Median priceⓘLast 12 months
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Buffalo River, VIC 3737
Property data updated ·285 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
0 sales · 1 lease · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026
Buffalo River, VIC 3737 recent property activity
In the last 12 months, Buffalo River, VIC 3737 saw one house rented — too small a sample to describe a suburb-wide figure.
Beyond that, the clearest read on Buffalo River is the most recent Census — the resident profile below.
Below-average incomeOlder communityMostly owners
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.
Census · ABS 2021
Buffalo River demographics & population
Population
285
Median age
54yrs
Avg household
2.3people
Male · Female
51% · 49%
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 Buffalo River?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex179 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
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50%
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50%
Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
Household composition
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%
1.5 people / household0.6 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
50%1
50%2
50%3
50%4
50%5
50%6+
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 diversity12%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity13%
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
50%
50%
50%
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 Buffalo River
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 2%Median weekly rent · $73/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, lower rent than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Bottom 31%Median monthly mortgage · $1,246/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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50%
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Owned outright50%Mortgage50%Renting50%Other50%
What’s built heredwelling types
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50%
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House50%Townhouse50%Apartment50%Other50%
50% separate houses50% apartments50% high-rise
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 Buffalo River
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Income & work at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 36%Median personal income · $597/wk — below average: in the bottom 36%, lower personal income than 64% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 35%Median family income · $1,251/wk — below average: in the bottom 35%, lower family income than 65% of 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 earns about 1.7× the typical individual here.
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
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50%
50%
50%
50%
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 Buffalo River
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 5%Vehicles per dwelling · 0.73 — among the lowest: in the bottom 5%, fewer vehicles per home than 95% 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
50%0
50%1
50%2
50%3
50%4+
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 Buffalo River
No school inside Buffalo River 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.
Within Buffalo River0schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools0within 5 km · nearest 8.0 km
Secondary schools0within 5 km · nearest 8.0 km
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 within0 schools
- 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.
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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50%
50%
50%
Same address50%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%
Residential paceshare of residents
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
Buffalo River median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Buffalo River — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
Units
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
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SoldⓘLast 12 months
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Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
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Median rentⓘLast 12 months
$302/w
Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
—
LeasedⓘLast 12 months
1
Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
—
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.
Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change
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Where each segment ranks
Buffalo River 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
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs VIC
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs VIC
Value
The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in Buffalo River
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 Buffalo River 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.
Side
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Compared against
Sales market velocity
No 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
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
Buffalo River against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Buffalo River in blue, peers in colour.
Pair
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
How fast — and is it getting faster?
2 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
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
125 days—
Median price
—▲ +27.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +136.0% YoY
Gross yield
4.00%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
83 days—
Median price
—▲ +42.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +130.0% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
Buffalo River · this suburb
Demand index
1 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
122 days—
Median price
—▲ +35.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +162.0% 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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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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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
Buffalo River — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
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Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Five-year arc
Buffalo River 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 Buffalo River fell from $571k (Jul 2021) to $472k (May 2026) — a 17.3% decline over five years — peaking at $1.11M between Nov 2022 and Oct 2023.
PropertyBedrooms
Median price (trailing year)
May 2026
$472k-25.2%
5y median $705kvs last year $631k
Total sales (trailing year)
May 2026
1-50.0%
5y median 2vs last year 2
Days on market (trailing year)
May 2026
247 days+113
5y median 135 daysvs last year 134 days
Median rent
Insufficient data
Total leases
Insufficient data
Days on market (rental)
No data
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
2.33%+0.45 pt
5y median 1.74%vs last year 1.88%
Months of supply
May 2026
19.0 months+375.0%
5y median 7.0 monthsvs last year 4.0 months
Months of supply (rental)
Insufficient data
Nearby markets
Suburbs near Buffalo River: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Buffalo River, ranked by distance — each lined up against Buffalo River on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Market
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This marketBuffalo RiverVIC 3737 · Houses · Total
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2 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Buffalo River
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data
Frequently asked · Buffalo River
11 data-driven answers about Buffalo River's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costHow much does it cost to rent in Buffalo River?
#The median weekly house rent in Buffalo River is $302 as of June 2026. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
How much is rent for a 3 bedroom house in Buffalo River?
#A 3 bedroom house in Buffalo River rents for a median $302 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.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseHow active is the rental market in Buffalo River?
#Buffalo River's house rental market sits at 2.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Loose, with 1 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Buffalo River in?
#Buffalo River is in postcode 3737, in the North East region of VIC. Addresses there are written as Buffalo River, VIC 3737.
What is the population of Buffalo River?
#Buffalo River, VIC 3737 is home to 179 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 28, 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 Buffalo River?
#The median household in Buffalo River earns $1k per week — roughly $53k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $597/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Buffalo River?
#The unemployment rate in Buffalo River 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 Buffalo River?
#Buffalo River 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 Buffalo River?
#Buffalo River has 4 schools within reach — including Marian College, St Mary's School, Myrtleford P-12 College. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Buffalo River a good place to live?
#Buffalo River, VIC 3737 has a population of 179, a median age of 28, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 4 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 Buffalo River market data last updated?
#This Buffalo River 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.