Craigieburn, VIC 3064
Hume City, Victoria
Good to Know
Craigieburn, VIC 3064 is a tightly-held house market in the Hume City area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Located about 25 km north of Melbourne CBD, Craigieburn is home to roughly 65,178 adults across 24,712 dwellings, with a vacancy rate of 2.35%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Craigieburn is exhibiting supply-constrained conditions that are supporting price momentum. Stock on Market sits at 0.31% and Inventory at 1.79 months — well below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +5.2% YoY price growth and +0.2% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Craigieburn’s recent price growth of +5.2% outstrips rent growth of +0.2%, which is typical of markets where capital returns are leading cashflow gains. The suburb’s typical house price sits at $749,331 with an indicative gross yield of 3.60%, and tight listing metrics — Stock on Market 0.31% and Inventory 1.79 months — are consistent with sustained buyer competition. For a visual of relative momentum, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Craigieburn — and why it matters for investors
Craigieburn records an IRSAD decile of 4, indicating lower-middle relative socioeconomic advantage. Areas at this decile can show stronger volatility but also room for above-average capital gains if employment, amenity or transport investments arrive. The renter/owner split is 28% renters (neutral), which supports tenant depth but moderates yield volatility. See our IRSAD Crossover study for how socioeconomic crossover can drive price outcomes.
Why suburb-level data matters for Craigieburn
Suburb-level metrics reveal the real supply/demand picture investors face. Craigieburn’s typical house price is $749,331 with a gross yield of 3.60%; listings are scarce (Stock on Market 0.31%), Inventory is tight at 1.79 months and Days on Market are brisk at 29 days. Those concrete suburb metrics should drive your decision more than broader averages because council-level figures can blend multiple neighbourhoods with very different dynamics. Read more on the methodology in our LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable breakdown, get the full Craigieburn data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 86
The HtAG RCS™ bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one composite score. Craigieburn’s overall RCS™ of 86 reflects a market where capital-growth signals and low supply are strong, while yields and rent growth are more modest. Drill into each sub-score to match the suburb to your strategy and learn how the RCS™ is built. Ready to explore further? open Craigieburn in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 2.35%: this sits in the balanced band; if vacancy drifts down toward 1% or lower over 12–24 months it would create upward pressure on asking rents and reduce tenant choice.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.08%: approvals are low relative to dwelling stock, which implies limited near-term new housing supply and supports price resilience if demand remains.
The wider Melbourne cycle phase: a city-wide acceleration or slowdown would amplify or dampen Craigieburn’s local momentum, so track metropolitan signals for lead indicators that could change suburb-level trends.
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RCS Breakdown
Craigieburn's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Craigieburn's headline values — $749K to buy and $519PW to rent, a 3.6% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 106.55% and rents 50.43% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$749K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$519PW today, with rent growth at (+0.19% YoY) compared to price growth (+5.18%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Craigieburn in its cycle - and is the 3.6% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Craigieburn's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Craigieburn carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Craigieburn's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Craigieburn can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Craigieburn genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Craigieburn prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Craigieburn - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Craigieburn looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Craigieburn's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Craigieburn has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Craigieburn shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Craigieburn has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Craigieburn 3064 VIC is 48,415, with a median age of 32. Of those, 55.48% are married, 9.01% are divorced or separated, 32.49% are single and 3.01% are widowed.
The average household size is 3.3 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $7,420. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,850 which is 24.93% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)