Minyip VIC 3392

Minyip sits 312 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 35 minutes by car. Census data records 525 residents with a median age of 57 and a median household income of $46,488 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $163 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $542. Minyip is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded flood exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Minyip a good place to live?

Minyip scores a C (35/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 312.4 km · 217 min drive to Melbourne

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $160K · More affordable than 99% of VIC

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 15/100 · Crime 70/100 · Flood 0/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 57 · 525 residents

C

Liveability Rating

35 / 100 · Ranked #653 in VIC

Each bar is Minyip'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.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
85
Bushfire Low · Crime High · Flood None
Socio-economic
12
Disadvantaged
Walkability
9
Very car-dependent
CBD access
6
312.4 km · 217 min drive to Melbourne
How it's calculated: Safety rank 85 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 12 × 25% + Walkability rank 9 × 15% + CBD access rank 6 × 10% = 35 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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35 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Minyip's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $160,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$160,000

last 3 quarters
Cheaper than 99% of VIC
↑ +8.5% year-on-year

Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 14 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $162K
  • 3 bed 13 sales $160K

Land

$49,000

last 2 quarters

Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Is Minyip safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Minyip sits in the high band, with 35 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 46% on the prior year.

35 offences

45.8% since 2025
Weapons Offences 7 (20.0%)
Property Damage 6 (17.1%)
Theft 6 (17.1%)
Harassment & Stalking 5 (14.3%)
Break & Enter 5 (14.3%)
Assault 2 (5.7%)
Fraud & Deception 2 (5.7%)
Arson 1 (2.9%)
Drug Offences 1 (2.9%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serve Minyip, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this locality
1 below similar
  • • 25 students in one school (avg 25)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 25 students
ICSEA 893 (higher than 9% of Australian schools) · 0% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Minyip is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Minyip.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
332
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in locality
Parks & Reserves
6 in locality
Sport & Recreation
5 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
32 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
2 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
2 in locality
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
2 in locality

Yarriambiack: council population

The whole council area, not just Minyip · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
6,295
-0.3% in a year
Change
-16
people since 2024
Density
0.9
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-25
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+2
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+7
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
1/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
1/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
1/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Minyip is home to 525 residents, with a median age of 57 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $46,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

525

0.2% since 2016

Median Age

57

1.7% since 2016

Median Household Income

$46,488/yr

23.0% since 2016
Bottom 6% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$163/wk

91.8% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$542/mo

1.9% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

5.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$24,960/yr

4.8% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

17.9% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

22.7%

1.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

225

1.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

86.5%

3.7% since 2016

Houses

97.3%

4.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.2%

55.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

14.0%

17.2% since 2016

Work From Home

14.1%

13.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 219 (97.3%)
Townhouses 3 (1.3%)
Flats / Apartments 3 (1.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 132 (63.5%)
Mortgage 48 (23.1%)
Renting 28 (13.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
79.6%
English Spoken at Home
88.4%
Employment Rate
40.4%
4.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
25.7%

Occupations

Managers 46 (24.9%)
Labourers 28 (15.1%)
Professionals 24 (13.0%)
Sales 21 (11.4%)
Community & Personal Service 18 (9.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 17 (9.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 15 (8.1%)
Technicians & Trades 15 (8.1%)

Religion

Christianity 267 (50.9%)
No Religion 186 (35.4%)
Buddhism 9 (1.7%)
Islam 6 (1.1%)
Other Religions 5 (1.0%)
Hinduism 4 (0.8%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 16 (3.0%)
New Zealand 5 (1.0%)
Netherlands 4 (0.8%)
Germany 3 (0.6%)
Nepal 3 (0.6%)
Thailand 3 (0.6%)

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

5.8% of residents (30) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (26).

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 515 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.

Thai 8 (1.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 10 (1.9%)
5-14 45 (8.6%)
15-19 31 (5.9%)
20-24 14 (2.7%)
25-34 33 (6.3%)
35-44 42 (8.0%)
45-54 68 (13.0%)
55-64 104 (19.8%)
65-74 86 (16.4%)
75-84 54 (10.3%)
85+ 41 (7.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 85 (54.5%)
Couple Families 43 (27.6%)
One Parent Families 25 (16.0%)
Group Household 3 (1.9%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 112 (71.8%)
Worked from Home 22 (14.1%)
Walked Only 15 (9.6%)
Car (passenger) 4 (2.6%)
Bicycle 3 (1.9%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 185).

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

Certificate III & IV 73 (13.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 41 (7.8%)
Bachelor Degree 30 (5.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 15 (2.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 4 (0.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 5 (2.3%)
1 car 85 (39.4%)
2 cars 78 (36.1%)
3 cars 26 (12.0%)
4+ cars 25 (11.6%)

Council Rates

Yarriambiack
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,795 a year through Yarriambiack based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,795/yr
7% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.229¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Minyip's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Zones under 1% 2%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Yarriambiack

The whole council area, not just Minyip · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 17 new dwellings were approved across Yarriambiack. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 300.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
17dwellings
+300.0% YoY
Houses
17
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).

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 Longerenong, 38.6 km

Dry climate — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
126 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
383 mm
61 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.4°C
26 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.7°C
21 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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.

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 3392, 0 of 636 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.5% (3 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.49%
2023
0.48%
2024
0.46%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

40
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 5.2 kW each

In postcode 3392, 122 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 306 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 2 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
4
2020
6
2021
7
2022
10
2023
4
2024
5
2025
1
2026
1

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.

0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3392 in 2025-26. The most was 12, in 2002-03.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$834
Loan amount
$128,000
Total interest over 30 years
$172,407
Deposit
$32,000
Stamp duty
$4,370
Cash needed at settlement
$36,370

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.

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

Division of Mallee

Currently held by Anne Webster The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% -0.1
2022 Anne Webster 31.0% 69.0% +3.3
2019 Anne Webster 33.8% 66.2% -3.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Lowan District

Currently held by Emma Kealy The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Emma Kealy NP 58.9% 28.4% 71.6%
2018 Emma Kealy NP 66.9% 26.5% 73.5%
2014 Emma Kealy NP 54.1% 28.7% 71.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Minyip

Is Minyip a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Minyip is high (70/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Minyip?

Minyip has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Minyip a good place to live?

Minyip has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (35/100), 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 Minyip?

Minyip, VIC had a population of 525 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Minyip, VIC?

The postcode for Minyip, VIC is 3392.

How far is Minyip from Melbourne?

Minyip is 312 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 217 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Minyip?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Minyip was $46,488 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 Minyip?

There are too few current rental listings in Minyip for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $163, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Minyip?

The median age of residents in Minyip was 57 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Minyip at risk of bushfire?

Minyip has a low recorded bushfire history (15/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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 Minyip?

There is 1 school inside the Minyip boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the weather like in Minyip?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Minyip, Longerenong (38.6 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 3.7°C, 383 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 26 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Minyip?

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 Minyip belong to?

Minyip sits within the Yarriambiack local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Minyip?

The average residential rates bill through Yarriambiack is $1,795 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Minyip?

Across Yarriambiack, 17 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 300.0% 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 Minyip in?

Minyip sits within the federal Division of Mallee, currently held by Anne Webster (The Nationals).

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