17,160/year in gross rental income (state median $380/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bacchus Marsh is $1,700, or approximately $20,400/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $330 works out to $1,430/month, covering 84% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,700/month. That leaves a $270/month shortfall (around $3,240/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,700 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($78,416 vs $95,160 state median), the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.