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Campaspe LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Rochester's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+73% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (5.8% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (1 LGA project · ~$1M).
The bigger picture
How Rochester's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Rochester ranks 1st of 6 among its Campaspe peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RochesterThis suburb | A · 71 | $409k | +73% | 5.8% | Elevated |
| Roslynmead | A · 66 | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| Creek View | A · 63 | — | — | 3.7% | Very safe |
| Muskerry | A · 55 | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| Milloo | C · 45 | — | — | 0.0% | Very safe |
| Pine Grove | C · 45 | — | — | 0.0% | Very safe |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
Rochester's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 38% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences are down 5% over 4 years.
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Steal from a retail store is rising — +600% over 3 years (1 → 7).
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Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 71/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +73% maps to 99/100 on the growth scale.
A 5.8% gross house yield maps to 93/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $409k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 93/100.
Safety score of 38/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
1 funded project (~$1M) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 100% of VIC for infrastructure spend (0/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Rochester's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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Ask AI about RochesterFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Rochester grew −3% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +2% more by 2036.
Blended from Rochester's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Government & non-government schools located in Rochester (2024), largest by enrolment.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 190 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025: 1-year price change, annual sales volume, days on market and auction clearance. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.