Bruthen suburb profile
Bruthen is a small historic village in East Gippsland on the floodplain of the Tambo River, set along the Great Alpine Road and on the East Gippsland Rail Trail. It has a compact, tree-lined main street of timber buildings that house a handful of cafes, a pub and local services, and it serves as a service and lifestyle hub for surrounding farms and hobby properties. The community attracts families, artists and people seeking a quieter country pace, with creative and outdoor pursuits on offer. Housing ranges from weatherboard cottages and character homes to rural blocks, and the town is a gateway to the Gippsland Lakes and the Victorian Alps.
Bruthen property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Bruthen sees relatively few property sales, so there isn't enough recent data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values have risen sharply, up 14.8% over the last 12 months.
Over the last three months three houses were sold, and houses sold in a median of 103 days over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 14.8% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 3 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 103 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Bruthen demographics
Bruthen is a community of 820 people with a median age of 43. The typical household earns $1,198 a week, roughly $62,300 a year.
Families make up the bulk of the population: couple families without children are the largest single group at 42.6%, and couple families with children account for 39.1%. Together those couple families represent about four in five families (81.7%). One-parent families are 16.5% of families and other families 1.7%.
Homes in Bruthen are predominantly owner-occupied, totaling 88.1% when owned with a mortgage (45.9%) and owned outright (42.2%) are combined. Renters make up 11.9% of dwellings.
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