Median price trend for houses
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$460,000
Up 73.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $359k
- 4 bed
- $680k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Gunbower
VIC 3566 · Campaspe
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $460,000
- Population
- 578
- Postcode
- 3566
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Gunbower, Victoria
Property market insights for Gunbower
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gunbower VIC
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Gunbower, VIC is currently $460,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gunbower has a 12-month growth rate of 73.6% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $359,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $680,000 in Gunbower.
Crime and safety
Is Gunbower safe?
The overall rate for Gunbower is 3,049 offences per 100,000 residents — 25% 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 Gunbower.
Overall crime rate
3,049
offences per 100,000 residents
25% belowRest of Vic.
GunbowerRest 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 Gunbower?
Gunbower VIC 3566 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
578 people call Gunbower home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,062 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 578
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $185 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.0%In line
15–3417.0%Below
35–5423.5%In line
55–7431.5%Above
75 and over9.2%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.1%Above
Townhouses3.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.7%Above
Paying a mortgage30.5%Below
Renting16.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.7%Below
One car27.0%Below
Two cars37.4%Below
Three or more32.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.2%Below
Drove to work63.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.8%Above
What stands out in Gunbower
12.2% of workers in Gunbower worked from home on Census day.
42.0% of people in Gunbower described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gunbower
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gunbower VIC 3566.
Is Gunbower family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.0% of Gunbower's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
161 family households lived in Gunbower; 41.0% were couple families and 14.3% were one-parent families.
36.0% 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 Gunbower?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gunbower had 578 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
40.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gunbower?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.1% of occupied private dwellings in Gunbower.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.0% 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 Gunbower?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
30.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.7% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Gunbower?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Gunbower had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.1% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Two-person households represented 41.0%, while 19.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Gunbower?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
63.0% 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 7.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Gunbower?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 27.0% of the total.
70.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Gunbower, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
73.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.2% reported a different address.
5.4% 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 Gunbower?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.0% of residents used only English at home.
2.2% 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 Gunbower residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.4% of Gunbower's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.6% 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 88.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gunbower?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.7% of ancestry responses in Gunbower.
Australian ancestry made up 45.8% 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 Gunbower?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 25.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.5% of workers, and education and training employed 6.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gunbower?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
32.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.2%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gunbower show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 11.9% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gunbower?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
14.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gunbower?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,062 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $185 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Gunbower compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.2% in Gunbower, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 52.7% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 16.7% in Gunbower, 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 Gunbower
Is Gunbower expensive?
The median house price is $460,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Gunbower good for families?
The Census counted 161 local families, and 18.0% 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 Gunbower?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $680,000, 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 Gunbower
47 streets in Gunbower
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bramley Rd
- Brereton Rd
- Brown St
- Catanese Rd
- Church St
- Cleeland St
- Dehne Rd
- Dickinson Rd
- Dormoyle Rd
- Dye Rd
- Fenn Rd
- Fox Island Rd
- Fracaro Rd
- Gibbon Rd
- Gum Lagoon Rd
- Gunbower Island Rd
- Gunbower-Pyramid Rd
- Gunbower St
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- Hancocks Road
- Hare Rd
- Hinchcliffe Rd
- Hipwell Rd
- Island School Rd
- Jjs Trk
- Lagoon Rd
- Lavender Rd
- Leitchville South Rd
- Main St
- Mcgillivray Rd
- Mcmahon Rd
- Mcmahons Rd
- Munzel Rd
- Murray Valley Hwy
- North Rd
- Oberins Rd
- Old Fox Island Rd
- Pavone Rd
- Railway Place
- Richards Rd
- School Rd
- Shelleys Rd
- Splatt Rd
- Thompsons Bridge Rd
- Treacy St
- Walkers Rd
- Weir St
- Wilson St
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