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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Pastoria East is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 51, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 76 km from the Melbourne CBD, Pastoria East is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $74,724 per year.
Pastoria East has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Pastoria East. 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 Pastoria East 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.
Pastoria East is a smaller community of 51 — about 1% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Pastoria East's median household income of $74,724/year is 21% 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. Pastoria East is 76 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Pastoria East stacks up against the median of all Victoria suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Pastoria East sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Pastoria East | VIC median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 7,416 | -99% |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $95,160/yr | -21% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,050 | $1,950 | +5% |
| Distance to CBD | 76 km | 32 km | +138% |
| Separate houses | 84% | 78% | +6pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Pastoria East — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 51 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Victoria market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Pastoria East. 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 84% houses in a 51-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 Pastoria East property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Pastoria East are modest for 2026 — incomes 21% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 51 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 Pastoria East. The EquitySight investment score of 33/100 places Pastoria East 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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Pastoria East scores 33/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 51, median household income of $74,724/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 Pastoria East are a median household income of $74,724/year, a dwelling mix that is 84% 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.
Pastoria East has a usual resident population of approximately 51, 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.
Pastoria East sits 76 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 Pastoria East. 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 Pastoria East 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 Pastoria East 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 (51 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,050 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($74,724 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.