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Inverloch, VIC, Clock tower on Abeckett Street shopping area

Clock tower on Abeckett Street shopping area

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The quick read on

Inverloch

VIC 3996 · Bass Coast

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

Median house
$825,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$550,000

latest suburb median

Population
6,526

ABS 2021

Postcode
3996

Inverloch, Victoria

Property market insights for Inverloch

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Inverloch VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 172 sales in the preceding 12 months

$825,000

No change over 12 months

$1.2m$1m$800k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$699k
3 bed
$800k
4 bed
$885k
5+ bed
$1.16m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 102 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$550 per week

Up 15.8% over 12 months

$600$550$500$45020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Inverloch, VIC is currently $825,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Inverloch has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses and -10.9% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $699,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $800,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $885,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000 in Inverloch.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Inverloch is $550 per week. The median house rent has increased 15.8% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Inverloch is $550,000, which has decreased 10.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $400,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $900,000 in Inverloch. The median rent for units and apartments in Inverloch is $538 per week and has increased 26.6% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Inverloch safe?

The overall rate for Inverloch is 1,494 offences per 100,000 residents — 63% 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 Inverloch.

Overall crime rate

1,494

offences per 100,000 residents

63% belowRest of Vic.

InverlochRest 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 Inverloch?

Inverloch VIC 3996 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..

6,526 people call Inverloch home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,286 a week.

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

Population
6,526
Median age
54 years
Median mortgage
$1,700 / month
2021 household rent
$346 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1515.5%Below
15–3414.3%Below
35–5420.5%Below
55–7434.8%Above
75 and over15.0%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses91.1%Above
Townhouses8.5%Above
Apartments0.3%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright56.5%Above
Paying a mortgage25.2%Below
Renting18.3%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car2.3%Below
One car37.6%Above
Two cars45.5%Above
Three or more14.4%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home19.5%Above
Drove to work58.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.0%Below

What stands out in Inverloch

19.5% of workers in Inverloch worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of Vic..

4.7% of Inverloch residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..

50.7% of people in Inverloch described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Inverloch

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Inverloch VIC 3996.

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

15.5% of Inverloch's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

1,837 family households lived in Inverloch; 32.0% were couple families and 9.3% were one-parent families.

28.3% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

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

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

Inverloch had 6,526 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

49.7% 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 Inverloch?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 91.1% of occupied private dwellings in Inverloch.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

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

56.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

25.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

18.3% 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 Inverloch?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Inverloch had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 29.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 43.6%, while 17.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

19.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

58.1% 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 3.0% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

2.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 37.6% of the total.

59.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

51.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.2% reported a different address.

13.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

91.8% of residents used only English at home.

4.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

13.3% of Inverloch's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.7% was born in Australia.

0.1% of residents were born in China.

0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.4%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 43.7% of ancestry responses in Inverloch.

Australian ancestry made up 39.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.

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

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

26.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 16.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 12.9%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Inverloch?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..

22.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

53.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

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

8.7% reported asthma, 13.8% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

26.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.9%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $1,286 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,700.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $346 per week.

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

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

Working from home was 19.5% in Inverloch, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 56.5% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 18.3% in Inverloch, 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 Inverloch

Is Inverloch expensive?

The median house price is $825,000, while units and apartments sit at $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Inverloch good for families?

The Census counted 1,837 local families, and 15.5% 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 Inverloch?

Larger houses have a median around $1,160,000, 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 Inverloch

237 streets in Inverloch

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

  • Abbott St
  • Abeckett Street
  • Acacia Ct
  • Albatross Dr
  • Albert Ruttle Dr
  • Alma St
  • Alwyn Ct
  • Anderson Ave
  • Anser Pl
  • Artisan
  • Ascot Pl
  • Bambrook Rd
  • Banksia Pl
  • Bass Hwy
  • Bay St
  • Bayview Ave
  • Beach Ave
  • Beachcomber Dr
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  • Beacon Ct
  • Bear St
  • Beaton Pl
  • Beilby Ave
  • Belinda St
  • Bells Ct
  • Bennison
  • Bird St
  • Bluewater Pl
  • Blue Wren
  • Bolding Pl
  • Boobialla Terrace
  • Boundary Rd
  • Bruce St
  • Bunurong Ct
  • Bursaria Grove
  • Butcher Pl
  • Cape Paterson-Inverloch Rd
  • Capri Pl
  • Cashin St
  • Cassinia St
  • Ceres Pl
  • Charnwood Ct
  • Chelsea Sq
  • Churchill Cr
  • Citadel
  • Claire Ct
  • Clerk Cr
  • Cliffy Pl
  • Club Ave
  • Coastal
  • Cook Cl
  • Cooper Ln
  • Correa Pl
  • Corsair Gr
  • Couta Ct
  • Cuttriss St
  • Dalmont Bay Ct
  • Dannevig Pl
  • Darling Ave
  • Diane Pl
  • Dixon St
  • Drowleys Rd
  • Duncans Rd
  • Ebor Ave
  • Edgar St
  • Emma Ln
  • Endeavour Pl
  • Estuary
  • Evan Pl
  • Evergreen Ave
  • Fairfax Ct
  • Fern St
  • Florida Ave
  • Freda St
  • Garden Cr
  • Giardini Ct
  • Glendale Ct
  • Glennie Pl
  • Golders
  • Golf St
  • Goodenia Pl
  • Gordon Ave
  • Goroke St
  • Grandview Gr
  • Gravel Pit Rd
  • Green Hill St
  • Grevillea
  • Hakea Ct
  • Halford St
  • Hamilton St
  • Headland
  • Heather Gr
  • Henderson Ct
  • High St
  • Hillside Ave
  • Hobson Pl
  • Holt Ct
  • Honeyeater Cct
  • Hopetoun St
  • Howards Ln
  • Howsam Pl
  • Inlet Ct
  • Inverloch-Kongwak Rd
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  • John Flagg
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  • Kanowna Pl
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  • Lavender Pl
  • Lavington St
  • Leggetts Ln
  • Leicester Sq
  • Lighthouse Pl
  • Lindsey Cl
  • Lohr Ave
  • Lomandra Drive
  • Louisa Ct
  • Lynnes Rd
  • Mandy Ct
  • Mangrove Dr
  • Manna Gum Cl
  • Marginata Cl
  • Mariner Pl
  • Marion Ct
  • Martyn Ln
  • Mcgarvey Rd
  • Mcgregor Ct
  • Mcintosh St
  • Meanderri Dr
  • Melaleuca
  • Meridian Ct
  • Messmate Tce
  • Miller Tce
  • Miriam Ct
  • Moonah
  • Mountain Ash Cl
  • Munroe Ct
  • Murrays Rd
  • Murray St
  • Nadia St
  • Naiomi Ct
  • Nation Court
  • Nautilus Rd
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  • Norman Rd
  • Oceanic Dr
  • Ocean View Ct
  • Old Ford Rd
  • Outrigger Dr
  • Outtrim-Inverloch Rd
  • Ovata Pl
  • Overlook Dr
  • Pacific
  • Pacific Drive
  • Paperbark Pl
  • Park St
  • Pearsalls Rd
  • Phillip St
  • Pier Rd
  • Piper Pl
  • Plover
  • Pound Creek Road
  • Powlett St
  • Prince St
  • Pymble Ave
  • Queenscliff Dr
  • Radiata Pl
  • Ramsey Bvd
  • Regatta Pl
  • Reilly St
  • Ripple Dr
  • Roberts Ct
  • Rockpool Retreat
  • Rodondo Pl
  • Royal Pde
  • Russell St
  • Ruttle Ln
  • Sand Ct
  • Sandy Mount Ave
  • Sarah Court
  • Scarborough St
  • Scott Pl
  • Screw Creek Ln
  • Settlers Ln
  • Shellback Ln
  • Shingler Rd
  • Short St
  • Smythe Pl
  • Somerset Pl
  • Spinosa Dr
  • Stanley Ct
  • Stewart Ave
  • St Kilda St
  • Streeton Ct
  • Stuchberry Rd
  • Surf Pde
  • Surrey Pl
  • Sylvia Ct
  • Tamara Cr
  • Tea Tree Ct
  • The Cove
  • The Crescent
  • The Esplanade
  • The Helm
  • The Mews
  • Toorak Rd
  • Tower St
  • Townsend Bluff Rd
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  • Tree Tops Way
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  • Valerie St
  • Venus St
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  • View St
  • Wallace Ave
  • Wallis Rd
  • Wares Rd
  • Waterview Ave
  • Wattle Ct
  • Western St
  • Williams St
  • Wilson Ave
  • Wirilda Cr
  • Wonthaggi Rd
  • Woodland Heath Dr
  • Wyeth Pl
  • Youll Gr

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Is Inverloch right for your search?

Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.

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