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Donald suburb profile

Donald is a rural service town in Victoria's Wimmera, set amid broad cropping and grazing plains with expansive skies and a working agricultural landscape. It acts as a local hub for surrounding farms, with a compact main street of shops and everyday services, community sporting clubs and halls that host regular events. Housing is largely single-storey weatherboard and brick homes on generous blocks, with farmhouses on the outskirts, so the suburb suits farming families, people seeking a quieter regional lifestyle and retirees. Practical road links connect Donald to larger regional centres for specialist services and shopping.

Donald property market performance

Donald has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. Available figures show house values rose a solid 5.4% over the last 12 months.

There were 9 house sales in the past 3 months, and houses sold in a median of 72 days over the last 12 months.

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Donald demographics

A community of 1,472 people with a median age of 52, the typical household in this area has a median total weekly income of $1,044 a week, roughly $54,300 a year.

Families are dominated by couples: couple families without children are the largest single group at 49.6%, while couple families with children make up 33.6%. Together those couple families account for about 83.2% of all families. One-parent families represent 14.7% and other families 2.1%.

In Donald, roughly four in five homes are owner-occupied (52.1% owned outright and 27.1% owned with a mortgage), while 20.8% of dwellings are rented.

Suburbs near Donald

Some popular suburbs near Donald include:

  • Watchem: Rural village set among broad farming country in Victoria's Wimmera region.
  • Marnoo: Small agricultural locality with open paddocks and a quiet country atmosphere.
  • Charlton: Regional town with a compact main street and local community services.
  • St Arnaud: Historic gold-era town with notable period architecture and museum displays.
  • Minyip: Traditional wheatbelt town surrounded by broad cereal cropping and grazing land.

How does Donald compare to nearby suburbs?

  • House price growth: Property prices in nearby Charlton have risen 22.0% more than in Donald over the past year.
  • Selling speed for houses: Properties in Donald are selling 15.3% faster than in Charlton.

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In Donald ,12 agents are actively selling property, but a small number do the heavy lifting. Just 5 agents handled 78.8% of all sales in the past year, giving them a strong presence and deep experience in the local market.

Commission rates usually sit between 2.65% and 3.25%. Comparing agents and understanding what’s included in their fee structure can help you find the right mix of service, value, and motivation—without compromising on outcomes.

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