Bunyip sits 83 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. Census data records 3,131 residents with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $100,204 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 26.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,950. The area shows high flood risk and high bushfire risk. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Bunyip a good town?
Bunyip scores a C (38/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 70/100 · 83.2 km · 68 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $888K
High flood risk
Fire 61/100 · Crime 40/100 · Flood 93/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 38 · 3,131 residents
Liveability Rating
38 / 100 · Ranked #606 in VICEach bar is Bunyip's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
38 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Bunyip sits at $888,000, broadly flat year-on-year.
Houses
$888,000
Based on 77 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 35 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 21 sales $725K
- 4 bed 44 sales $908K
- 5 bed 10 sales $1.19M
Land
$791,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Bunyip are currently listed at around $882,000 on average. Based on 30 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$882K
30 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$530K
9 units listed in the last 6 months.
39 of the suburb's 1,018 dwellings (3.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Bunyip rent for around $550 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$550/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 121 rented homes (2.5%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $882,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% of the town's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Bunyip safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Bunyip sits in the moderate band, with 105 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 19% on the prior year.
105 offences
19.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202511 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Bunyip, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 467 students across 2 schools (avg 234)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 994-1009, median 1002 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Columba Catholic School (291 students)
Primary
Walkability
Bunyip is very walkable on foot — at 70/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Bunyip.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 3.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 3.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 21 min
- Span of service
- 19.9 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 40 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bunyip.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 53%
- Premises covered
- 1,333
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Cardinia: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Bunyip is home to about 3,100 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $100,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,131
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$100,204/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,950/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$40,508/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.6%
Total Dwellings
1,018
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.1%
Houses
97.5%
Rental Stress
16.6%
Mortgage Stress
23.4%
Work From Home
20.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.2%
- Employment Rate
- 61.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
7 residents (0.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,894 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (41 of 1,481).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,880 a year through Cardinia based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 72%
- Residential 17%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Other and special use 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Cardinia
In the year to August 2026, 1,323 new dwellings were approved across Cardinia. That mix is 1,196 houses and 127 units. Approvals are up 12.8% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 140 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 36 homes
- Projects firmly planned 74 homes
- Projects likely to go ahead 30 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Powelltown Dnre, 26.6 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 40 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 25.1 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.3% of addresses
- 5 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,350 mm
- 96 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.9 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 3815, 18 of 3,367 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.1% (38 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3815, 622 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,313 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 58 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
7 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3815 in 2025-26, rank 108 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 19, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $888,000 this is $138,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Jason Wood Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jason Wood | 47.9% | 52.1% | +6.4 |
| 2022 | Jason Wood | 41.3% | 58.7% | +3.6 |
| 2019 | Jason Wood | 45.5% | 54.5% | +1.3 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Wayne Farnham Liberal
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022* | Wayne Farnham LP | 51.7% | — | — |
| 2018 | Gary Blackwood LP | 51.7% | 42.7% | 57.3% |
| 2014 | Gary Blackwood LP | 55.2% | 38.7% | 61.3% |
* The 2022 poll here was replaced by a supplementary election on 28 January 2023; its result is shown.
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Bunyip
Is Bunyip a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Bunyip is moderate (40/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Bunyip?
Bunyip has a moderate recorded bushfire history (61/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (93/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Bunyip a good place to live?
Bunyip has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (38/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Bunyip?
Bunyip, VIC had a population of 3,131 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Bunyip, VIC?
The postcode for Bunyip, VIC is 3815.
How far is Bunyip from Melbourne?
Bunyip is 83 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 68 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Bunyip?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bunyip was $100,204 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Bunyip?
The median advertised rent in Bunyip is $550 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Bunyip?
The median age of residents in Bunyip was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Bunyip at risk of bushfire?
Bunyip has a moderate recorded bushfire history (61/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Bunyip?
There are 2 schools inside the Bunyip boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Bunyip walkable?
Bunyip scores 70/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Bunyip?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bunyip, Powelltown Dnre (26.6 km away), 1,350 mm of rain a year over 96 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bunyip?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Bunyip belong to?
Bunyip sits within the Cardinia local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Bunyip?
The average residential rates bill through Cardinia is $1,880 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Bunyip?
Across Cardinia, 1,323 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 12.8% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Bunyip in?
Bunyip sits within the federal Division of La Trobe, currently held by Jason Wood (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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