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Suburb Insights · VIC 3833

Tanjil Bren, VIC 3833 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Tanjil Bren is a regional centre in Victoria, Australia, with a population of approximately 7, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 105 km from the Melbourne CBD, Tanjil Bren is a regional area in Victoria. The median household income is $23,400 per year.

Investment Score

22 / 100 Weak

Tanjil Bren's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Melbourne
Tanjil Bren
Victoria · 3833
105 km from Melbourne CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
3833

Official Australia Post postcode for Tanjil Bren. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
7

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
$23,400/yr

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

Distance to CBD
105 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

Tanjil Bren is a smaller community of 7 — about 0% of the Victoria suburb median (7,416) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Tanjil Bren's median household income of $23,400/year is 75% 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. Tanjil Bren is 105 km from Melbourne, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Tanjil Bren vs Victoria Median

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

MetricTanjil BrenVIC medianΔ vs state
Population77,416-100%
Median household income$23,400/yr$95,160/yr-75%
Median mortgage (monthly)$867$1,950-56%
Distance to CBD105 km32 km+228%

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Tanjil Bren — 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 7 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 Tanjil Bren. 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 7, the resale market in Tanjil Bren 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: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Tanjil Bren are modest for 2026 — incomes 75% below the VIC median of $95,160 and a population of 7 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 Tanjil Bren. The EquitySight investment score of 22/100 places Tanjil Bren 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 Tanjil Bren a good suburb for investment?

Tanjil Bren scores 22/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 7, median household income of $23,400/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 Tanjil Bren?

The main demand drivers in Tanjil Bren are a median household income of $23,400/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 Tanjil Bren?

Tanjil Bren has a usual resident population of approximately 7, 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 Tanjil Bren from the Melbourne CBD?

Tanjil Bren sits 105 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 Tanjil Bren?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Tanjil Bren. 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 Tanjil Bren?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tanjil Bren 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 Tanjil Bren cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Tanjil Bren 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 Tanjil Bren?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (7 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $867 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($23,400 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 Tanjil Bren 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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