Median price trend for houses
Based on 75 sales in the preceding 12 months
$342,000
Down 8.7% over 12 months
- 1 bed
- $335k
- 2 bed
- $310k
- 3 bed
- $330k
- 4 bed
- $445k
- 5+ bed
- $345k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Orbost
VIC 3888 · East Gippsland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $342,000
- Population
- 2,264
- Postcode
- 3888
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Orbost, Victoria
Property market insights for Orbost
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Orbost VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 27 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 Orbost, VIC is currently $342,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Orbost has a 12-month growth rate of -8.7% for houses.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $335,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $310,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $330,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $445,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $345,000 in Orbost.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Orbost is $375 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Orbost is $312 per week and has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Orbost safe?
The overall rate for Orbost is 4,064 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Vic..
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Orbost.
Overall crime rate
4,064
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Vic.
OrbostRest 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 Orbost?
Orbost VIC 3888 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
2,264 people call Orbost home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $785 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,264
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $867 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $190 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3416.4%Below
35–5419.3%Below
55–7432.7%Above
75 and over15.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.4%Above
Townhouses3.8%Below
Apartments2.3%In line
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright55.3%Above
Paying a mortgage22.1%Below
Renting22.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.4%Above
One car43.7%Above
Two cars34.4%Below
Three or more14.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.5%Below
Drove to work61.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.9%Above
What stands out in Orbost
10.5% of workers in Orbost worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
2.7% of Orbost residents were born in England.
49.2% of people in Orbost described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Orbost
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Orbost VIC 3888.
Is Orbost family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Orbost's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
554 family households lived in Orbost; 30.5% were couple families and 18.6% were one-parent families.
32.1% 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 Orbost?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Orbost had 2,264 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.2% 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 Orbost?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.4% of occupied private dwellings in Orbost.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Orbost?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
55.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
22.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.6% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Orbost?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Orbost had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 40.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 36.0%, while 14.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Orbost?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
61.1% 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 6.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Orbost?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 43.7% of the total.
48.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Orbost, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.3% reported a different address.
8.8% 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 Orbost?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
86.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% 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 Orbost residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.8% of Orbost's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.2% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Orbost?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.5% of ancestry responses in Orbost.
Australian ancestry made up 39.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Orbost?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 12.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 20.4% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Orbost?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 40.4%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
17.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Orbost show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
45.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.8% reported asthma, 15.1% arthritis and 6.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Orbost?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Orbost?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $785 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $867.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $190 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Orbost compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.5% in Orbost, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 55.3% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 22.6% in Orbost, 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 Orbost
Is Orbost expensive?
The median house price is $342,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Orbost good for families?
The Census counted 554 local families, and 15.8% 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 Orbost?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $445,000, 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 Orbost
79 streets in Orbost
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Arnold St
- Bonang Rd
- Bouchers Ln
- Boundary Rd
- Bowers St
- B Rd
- Browning St
- Buchan-Orbost Rd
- Burn Rd
- Cameron St
- Carlyle St
- Cherod Dr
- Clarke St
- Clorinda Ct
- Coulsons Rd
- David St
- Duggans Rd
- Dyce Ln
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- Emu Ct
- Evans St
- Farmers Ln
- Forest Rd
- Gargans Ln
- Gibbs Rd
- Gladstone St
- Gordon St
- Granters Ln
- Griebenows Rd
- Hamilton St
- Hammill Ct
- Hope Ct
- Irvines Ln
- Irvines Rd
- James Rd
- Jarrahmond Rd
- Johnston St
- Koala Ct
- Lawson Ln
- Lawson St
- Lind Ln
- Livingstone St
- Lochend Rd
- Lochiel St
- Majors Creek Rd
- Marlo Rd
- Martin Street
- Mawson St
- Mcleod St
- Morley St
- Munro St
- Murphys Ln
- Nicholson St
- Oates St
- Orbost Tip Road
- Pardews Ln
- Patterson Ln
- Perry St
- Priest Way
- Princes Hwy
- Ralston Ct
- Raymond St
- Reed St
- Rupert St
- Ruskin St
- Salisbury St
- Scott Street
- Shackleton St
- Stanley St
- Stirling St
- Suter Ct
- Sylvia St
- Tarra St
- Tennyson St
- Tyndall St
- Tynon St
- Watt Rd
- Wilson St
- Wolseley St
- Youngs Creek Rd
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