Median price trend for houses
Based on 30 sales in the preceding 12 months
$320,000
Up 18.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $255k
- 3 bed
- $290k
- 4 bed
- $382k
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The quick read on
Donald
VIC 3480 · Buloke
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $320,000
- Median unit
- $310,000
- Population
- 1,472
- Postcode
- 3480
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Donald, Victoria
Property market insights for Donald
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Donald VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 9 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$325 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Donald, VIC is currently $320,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Donald has a 12-month growth rate of 18.5% for houses and 1.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $255,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $290,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $382,000 in Donald.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Donald is $325 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Donald is $310,000, which has increased 1.6% since the same time last year.
Crime and safety
Is Donald safe?
The overall rate for Donald is 3,404 offences per 100,000 residents — 16% 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 Donald.
Overall crime rate
3,404
offences per 100,000 residents
16% belowRest of Vic.
DonaldRest 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 Donald?
Donald VIC 3480 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
1,472 people call Donald home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,044 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,472
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $815 / 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 1515.6%Below
15–3417.3%Below
35–5420.3%Below
55–7429.8%Above
75 and over16.6%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.6%Above
Townhouses1.3%Below
Apartments4.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.1%Above
Paying a mortgage27.1%Below
Renting20.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.6%Above
One car34.8%Above
Two cars38.2%In line
Three or more20.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.3%Below
Drove to work63.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled11.5%Above
What stands out in Donald
8.3% of workers in Donald worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Vic..
38.9% of people in Donald described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Donald
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Donald VIC 3480.
Is Donald family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.6% of Donald's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
365 family households lived in Donald; 34.5% were couple families and 15.1% were one-parent families.
30.4% 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 Donald?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Donald had 1,472 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.5% 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 Donald?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Donald.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Donald?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
27.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Donald?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Donald had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 38.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 15.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Donald?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
63.3% 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 11.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Donald?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 34.8% of the total.
59.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Donald, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.4% reported a different address.
8.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Donald?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.1% of residents used only English at home.
5.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Donald residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.1% of Donald's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.9% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Donald?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.1% of ancestry responses in Donald.
Australian ancestry made up 39.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Donald?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 17.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Donald?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.3%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
27.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Donald show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
47.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.1% reported asthma, 14.8% arthritis and 8.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Donald?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Donald?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,044 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $815.
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 Donald compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.3% in Donald, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 52.1% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 20.8% in Donald, 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 Donald
Is Donald expensive?
The median house price is $320,000, while units and apartments sit at $310,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Donald good for families?
The Census counted 365 local families, and 15.6% 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 Donald?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $382,000, 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 Donald
61 streets in Donald
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aitken Ave
- Alfred St
- Allen St
- Athol Ct
- Avon Cr
- Avon Pl
- Blair St
- Borung Hwy
- Bunker Rd
- Byrne St
- Campbell St
- Camp St
- Cave St
- Coats Rd
- Cope Cope-Jeffcott Rd
- Cope Cope Rd
- Corack Rd
- Corack St
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- Depot Rd
- Devon Park Rd
- Donald South Rd
- Donald-Stawell Rd
- Dunns Rd
- Elizabeth St
- Enterprise Drive
- Falla Rd
- Florence Ct
- G Bassets Rd
- Gil Gil Rd
- Gray St
- Hammill St
- Harris Rd
- Hepworths Rd
- Houston St
- Industry Dr
- Jeffcott Rd
- Jeffcott South School Bus Route Rd
- Laen-Cope Cope Rd
- Lewis St
- Mccracken Ave
- Mcculloch St
- Meyer St
- Mill St
- Morgans Rd
- Mullins Rd
- Napier St
- Park St
- Pearses Rd
- Racecourse Rd
- Ray Ct
- Sedgman Ct
- Sheep Hills Rd
- Single Tree Rd
- Sproats Ln
- Sunraysia Hwy
- Tower Hill Rd
- Tower Rd
- Trollops Rd
- Walker St
- Willow Ct
- Woods St
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