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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mount Bruno is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 47, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 197 km from the Melbourne CBD, Mount Bruno is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $81,224 per year.
Mount Bruno has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Bruno. 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 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Mount Bruno on My School →Estimated 1 park 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.
Mount Bruno is a smaller community of 47 — about 1% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $81,224/year is 15% below the Victoria median of $95,160, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Mount Bruno is 197 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Mount Bruno stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Bruno sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mount Bruno | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 47 | 7,416 | -99% |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $95,160/yr | -15% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,050 | $1,950 | +5% |
| Distance to CBD | 197 km | 32 km | +516% |
| Separate houses | 71% | 78% | -7pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Bruno — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 47 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Mount Bruno. 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.
With 71% houses in a 47-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 Mount Bruno property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Mount Bruno are modest for 2026 — incomes 15% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 47 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 Mount Bruno. The EquitySight investment score of 33/100 places Mount Bruno 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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Mount Bruno scores 33/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 47, median household income of $81,224/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.
The main demand drivers in Mount Bruno are a median household income of $81,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 71% 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.
Mount Bruno has a usual resident population of approximately 47, 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.
Mount Bruno sits 197 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Mount Bruno. 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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mount Bruno is $2,050, or approximately $24,600/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.
Census data was not complete enough in Mount Bruno 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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (47 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,050 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.
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.