Welshmans Reef, VIC 3462
Welshmans Reef property market
Welshmans Reef's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 9 sales at around $696k as of July 2026, taking about 369 days to sell.
House rentals are the only other notable market, with 2 leases at $780 a week, renting out in about 51 days.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, largely mortgage-free, retirement-age suburb — multicultural.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Welshmans Reef demographics & population
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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Who lives in Welshmans Reef?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
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.
Housing & affordability in Welshmans Reef
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
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.
Income & employment in Welshmans Reef
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.5× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
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.
Getting around Welshmans Reef
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
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 Welshmans Reef
No school inside Welshmans Reef itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
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.
- No schools within 5 km — widen the radius.
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.
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Welshmans Reef median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Welshmans Reef — choose a property type and size below.
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.
Welshmans Reef property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
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
Units
Buying vs renting in Welshmans Reef
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.
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.
Sales market velocity
Welshmans Reef against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Welshmans Reef in blue, peers in colour.
How fast — and is it getting faster?
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.
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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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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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.
Welshmans Reef — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Welshmans Reef 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 Welshmans Reef fell from $482k (Jul 2021) to $461k (Jun 2026) — a 4.4% decline over five years — peaking at $701k between Mar 2021 and Feb 2022. Median house rent went from $306/wk to $654/wk (+113.7%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Welshmans Reef: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Welshmans Reef, ranked by distance — each lined up against Welshmans Reef on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Welshmans Reef
21 data-driven answers about Welshmans Reef's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Welshmans Reef?
#The median house price in Welshmans Reef, VIC 3462 is $482k as of June 2026, based on a very small number of recent sales. 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 does it cost to rent in Welshmans Reef?
#The median weekly house rent in Welshmans Reef is $582 as of June 2026. House rents have moved +0.5% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Welshmans Reef?
#A 3 bedroom house in Welshmans Reef rents for a median $582 per week as of June 2026. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
What is the gross rental yield in Welshmans Reef?
#Gross rental yield in Welshmans Reef is 3.69% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the VIC unit median of 4.37%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
How much is a 3 bedroom house in Welshmans Reef?
#As of June 2026, Welshmans Reef medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | — | $482k | $482k | $482k |
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 Welshmans Reef's property market trends?
#Welshmans Reef's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +50.0% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +0.5%; homes now sell in a median 219 days — faster than a year ago by 118; sales supply sits at 2.4 months (tight). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Welshmans Reef market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Welshmans Reef as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Welshmans Reef, house prices rose +50.0% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.69% against a VIC median of 3.34%, houses take a median 219 days to sell, sales supply is 2.4 months (tight). 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 Welshmans Reef?
#Houses in Welshmans Reef sell in a median 219 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 118 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Welshmans Reef a tight or loose property market right now?
#Welshmans Reef's sales market sits at 2.4 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Tight against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Welshmans Reef gone up or down?
#House prices in Welshmans Reef 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 Welshmans Reef compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Welshmans Reef's median house price ($482k) is 22% below the VIC median ($617k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 219 days vs 15 days state median. On gross yield, Welshmans Reef sits at 3.69% vs 3.34% state median.
What's the most popular property type in Welshmans Reef?
#The most-transacted segment in Welshmans Reef over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 5 sales. 4 bed houses come second at 5 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 Welshmans Reef last year?
#Welshmans Reef recorded 5 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 5 transactions. On the rental side, 1 house and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Welshmans Reef in?
#Welshmans Reef is in postcode 3462, in the Bendigo region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Welshmans Reef, VIC 3462.
What is the population of Welshmans Reef?
#Welshmans Reef, VIC 3462 is home to 180 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 31, and the average household holds 1.8 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Welshmans Reef?
#The median household in Welshmans Reef earns $799 per week — roughly $42k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $316/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Welshmans Reef?
#The unemployment rate in Welshmans Reef 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 Welshmans Reef?
#Welshmans Reef 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 Welshmans Reef?
#Welshmans Reef has 12 schools within reach — including Newstead Primary School, Maldon Primary School, Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Welshmans Reef a good place to live?
#Welshmans Reef, VIC 3462 has a population of 180, a median age of 31, a median household income around $799/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 12 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 Welshmans Reef market data last updated?
#This Welshmans Reef 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.