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The quick read on

Boort

VIC 3537 · Loddon

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$375,000

latest suburb median

Population
940

ABS 2021

Postcode
3537

Boort, Victoria

Property market insights for Boort

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Boort VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 20 sales in the preceding 12 months

$375,000

Up 1.4% over 12 months

$400k$300k$200k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$250k
3 bed
$380k
4 bed
$550k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$375 per week

Down 6.3% over 12 months

$500$400$300$20020222023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Boort, VIC is currently $375,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Boort has a 12-month growth rate of 1.4% for houses and 2.3% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $250,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $380,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $550,000 in Boort.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Boort is $375 per week. The median house rent has decreased 6.3% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Boort safe?

The overall rate for Boort is 2,425 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Boort.

Overall crime rate

2,425

offences per 100,000 residents

40% belowRest of Vic.

BoortRest of Vic.: 4,070

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Boort?

Boort VIC 3537 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..

940 people call Boort home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,054 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
940
Median age
57 years
Median mortgage
$949 / month
2021 household rent
$180 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1515.1%Below
15–3413.8%Below
35–5418.0%Below
55–7431.8%Above
75 and over20.7%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses96.3%Above
Townhouses3.2%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright62.5%Above
Paying a mortgage25.0%Below
Renting12.5%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car4.8%In line
One car30.4%Below
Two cars38.1%In line
Three or more25.6%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home11.3%Below
Drove to work56.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled13.4%Above

What stands out in Boort

11.3% of workers in Boort worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..

35.0% of people in Boort described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Boort

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Boort VIC 3537.

Is Boort family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

15.1% of Boort's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

219 family households lived in Boort; 33.3% were couple families and 12.3% were one-parent families.

31.5% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Boort?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Boort had 940 residents at the 2021 Census.

14.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

52.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Boort?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 96.3% of occupied private dwellings in Boort.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.2% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Boort?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

62.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

25.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

12.5% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Boort?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Boort had 2.1 people.

One-person households made up 36.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 38.0%, while 16.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Boort?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

11.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

56.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 13.4% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Boort?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

4.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

One-car households formed 30.4% of the total.

63.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Boort, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

70.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.9% reported a different address.

6.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Boort?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

79.6% of residents used only English at home.

3.3% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Boort residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

6.3% of Boort's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.7% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

1.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Boort?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 42.1% of ancestry responses in Boort.

Australian ancestry made up 35.4% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Boort?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

15.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 25.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.5%.

Health care and social assistance employed 18.8% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Boort?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 43.0%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

21.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Boort show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

44.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.9% reported asthma, 12.0% arthritis and 5.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Boort?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

15.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Boort?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,054 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $949.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Boort compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 11.3% in Boort, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 62.5% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 12.5% in Boort, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Boort

Is Boort expensive?

The median house price is $375,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Boort good for families?

The Census counted 219 local families, and 15.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Boort?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $550,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Boort

59 streets in Boort

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Andrews Rd
  • Andrews St
  • Armstrong St
  • Barclay St
  • Bertoli Ct
  • Bertoli St
  • Boort-Charlton Rd
  • Boort-Fernihurst Rd
  • Boort-Kerang Rd
  • Boort-Pyramid Rd
  • Boort-Quambatook Rd
  • Boort-Wedderburn Rd
  • Boort-Wycheproof Rd
  • Boort-Yando Rd
  • Bora Swamp Rd
  • Cameron St
  • Coutts St
  • Fire Brigade Trk
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  • Flowering Gums Rd
  • Foley Rd
  • Fyfes Rd
  • Glenmore Ct
  • Godfrey St
  • Gordon St
  • Grandview Rd
  • Griffiths Ln
  • Holloway St
  • Jubilee St
  • King St
  • King St West
  • Kiniry St
  • Lake View St
  • Little Lake View St
  • Malone St
  • Maynards Rd
  • Mcmillans Rd
  • Moresis Rd
  • Osborne Rd
  • Pinks Rd
  • Railway Cr
  • Ring Rd
  • Silo-Woolshed Rd
  • Station St
  • Sunnyside Ct
  • Templeton Dr
  • Victoria St
  • View Cr
  • Wait St
  • Weavers Rd
  • Weaver St
  • Whittaker Ln
  • Whittaker Road
  • Whytes Ln
  • Wilsons Rd
  • Woolshed East Rd
  • Wright St
  • Wychitella Bus Route Rd
  • Yando Swamp Rd
  • Yole St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.