Rutherglen

VIC

Rutherglen is a stable region in VIC with 4,120 residents.

SA2 code: 204021065
State: VIC

Population

4,120

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.3%

3yr: +2.4% · 10yr: +6.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$243/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,344/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Rutherglen (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.4%5yr: +2.3%10yr: +6.8%Total: +20.0%

Population grew from 3,432 to 4,120 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.7%

Almost entirely detached houses (93%), owner-occupied (78.6%), built for families (48% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 93.0%

1,486 houses108 townhouses4 apartments

Tenure

Owned 44.0%

Mortgage 34.6%

Renting 17.5%

Owned 44.0%Mortgage 34.6%Renting 17.5%Other / NS 4.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

36 (2.3%)

2 bed

248 (15.7%)

3 bed

753 (47.8%)

4 bed

476 (30.2%)

5 bed

50 (3.2%)

6+ bed

12 (0.8%)