Median price trend for houses
Based on 17 sales in the preceding 12 months
$514,000
Up 11.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $460k
- 4 bed
- $848k
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The quick read on
Bruthen
VIC 3885 · East Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $514,000
- Population
- 820
- Postcode
- 3885
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Bruthen, Victoria
Property market insights for Bruthen
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bruthen VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bruthen, VIC is currently $514,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bruthen has a 12-month growth rate of 11.7% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $460,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $848,000 in Bruthen.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bruthen is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bruthen safe?
The overall rate for Bruthen is 2,947 offences per 100,000 residents — 28% 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 Bruthen.
Overall crime rate
2,947
offences per 100,000 residents
28% belowRest of Vic.
BruthenRest 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 Bruthen?
Bruthen VIC 3885 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
820 people call Bruthen home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,198 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 820
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.5%Above
15–3421.5%Below
35–5423.4%Below
55–7428.3%Above
75 and over7.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.6%Above
Townhouses2.8%Below
Apartments0.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.2%Above
Paying a mortgage45.9%Above
Renting11.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.4%Below
One car25.3%Below
Two cars40.7%Above
Three or more29.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.3%Below
Drove to work60.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.9%Above
What stands out in Bruthen
13.3% of workers in Bruthen worked from home on Census day.
2.4% of Bruthen residents were born in England.
57.9% of people in Bruthen described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bruthen
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bruthen VIC 3885.
Is Bruthen family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.5% of Bruthen's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
227 family households lived in Bruthen; 39.6% were couple families and 16.7% were one-parent families.
36.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bruthen?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bruthen had 820 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.6% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bruthen?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.6% of occupied private dwellings in Bruthen.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Bruthen?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
45.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.9% 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 Bruthen?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bruthen had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.6% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Two-person households represented 35.0%, while 18.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bruthen?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
60.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bruthen?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 25.3% of the total.
70.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bruthen, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.6% reported a different address.
6.1% 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 Bruthen?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.1% of residents used only English at home.
2.4% 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 Bruthen residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
6.1% of Bruthen's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bruthen?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.6% of ancestry responses in Bruthen.
Australian ancestry made up 42.7% 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 Bruthen?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 14.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bruthen?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.1%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
29.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bruthen show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.0% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bruthen?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bruthen?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,198 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bruthen compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.3% in Bruthen, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 42.2% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 11.9% in Bruthen, 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 Bruthen
Is Bruthen expensive?
The median house price is $514,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bruthen good for families?
The Census counted 227 local families, and 18.5% 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 Bruthen?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $848,000, 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.
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Streets and suburbs around Bruthen
52 streets in Bruthen
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Besley St
- Big Creek Rd
- Bowie St
- Brooks Rd
- Bruthen-Nowa Nowa Rd
- Calvert St
- Campbell St
- Chambers Rd
- Church St
- Cockatoo Ln
- Cornwalls Rd
- Curtis Lane
- Curtis Ln
- Dead Cow Trk
- Deep Creek Rd
- Delahunty St
- Donelly St
- Dukes Rd
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- Engineers Rd
- Evans Trk
- Florance Gr
- Gardam Ct
- Great Alpine Rd
- Hoffmans Ln
- Hoppner St
- Jackson Rd
- Jennings Rd
- Johnsons Ct
- Kennedy Ct
- King St
- Kirley Dr
- Lambournes Rd
- Lyrebird Ln
- Main St
- Mcleans Rd
- Mill St
- Mount Little Dick Rd
- Murphys Ln
- Omaras Rd
- Phillip St
- Pilgrims Rd
- Rodwell Rd
- Ronald St
- Sandy St
- Seehusen Ave
- Station Rd
- Stirling St
- Stock St
- Tambo Upper Rd
- View St
- Wards Rd
- Wordens Trk
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