Median price trend for houses
Based on 74 sales in the preceding 12 months
$325,000
Down 8.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $310k
- 3 bed
- $375k
- 4 bed
- $485k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Loch Sport
VIC 3851 · Wellington
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $325,000
- Population
- 1,021
- Postcode
- 3851
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Loch Sport, Victoria
Property market insights for Loch Sport
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Loch Sport VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 7 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$375 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Loch Sport, VIC is currently $325,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Loch Sport has a 12-month growth rate of -8.5% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $310,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $375,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $485,000 in Loch Sport.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Loch Sport is $375 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Loch Sport safe?
The overall rate for Loch Sport is 2,912 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 Loch Sport.
Overall crime rate
2,912
offences per 100,000 residents
28% belowRest of Vic.
Loch SportRest 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 Loch Sport?
Loch Sport VIC 3851 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
1,021 people call Loch Sport home, with an average of 1.7 people per household and a median household income of $674 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,021
- Median age
- 63 years
- Median mortgage
- $700 / 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 154.7%Below
15–346.6%Below
35–5415.8%Below
55–7458.3%Above
75 and over14.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.6%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright69.3%Above
Paying a mortgage23.2%Below
Renting7.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.2%Below
One car45.9%Above
Two cars36.3%Below
Three or more13.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.3%Below
Drove to work62.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.2%Above
What stands out in Loch Sport
11.3% of workers in Loch Sport worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
7.1% of Loch Sport residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..
42.2% of people in Loch Sport described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Loch Sport
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Loch Sport VIC 3851.
Is Loch Sport family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
4.7% of Loch Sport's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
264 family households lived in Loch Sport; 11.0% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
9.1% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Loch Sport?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Loch Sport had 1,021 residents at the 2021 Census.
5.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
72.6% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Loch Sport?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.9% of occupied private dwellings in Loch Sport.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Loch Sport?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
69.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
23.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.5% 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 Loch Sport?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Loch Sport had 1.7 people.
One-person households made up 45.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 46.3%, while 2.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Loch Sport?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.
62.3% 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 5.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Loch Sport?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 45.9% of the total.
49.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Loch Sport, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.4% reported a different address.
20.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Loch Sport?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.7% of residents used only English at home.
4.2% 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 Loch Sport residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.5% of Loch Sport's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.5% 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 87.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Loch Sport?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.6% of ancestry responses in Loch Sport.
Australian ancestry made up 29.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Loch Sport?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Loch Sport?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 26.1%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
9.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Loch Sport show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
34.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
15.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.9% reported asthma, 23.2% arthritis and 12.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Loch Sport?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Loch Sport?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $674 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $700.
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 Loch Sport compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.3% in Loch Sport, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 69.3% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 7.5% in Loch Sport, 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 Loch Sport
Is Loch Sport expensive?
The median house price is $325,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Loch Sport good for families?
The Census counted 264 local families, and 4.7% 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 Loch Sport?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $485,000, 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 Loch Sport
73 streets in Loch Sport
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aneta Ct
- Anthony Ct
- Banksia St
- Basin Bvd
- Bellbird St
- Bernadette Ave
- Bluff Dr
- Bream Rd
- Caldwell Street
- Camerons Rd
- Campbell St
- Carroll St
- Catherine Ct
- Central Ave
- Centre Rd
- Charlies St
- Christopher Ct
- Clarke St
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- Cliff St
- Cove St
- David Ct
- Davies St
- Echidna St
- Elizabeth Ct
- Emu Ct
- First St
- Fisher Pde
- Geofrey Ave
- Goodlett Ave
- Government Rd
- Graham St
- Holmes St
- Horder St
- Janice St
- Joan Ct
- Kangaroo St
- Karen Ct
- Koala Ct
- Kookaburra St
- Lake St
- Langham Rd
- Le Grand Ct
- Leon St
- Longford-Loch Sport Rd
- Marina Dr
- Mary St
- National Park Rd
- Pelican St
- Possum Ct
- Power St
- Progress Rd
- Reeves St
- Reserve Ave
- Robin St
- Sanctuary Rd
- Sandra Ct
- Seagull Dr
- Simon Ct
- Snipe St
- Syme St
- The Boulevard
- Thriptomene St
- Thrush St
- Toorak Ave
- Track Ten
- Victoria Pde
- Victoria St
- Wallaby St
- Warren St
- Wattle Gr
- Wendy St
- White Cr
- Wilhelm St
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