Free full calculator →
Suburb Insights · VIC 3579

Bael Bael, VIC 3579 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Bael Bael is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 10, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 260 km from the Melbourne CBD, Bael Bael is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $90,948 per year.

Investment Score

37 / 100 Weak

Above-average earnings in Bael Bael support sustained property values. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Melbourne
Bael Bael
Victoria · 3579
260 km from Melbourne CBD
View on Google Maps ↗

Key Indicators

Postcode
3579

Official Australia Post postcode for Bael Bael. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

Australia Post Postcode Finder →
Population
10

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$90,948/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
260 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

Find schools near Bael Bael on My School →
Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,850/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
100% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Bael Bael is a smaller community of 10 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $90,948/year, household income in Bael Bael is within 4% of the Victoria median ($95,160), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Bael Bael is 260 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 22 percentage points above the Victoria median of 78% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.

Bael Bael vs Victoria Median

How Bael Bael stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Bael Bael sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricBael BaelVIC medianΔ vs state
Population107,416-100%
Median household income$90,948/yr$95,160/yr-4%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,850$1,950-5%
Distance to CBD260 km32 km+713%
Separate houses100%78%+22pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Bael Bael — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 10 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.

⚠️
Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Bael Bael. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

⚠️
Renovation / Flip

With 100% houses in a 10-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

Run the numbers on a Bael Bael property

Full Property Analysis

30-year projections for Bael Bael

Scenario comparison, cash flow analysis, tax modelling, and PDF export — all in one place.

Create free account →
Or jump straight to a calculator: Loan Serviceability First Home Buyer Grants

2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Bael Bael are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 10 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Bael Bael. The EquitySight investment score of 37/100 places Bael Bael in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

Share your experience of Bael Bael

Lived in Bael Bael? Help other investors with an honest 100-word review. Sign-in required; all reviews are manually moderated before they appear.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bael Bael a good suburb for investment?

Bael Bael scores 37/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 10, median household income of $90,948/year. 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.

What drives property demand in Bael Bael?

The main demand drivers in Bael Bael are a median household income of $90,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 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.

What is the population of Bael Bael?

Bael Bael has a usual resident population of approximately 10, compared with a Victoria suburb median of 7,416 — placing it in the lower 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.

How far is Bael Bael from the Melbourne CBD?

Bael Bael sits 260 km straight-line from the Melbourne CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.

What is the median rent in Bael Bael?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Bael Bael. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Bael Bael?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Bael Bael is $1,850, or approximately $22,200/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.

Is Bael Bael cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Bael Bael to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Bael Bael?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (10 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,850 median mortgage, the broader Victoria market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Bael Bael profile

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.

Nearby Suburbs

Victoria Property Resources