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The quick read on

Talbot

VIC 3371 · Central Goldfields

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

Median house
$372,000

latest suburb median

Population
452

ABS 2021

Postcode
3371

Talbot, Victoria

Property market insights for Talbot (Vic.)

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Talbot (Vic.) VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months

$372,000

Up 16.3% over 12 months

$600k$400k$200k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$361k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

Up 85.7% over 12 months

$400$300$200$10020242025202520252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Talbot (Vic.), VIC is currently $372,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Talbot (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 16.3% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $361,000 in Talbot (Vic.).

The median house rent has increased 85.7% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Talbot safe?

The overall rate for Talbot is 8,632 offences per 100,000 residents — 112% above 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 Talbot.

Overall crime rate

8,632

offences per 100,000 residents

112% aboveRest of Vic.

TalbotRest 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 Talbot?

Talbot VIC 3371 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..

452 people call Talbot home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $793 a week.

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

Population
452
Median age
59 years
Median mortgage
$867 / month
2021 household rent
$160 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 157.1%Below
15–3415.3%Below
35–5419.0%Below
55–7445.1%Above
75 and over12.6%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses94.4%Above
Townhouses2.3%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright59.0%Above
Paying a mortgage31.2%Below
Renting9.8%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car6.6%Above
One car30.8%Below
Two cars35.5%Below
Three or more28.0%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home9.2%Below
Drove to work60.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.7%In line

What stands out in Talbot

9.2% of workers in Talbot worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..

4.6% of Talbot residents were born in England.

37.8% of people in Talbot described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Talbot

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Talbot VIC 3371.

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

7.1% of Talbot's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

125 family households lived in Talbot; 20.0% were couple families and 18.4% were one-parent families.

16.8% 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 Talbot?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Talbot had 452 residents at the 2021 Census.

11.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

57.7% 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 Talbot?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 94.4% of occupied private dwellings in Talbot.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.3% 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 Talbot?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

59.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

31.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

9.8% 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 Talbot?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Talbot had 1.9 people.

One-person households made up 43.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 38.9%, while 11.6% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

60.7% 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 3.7% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

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

6.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

One-car households formed 30.8% of the total.

63.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

74.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.3% reported a different address.

11.3% 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 Talbot?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

88.5% of residents used only English at home.

2.9% used a language other than English at home.

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

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

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

11.3% of Talbot's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.7% 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 87.2%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 42.0% of ancestry responses in Talbot.

Australian ancestry made up 41.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.

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

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

11.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 15.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 1.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Talbot?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 40.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

21.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.9%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

42.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

14.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.0% reported asthma, 16.6% arthritis and 9.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

10.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.9%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $793 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 $160 per week.

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

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

Working from home was 9.2% in Talbot, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 59.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 9.8% in Talbot, 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 Talbot (Vic.)

Is Talbot (Vic.) expensive?

The median house price is $372,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Talbot (Vic.) good for families?

The Census counted 125 local families, and 7.1% 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 Talbot (Vic.)?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $361,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Talbot (Vic.)

70 streets in Talbot (Vic.)

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

  • Adams Ln
  • Argyle St
  • Avoca Rd
  • Baker Rd
  • Ballarat-Maryborough Rd
  • Ballarat St
  • Ballarat St North
  • Barkly St
  • Barnes St
  • Bell St
  • Biltons Ln
  • Bond St
  • Brougham St
  • Burke St
  • Camp St
  • Carpentaria St
  • Cayzer Ct
  • Champions Rd
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  • Chapman St
  • Crespigny St
  • Diggings Ln
  • Ferris Ln
  • Fraser St
  • Fyffe St
  • Gane St
  • Gladstone St
  • Gray St
  • Halls Rd
  • Heales St
  • Hull Ln
  • Hume St
  • Kelly Ln
  • King St
  • Lansdowne St
  • Lexton-Talbot Rd
  • Long Gully Ln
  • Lyndhurst St
  • Macaulay St
  • Majorca Rd
  • Mccleary St
  • Mcdermaids Rd
  • Mcintyres Rd
  • Mckinstry Rd
  • Miller Rd
  • Mt Greenoch Rd
  • Mullins Rd
  • Nuggetty Gully Rd
  • Old Ballarat Rd
  • Oxford St
  • Palmerston St
  • Paull St
  • Peace Ln
  • Peel St
  • Pollocks Rd
  • Potters Ln
  • Powells Rd
  • Prince Alfred St
  • Railway St
  • Regent St
  • Rocky Flat Rd
  • Rowe St
  • Russell St
  • Salmon Rd
  • Scandinavian Cr
  • Seymour Rd
  • Slaughteryard Rd
  • Sorrensons Rd
  • Star St
  • Weilandt Cr
  • Whittakers Ln

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