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Suburb Insights · VIC 3960

Boolarong, VIC 3960 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Boolarong is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 5, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 141 km from the Melbourne CBD, Boolarong is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $117,000 per year.

Investment Score

51 / 100 Moderate

Strong household incomes in Boolarong underpin solid property demand. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.

Location

Melbourne
Boolarong
Victoria · 3960
141 km from Melbourne CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
3960

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

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Population
5

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
$117,000/yr

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

Distance to CBD
141 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.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$867/mo

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

Home type
N/A

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

Investment Insight

Boolarong is a smaller community of 5 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $117,000/year runs 23% above the Victoria suburb median of $95,160, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Boolarong is 141 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Boolarong vs Victoria Median

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

MetricBoolarongVIC medianΔ vs state
Population57,416-100%
Median household income$117,000/yr$95,160/yr+23%
Median mortgage (monthly)$867$1,950-56%
Distance to CBD141 km32 km+341%

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Boolarong — 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 5 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Boolarong. 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 a population of 5, the resale market in Boolarong may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Boolarong are modest for 2026 — incomes 23% above the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 5 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 Boolarong. The EquitySight investment score of 51/100 places Boolarong in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Boolarong a good suburb for investment?

Boolarong scores 51/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5, median household income of $117,000/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 Boolarong?

The main demand drivers in Boolarong are an above-state-median household income of $117,000/year, 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 Boolarong?

Boolarong has a usual resident population of approximately 5, 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 Boolarong from the Melbourne CBD?

Boolarong sits 141 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 Boolarong?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Boolarong. 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 Boolarong?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Boolarong is $867, or approximately $10,404/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 Boolarong cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Boolarong 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 Boolarong?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (5 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $867 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 Boolarong 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.

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