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Suburb Insights · VIC 3895

Ensay North, VIC 3895 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Ensay North is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 29, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 261 km from the Melbourne CBD, Ensay North is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $62,816 per year.

Investment Score

28 / 100 Weak

Household earnings in Ensay North are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Melbourne
Ensay North
Victoria · 3895
261 km from Melbourne CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
3895

Official Australia Post postcode for Ensay North. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
29

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
$62,816/yr

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

Distance to CBD
261 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
$453/mo

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

Home type
53% houses

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

Investment Insight

Ensay North is a smaller community of 29 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Ensay North's median household income of $62,816/year is 34% below the Victoria suburb median ($95,160) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Ensay North is 261 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 53% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.

Ensay North vs Victoria Median

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

MetricEnsay NorthVIC medianΔ vs state
Population297,416-100%
Median household income$62,816/yr$95,160/yr-34%
Median mortgage (monthly)$453$1,950-77%
Distance to CBD261 km32 km+716%
Separate houses53%78%-25pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Ensay North — 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 29 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 Ensay North. 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

Only 53% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 78% VIC median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Ensay North are modest for 2026 — incomes 34% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 29 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 Ensay North. The EquitySight investment score of 28/100 places Ensay North in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ensay North a good suburb for investment?

Ensay North scores 28/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 29, median household income of $62,816/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 Ensay North?

The main demand drivers in Ensay North are a median household income of $62,816/year, a dwelling mix that is 53% 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 Ensay North?

Ensay North has a usual resident population of approximately 29, 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 Ensay North from the Melbourne CBD?

Ensay North sits 261 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 Ensay North?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Ensay North. 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 Ensay North?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Ensay North is $453, or approximately $5,436/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 Ensay North cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Ensay North 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 Ensay North?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (29 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $453 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($62,816 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.

How we built this Ensay North 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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