Tarwin Lower, VIC 3956
Tarwin Lower property market
Tarwin Lower's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 13 sales at around $483.5k as of July 2026, taking about 239 days to sell.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, mostly owner-occupied, older-leaning suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Tarwin Lower 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 Tarwin Lower?
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 Tarwin Lower
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 Tarwin Lower
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Household and personal income sit close together — lots of single-earner or lone-person homes.
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 Tarwin Lower
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 Tarwin Lower
1 school inside Tarwin Lower, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 1 primary school in Tarwin Lower and its surrounds — no high school sits within this radius. 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.
- Within Tarwin Lower · 1Order by
- 1Tarwin Lower Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years Prep-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students55Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
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.
Tarwin Lower median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Tarwin Lower — 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.
Tarwin Lower 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 Tarwin Lower
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
Tarwin Lower against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Tarwin Lower 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.
Tarwin Lower — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Tarwin Lower 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 Tarwin Lower fell from $455k (Jul 2021) to $427k (Jun 2026) — a 6.2% decline over five years — peaking at $866k between Aug 2023 and Jul 2024. Median house rent went from $380/wk to $326/wk (−14.2%) over the same period.
Suburbs near Tarwin Lower: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Tarwin Lower, ranked by distance — each lined up against Tarwin Lower on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Frequently asked · Tarwin Lower
18 data-driven answers about Tarwin Lower's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costWhat is the median house price in Tarwin Lower?
#The median house price in Tarwin Lower, VIC 3956 is $526k as of June 2026, based on 3 sales over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +0.5% 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 Tarwin Lower?
#As of June 2026, Tarwin Lower medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
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| Houses | — | $526k | $526k | $526k | $526k |
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 Tarwin Lower's property market trends?
#Tarwin Lower's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +0.5% year-on-year; homes now sell in a median 171 days — faster than a year ago by 18; sales supply sits at 2.7 months (balanced). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Tarwin Lower market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
What does the data say about Tarwin Lower as an investment?
#As of June 2026 in Tarwin Lower, house prices rose +0.5% over the year, houses take a median 171 days to sell, sales supply is 2.7 months (balanced). 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 Tarwin Lower?
#Houses in Tarwin Lower sell in a median 171 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 18 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Is Tarwin Lower a tight or loose property market right now?
#Tarwin Lower's sales market sits at 2.7 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Balanced against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
Have property prices in Tarwin Lower gone up or down?
#House prices in Tarwin Lower moved +0.5% 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 Tarwin Lower compare to other VIC suburbs?
#Tarwin Lower's median house price ($526k) is 10% below the VIC median ($586k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 171 days vs 20 days state median.
What's the most popular property type in Tarwin Lower?
#The most-transacted segment in Tarwin Lower over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 5 sales. 3 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 Tarwin Lower last year?
#Tarwin Lower recorded 5 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 5 transactions. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Tarwin Lower in?
#Tarwin Lower is in postcode 3956, in the Gippsland region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Tarwin Lower, VIC 3956.
What is the population of Tarwin Lower?
#Tarwin Lower, VIC 3956 is home to 345 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 31, and the average household holds 1.5 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Tarwin Lower?
#The median household in Tarwin Lower earns $687 per week — roughly $36k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $620/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Tarwin Lower?
#The unemployment rate in Tarwin Lower 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 Tarwin Lower?
#Tarwin Lower 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 Tarwin Lower?
#Tarwin Lower has 2 schools within reach, 1 of them inside the suburb itself — including Tarwin Lower Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Tarwin Lower a good place to live?
#Tarwin Lower, VIC 3956 has a population of 345, a median age of 31, a median household income around $687/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 2 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 Tarwin Lower market data last updated?
#This Tarwin Lower 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.