Nagambie sits 148 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. Census data records 2,254 residents with a median age of 51 and a median household income of $59,488 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The town grew 19.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $295 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,487. Nagambie is characterised by high flood risk and high crime risk. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Nagambie a good town?
Nagambie scores a D (21/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 148 km · 104 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $620K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 72/100 · Flood 85/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 51 · 2,254 residents
Liveability Rating
21 / 100 · Ranked #820 in VICEach bar is Nagambie'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
21 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNagambie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $620,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$620,000
Based on 71 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 73 days — median across 37 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 39 sales $580K
- 4 bed 26 sales $716K
Land
$275,000
Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 58 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Nagambie are currently listed at around $679,000 on average. Based on 43 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$679K
43 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$415K
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
48 of the suburb's 945 dwellings (5.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Nagambie rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 19 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$600/wk
19 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$350/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
22 rentals advertised against an estimated 231 rented homes (9.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3608.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $679,000 median
$350/week ($18,000 a year) on a $415,000 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.
Is Nagambie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Nagambie sits in the high band, with 146 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 19% on the prior year.
146 offences
18.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 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 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 Nagambie, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 213 students across 2 schools (avg 106)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 982-1034, median 1008 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Nagambie Primary School (161 students)
Primary
Walkability
Nagambie is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 8 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Nagambie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 1.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 48 min
- Span of service
- 17.3 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 318 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 Nagambie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 57%
- Premises covered
- 1,749
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
Strathbogie: 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 7 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.
Nagambie is home to about 2,300 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,254
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$59,488/yr
Census Median Rent
$295/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,487/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$35,100/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
18.0%
Total Dwellings
945
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.6%
Houses
87.9%
Rental Stress
25.8%
Mortgage Stress
30.0%
Work From Home
11.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
11 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 222 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.6%
- Employment Rate
- 49.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.0%
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.
27 residents (1.2%) 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.
10.9% of residents (231) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (209).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,120 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
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (17 of 944).
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 $2,476 a year through Strathbogie based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 91%
- Residential 3%
- Parks and recreation 3%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Other and special use 1%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Farming Zone → General Residential Zone · C85strb, Dec 2025 15.0 ha
- Farming Zone → Urban Floodway Zone · C85strb, Dec 2025 0.9 ha
Land in this town moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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: Strathbogie
In the year to August 2026, 75 new dwellings were approved across Strathbogie. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 166.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
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 Mangalore Airport, 12.0 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 140 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 528 mm
- 70 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.9°C
- 19 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.6°C
- 20 frost days ≤ 0°C
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
3 facilities within 5 km- 1.1 km
- 1.5 km
- 3.8 kmPoultry Farming (Meat)Top reported: Ammonia (total) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 3608, 11 of 3,261 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (46 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3608, 829 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,503 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 48 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.
2 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3608 in 2025-26, rank 176 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 17, in 2000-01.
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 $620,000 this is under 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 Sam Birrell The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Birrell | 35.6% | 64.4% | +35.6 |
| 2022 | Sam Birrell | 32.9% | 67.2% | -2.9 |
| 2019 | Damian Drum | 30.0% | 70.0% | -2.5 |
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 Annabelle Cleeland The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Annabelle Cleeland NP | 59.9% | 40.1% | 59.9% |
| 2018 | Steph Ryan NP | 59.0% | 34.6% | 65.4% |
| 2014 | Steph Ryan NP | 64.5% | 35.5% | 64.5% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Nagambie?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,254 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Nagambie
Is Nagambie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Nagambie is high (72/100, 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 Nagambie?
Nagambie has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (85/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Nagambie a good place to live?
Nagambie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (21/100), 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 Nagambie?
Nagambie, VIC had a population of 2,254 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Nagambie, VIC?
The postcode for Nagambie, VIC is 3608.
How far is Nagambie from Melbourne?
Nagambie is 148 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 104 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Nagambie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Nagambie was $59,488 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 Nagambie?
The median advertised rent in Nagambie is $600 a week for houses (19 listings) and $350 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Nagambie?
The median age of residents in Nagambie was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Nagambie?
There are 2 schools inside the Nagambie boundary: 1 at and 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 Nagambie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Nagambie, Mangalore Airport (12 km away), summer days average 29.9°C, winter nights 3.6°C, 528 mm of rain a year over 70 rainy days, and 19 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Nagambie?
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 Nagambie belong to?
Nagambie sits within the Strathbogie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Nagambie?
The average residential rates bill through Strathbogie is $2,476 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Nagambie?
Across Strathbogie, 75 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 166.7% 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 Nagambie in?
Nagambie sits within the federal Division of Nicholls, currently held by Sam Birrell (The Nationals).
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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
- 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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