Stanhope VIC 3623

Stanhope sits 194 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 2 hours 15 minutes by car. Census data records 826 residents with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $58,500 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $198 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $888. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Stanhope a good place to live?

Stanhope scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit, safety, and community.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 194.3 km · 136 min drive to Melbourne

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $388K · More affordable than 90% of VIC

Safety

High flood risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 43/100 · Flood 81/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 49 · 826 residents

D

Liveability Rating

26 / 100 · Ranked #772 in VIC

Each bar is Stanhope'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
54
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate · Flood High
Socio-economic
10
Disadvantaged
Walkability
9
Very car-dependent
CBD access
17
194.3 km · 136 min drive to Melbourne
How it's calculated: Safety rank 54 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 10 × 25% + Walkability rank 9 × 15% + CBD access rank 17 × 10% = 26 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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Our score

26 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Stanhope's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $388,000, roughly 14% below where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$387,500

Cheaper than 95% of VIC
↓ −13.5% year-on-year

Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 14 sales $388K

Units

$310,000

Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Stanhope are currently listed at around $360,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$360K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 353 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Is Stanhope safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Stanhope sits in the moderate band, with 25 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 49% on the prior year.

25 offences

49.0% since 2025
Theft 8 (32.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 7 (28.0%)
Assault 4 (16.0%)
Arson 2 (8.0%)
Property Damage 2 (8.0%)
Break & Enter 1 (4.0%)
Weapons Offences 1 (4.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

7 crashes

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

Where they happened

Midland Highway 4 (57.1%)

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 serves Stanhope, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

—
No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 16 students in one school (avg 16)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 16 students
ICSEA 844 (higher than 5% of Australian schools) · 1% top-SEA students

Walkability

Stanhope 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 Stanhope.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
434
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
13 in locality
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
1 in locality
Pharmacies
1 in locality
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in locality
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Campaspe: council population

The whole council area, not just Stanhope · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
37,954
-0.1% in a year
Change
-30
people since 2024
Density
8.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-33
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-79
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+82
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
2/10
1/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Stanhope is home to 826 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $58,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

826

0.2% since 2016

Median Age

49

5.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$58,500/yr

24.6% since 2016
Bottom 18% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$198/wk

13.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$888/mo

11.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

4.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$29,900/yr

23.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

25.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

12.5%

3.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

353

9.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.5%

2.5% since 2016

Houses

94.6%

4.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

17.6%

9.3% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

18.2%

28.9% since 2016

Work From Home

20.7%

10.1% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 334 (94.6%)
Flats / Apartments 11 (3.1%)
Townhouses 8 (2.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 166 (49.8%)
Mortgage 112 (33.6%)
Renting 55 (16.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
86.0%
English Spoken at Home
92.9%
Employment Rate
54%
13.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
27.7%

Occupations

Managers 86 (23.1%)
Labourers 78 (21.0%)
Technicians & Trades 46 (12.4%)
Professionals 42 (11.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 38 (10.2%)
Community & Personal Service 37 (9.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 27 (7.3%)
Sales 15 (4.0%)

Religion

Christianity 401 (48.5%)
No Religion 346 (41.9%)
Buddhism 3 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (2.2%)
New Zealand 15 (1.8%)
Philippines 13 (1.6%)
Scotland 5 (0.6%)
Thailand 4 (0.5%)
Canada 4 (0.5%)

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.

2016-2021 16 (1.9%)
2011-2015 10 (1.2%)
2001-2010 7 (0.8%)
1991-2000 0 (0.0%)
1981-1990 9 (1.1%)
Before 1981 17 (2.1%)

16 residents (1.9%) 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.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Thai 4 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 38 (4.6%)
5-14 103 (12.5%)
15-19 38 (4.6%)
20-24 34 (4.1%)
25-34 99 (12.0%)
35-44 78 (9.4%)
45-54 95 (11.5%)
55-64 138 (16.7%)
65-74 117 (14.2%)
75-84 75 (9.1%)
85+ 25 (3.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 115 (48.7%)
Couple Families 67 (28.4%)
One Parent Families 41 (17.4%)
Group Household 8 (3.4%)
Other Families 5 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 221 (69.3%)
Worked from Home 66 (20.7%)
Walked Only 24 (7.5%)
Car (passenger) 8 (2.5%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 142 (17.2%)
Bachelor Degree 49 (5.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 48 (5.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 11 (1.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 11 (1.3%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 6 (1.8%)
1 car 115 (34.0%)
2 cars 118 (34.9%)
3 cars 52 (15.4%)
4+ cars 42 (12.4%)

Council Rates

Campaspe
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,035 a year through Campaspe based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,035/yr
5% above the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.363¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Stanhope's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 96%
  • Residential 2%
  • Infrastructure and transport 1%

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: Campaspe

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

In the year to August 2026, 264 new dwellings were approved across Campaspe. That mix is 259 houses and 5 units. Approvals are up 63.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
264dwellings
+63.0% YoY
Houses
259
detached dwellings
Units
5
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Yorta Yorta Nation 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 Kyabram, 16.0 km

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

Elevation
113 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
436 mm
58 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.1°C
25 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.8°C
14 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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.3 points this year

In postcode 3623, 3 of 951 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (18 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.2%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.32%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.32%

Rooftop solar

55
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.6 kW each

In postcode 3623, 233 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 425 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 6 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
9
2020
17
2021
23
2022
11
2023
13
2024
12
2025
9
2026
2

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 3623 in 2025-26. The most was 10, in 2001-02.

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
$2,021
Loan amount
$310,000
Total interest over 30 years
$417,549
Deposit
$77,500
Stamp duty
$15,745
Cash needed at settlement
$93,245

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 Nicholls

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Euroa District

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 locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Stanhope

Is Stanhope a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Stanhope is moderate (43/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Stanhope?

Stanhope has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (81/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Stanhope a good place to live?

Stanhope has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), 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 Stanhope?

Stanhope, VIC had a population of 826 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Stanhope, VIC?

The postcode for Stanhope, VIC is 3623.

How far is Stanhope from Melbourne?

Stanhope is 194 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 136 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Stanhope?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Stanhope was $58,500 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 Stanhope?

There are too few current rental listings in Stanhope for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $198, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Stanhope?

The median age of residents in Stanhope was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Stanhope?

There is 1 school inside the Stanhope boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

What is the weather like in Stanhope?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Stanhope, Kyabram (16 km away), summer days average 31.1°C, winter nights 3.8°C, 436 mm of rain a year over 58 rainy days, and 25 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Stanhope?

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 Stanhope belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Stanhope?

The average residential rates bill through Campaspe is $2,035 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Stanhope?

Across Campaspe, 264 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 63.0% 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 Stanhope in?

Stanhope sits within the federal Division of Nicholls, currently held by Sam Birrell (The Nationals).

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