Median priceⓘLast 12 months
578kk
↑ +50.0% YoY
Magpie, VIC 3352
Property data updated ·368 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
4 sales · 0 leases · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026
Inside Magpie, VIC 3352's recent activity
Activity in Magpie, VIC 3352 was very light over the last 12 months: four houses sold. Those sales point to the mid-$900,000s, best read as a rough guide.
For a fuller picture of Magpie, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.
Above-average incomeOlder communityMostly ownersDeeply settled
Who lives hereAn above-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb — deeply settled.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census · ABS 2021
Magpie demographics & population
Population
368
Median age
48yrs
Avg household
2.9people
Male · Female
54% · 46%
Owner-occupied
50%
Renting
50%
Lone person
50%
Couples, no kids
50%
Born overseas
50%
Year 12+ⓘ
50%
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Census · ABS 2021
Who lives in Magpie?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex293 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
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Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
Household composition
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Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%
2.5 people / household0.5 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
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Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.50%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.50%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.50%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.50%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.50%
Birthplace diversity10%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity6%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity31%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were borntop birthplaces
Afghanistan50%
Australia50%
Bangladesh50%
Bosnia & Herzegovina50%
Brazil50%
Cambodia50%
Canada50%
Chile50%
Languages at hometop languages
English only50%
Afrikaans50%
Arabic50%
Australian Indigenous50%
Cantonese50%
Mandarin50%
Other Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian50%
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%
Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Dutch50%
English50%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion50%
▸Christianity50%
Islam50%
Buddhism50%
Hinduism50%
Judaism50%
Other religions50%
Family originsparents’ birthplace
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Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198150%
1981-200050%
2001-201050%
2011-201550%
2016-202150%
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Housing & affordability in Magpie
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Affordability at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.Bottom 15%Median weekly rent · $159/wk — well below average: in the bottom 15%, lower rent than 85% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Bottom 31%Median monthly mortgage · $874/mo — below average: in the bottom 31%, lower mortgages than 69% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 50%Rent stress · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 50%Mortgage stress · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Top 50%High mortgage · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Top 50%Social housing · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Unoccupied on census nightⓘDwellings recorded as unoccupied on Census night — holiday homes, between-tenant rentals, etc.Top 50%Unoccupied on census night · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Large dwellings (4+ bed)ⓘOccupied dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.Top 50%Large dwellings · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
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Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
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What’s built heredwelling types
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Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Income & employment in Magpie
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Income & work at a glance
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Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 14%Median personal income · $572/wk — well below average: in the bottom 14%, lower personal income than 86% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 49%Median family income · $1,122/wk — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 50%High earners · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
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Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Top 50%Clerical & admin · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 50%Community & personal service · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 50%Sales workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Top 50%Technicians, trades & labourers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
A typical household pulls in about 1.9× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
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Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%
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Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 50%Full-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 50%Part-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 50%Unemployment rate · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 50%Not in labour force · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 50%Labour-force participation · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Getting around Magpie
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Transport at a glance
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Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 50%Public transport to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 50%Walked or cycled to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 50%Worked from home · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 50%No motor vehicle · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 1%Vehicles per dwelling · 0.57 — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, fewer vehicles per home than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)50%
Car (passenger)50%
Train50%
Bus50%
Tram/light rail50%
Ferry50%
Walked50%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
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Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Magpie
1 school inside Magpie, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 46 primary schools in Magpie and its surrounds, and 12 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
Within Magpie1schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools46within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Secondary schools12within 5 km · nearest 4.9 km
Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
Nearby within55 schools
- Within Magpie · 1Order by
- 1Magpie Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- Nearby · within 5 km · 54
- 2Ballarat Clarendon CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState RankP Top 1%S Top 1%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Ballarat Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Sebastopol · 4.9 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Loreto CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Ballarat GrammarIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Napoleons Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Napoleons · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)Government · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8St Francis Xavier SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat East · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9Haddon Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Haddon · 4.9 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Ballarat Steiner SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mount Helen · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Damascus CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Mount Clear · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mount Clear · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13St James' SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Sebastopol · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Mount Clear Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Mount Clear · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Mount Clear CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Mount Clear · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Sebastopol Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Sebastopol · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Buninyong Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Buninyong · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Sebastopol · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19Delacombe Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Delacombe · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20St Aloysius' SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Redan · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22Lumen Christi SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Delacombe · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23Canadian Lead Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat East · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Newington Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25St Patrick's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 26St Patrick's CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 27St Alipius' Parish SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat East · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 28Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)Government · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lake Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 29Ballarat High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Lake Gardens · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 30Macarthur Street Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Soldiers Hill · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 31Ballarat Specialist SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Lake Gardens · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 32Woodmans Hill Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Ballarat East · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 33Alfredton Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Alfredton · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 34Black Hill Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 35Caledonian Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Brown Hill · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 36St Thomas More SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Alfredton · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 37St Columba's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat North · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 38Warrenheip Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Warrenheip · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 39Ballarat North Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 40Wendouree Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 41Little Bendigo Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Nerrina · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 42Lucas Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lucas · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 43Siena Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lucas · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 44Yuille Park Community CollegeGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years Prep-12 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 45Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 46Forest Street Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 47Mount Rowan Secondary CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Wendouree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 48Invermay Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Invermay · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 49Woady Yaloak Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Smythesdale · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 50Glen Park Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Glen Park · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 51Lal Lal Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Lal Lal · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 52Bungaree Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Bungaree · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 53Miners Rest Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Miners Rest · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 54St Mary's SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Clarkes Hill · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students385Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 55Sovereign Hill SchoolGovernment · Special · Ballarat · 4.9 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
GovernmentCatholicIndependent
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Census · ABS 2021
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Settledness at a glance
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Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Top 50%Settled 5+ years · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 50%Moved in past year · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 50%Arrived from overseas · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
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Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.50%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.50%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.50%
Property market
Market snapshot
Magpie median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Magpie — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
Units
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
73
↑ 32 days YoY
SoldⓘLast 12 months
2
↑ +0.5% YoY
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
4.3mo
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Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Segment breakdown
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
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Where each segment ranks
Magpie property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Metric
Ranked against
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
0/1above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
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02550 · MEDIAN75100
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The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in Magpie
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Not enough overlapping sales and rental activity in Magpie to compute an ownership premium yet.
Market data
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
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Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Compared against
Sales market velocity
3 nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales
risingfalling
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
98 / 100vs VIC
Days on market
13 days▼ −5 days YoY
Median price
$373k▲ +12.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
187▼ −3.0% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
27 / 100vs VIC
Days on market
29 days▲ +10 days YoY
Median price
$436k▲ +12.8% YoY
Sold (last year)
420.0% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
54 / 100vs VIC
Days on market
19 days▲ +4 days YoY
Median price
$499k▲ +8.3% YoY
Sold (last year)
64▲ +7.0% YoY
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
Magpie against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Magpie in blue, peers in colour.
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View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
How fast — and is it getting faster?
3 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house
fasterslower
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
61 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
13 days▼ −5 days YoY
Median price
$373k▲ +12.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
187▼ −3.0% YoY
Gross yield
3.12%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
16 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
29 days▲ +10 days YoY
Median price
$436k▲ +12.8% YoY
Sold (last year)
420.0% YoY
Gross yield
2.28%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
32 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
19 days▲ +4 days YoY
Median price
$499k▲ +8.3% YoY
Sold (last year)
64▲ +7.0% YoY
Gross yield
4.00%
Magpie · this suburb
Demand index
—vs Australia
Days on market
73 days▼ −32 days YoY
Median price
$578k▲ +50.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
2▲ +0.5% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
How much is available right now?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
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Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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median
Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Property
Magpie — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
0%25%50%75%100%20222023202420252026
Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Five-year arc
Magpie median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median house sale price in Magpie rose from $601k (Jul 2021) to $698k (Jun 2026) — +16.2% growth over five years — peaking at $1.18M between Sep 2021 and Aug 2022.
PropertyBedrooms
Median price (trailing year)
Jun 2026
$698k+8.0%
5y median $645kvs last year $646k
Total sales (trailing year)
Jun 2026
2-60.0%
5y median 3vs last year 5
Days on market (trailing year)
Jun 2026
41 days-26
5y median 79 daysvs last year 67 days
Median rent
No data
Total leases
No data
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
Feb 2024
24 days+4
5y median 24 daysvs last year 20 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
1.98%-0.00 pt
5y median 1.99%vs last year 1.99%
Months of supply
Jun 2026
11.0 months+142.0%
5y median 7.9 monthsvs last year 4.5 months
Months of supply (rental)
No data
Nearby markets
Suburbs near Magpie: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Magpie, ranked by distance — each lined up against Magpie on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketMagpieVIC 3352 · Houses · Total
Price$578k
DOM73 days
Sold2
5 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
Cambrian HillVIC 3352 · 1.5km · Houses · Total
Price$614k
DOM25 days
Sold5
priciermuch faster
02Mount HelenVIC 3350 · 1.9km · Houses · Total
Price$436k
DOM29 days
Sold42
cheapermuch faster
03SebastopolVIC 3356 · 2.0km · Houses · Total
Price$373k
DOM13 days
Sold187
much cheapermuch faster
04Scotchmans LeadVIC 3352 · 2.7km · Houses · Total
Price$1.02M
DOM128 days
Sold1
much priciermuch slower
05Mount ClearVIC 3350 · 3.1km · Houses · Total
Price$499k
DOM19 days
Sold64
cheapermuch faster
Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Magpie
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data
Frequently asked · Magpie
18 data-driven answers about Magpie's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Magpie?
#The median house price in Magpie, VIC 3352 is $578k as of June 2026. Houses there have moved +50.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Magpie?
#As of June 2026, Magpie medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | — | $578k | $578k | $578k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseWhat are Magpie's property market trends?
#Magpie's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; homes now sell in a median 73 days — faster than a year ago by 32; sales supply sits at 4.3 months (loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Magpie market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Magpie as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Magpie, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, houses take a median 73 days to sell, sales supply is 4.3 months (loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
How quickly do houses sell in Magpie?
#Houses in Magpie sell in a median 73 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 32 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Magpie a tight or loose property market right now?
#Magpie's sales market sits at 4.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Magpie gone up or down?
#House prices in Magpie moved +50.0% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularHow does Magpie compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Magpie's median house price ($578k) is 5% below the VIC median ($609k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 73 days vs 16 days state median.
What's the most popular property type in Magpie?
#The most-transacted segment in Magpie over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 2 sales. 4 bed houses come second at 2 sales. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Magpie last year?
#Magpie recorded 2 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 2 transactions. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Magpie in?
#Magpie is in postcode 3352, in the Ballarat region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Magpie, VIC 3352.
What is the population of Magpie?
#Magpie, VIC 3352 is home to 293 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 41, and the average household holds 2.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Magpie?
#The median household in Magpie earns $1k per week — roughly $56k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $572/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Magpie?
#The unemployment rate in Magpie is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Magpie?
#Magpie is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Magpie?
#Magpie has 55 schools within reach, 1 of them inside the suburb itself — including Magpie Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Magpie a good place to live?
#Magpie, VIC 3352 has a population of 293, a median age of 41, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 55 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Magpie market data last updated?
#This Magpie market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.