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VIC 3842 · Latrobe (Vic.)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Churchill, Victoria
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Churchill (Vic.) VIC
Based on 149 sales in the preceding 12 months
$458,000
Up 16.1% over 12 months
Based on 153 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Churchill (Vic.), VIC is currently $458,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Churchill (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 16.1% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $442,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $545,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $628,000 in Churchill (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Churchill (Vic.) is $425 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Churchill (Vic.) is $250 per week and has decreased 16.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Churchill is 6,533 offences per 100,000 residents — 61% above the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Churchill.
Overall crime rate
6,533
offences per 100,000 residents
61% aboveRest of Vic.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Churchill VIC 3842 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
4,924 people call Churchill home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,109 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
11.2% of workers in Churchill worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of Vic..
2.8% of Churchill residents were born in England.
51.6% of people in Churchill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Churchill VIC 3842.
18.9% of Churchill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
1,326 family households lived in Churchill; 32.7% were couple families and 24.1% were one-parent families.
35.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Churchill had 4,924 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 96.8% of occupied private dwellings in Churchill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
38.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
31.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.2% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Churchill had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 28.6% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 18.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
11.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
69.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
5.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
One-car households formed 38.5% of the total.
56.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
61.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.4% reported a different address.
12.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
86.8% of residents used only English at home.
4.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
12.1% of Churchill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.9% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 38.7% of ancestry responses in Churchill.
Australian ancestry made up 42.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
14.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 9.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 49.7%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
24.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
46.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
13.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.5% reported asthma, 13.2% arthritis and 7.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
13.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,109 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $997.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $230 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 11.2% in Churchill, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 38.7% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 30.2% in Churchill, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $458,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,326 local families, and 18.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $628,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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