Castlemaine (VIC 3450): property prices & suburb profile
Mount Alexander LGA · Latest published data October 2025 · Page updated August 2026 · Public government records
Castlemaine property prices
The typical Castlemaine house sold for around $743,000 in the year to 2025-Q4, +102.2% over 10 years and +43.7% over 5 years.
Change in medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General · rolling year to 2025-Q4 for recent horizons, yearly medians to 2024 further back
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| Period | Houses (yearly + recent quarters) | Units (yearly + recent quarters) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $372,500 | $311,500 |
| 2014 | $369,500 | $267,500 |
| 2015 | $380,000 | $317,500 |
| 2016 | $410,000 | $327,500 |
| 2017 | $435,000 | $332,500 |
| 2018 | $499,000 | $396,500 |
| 2019 | $520,000 | $415,000 |
| 2020 | $556,500 | $431,000 |
| 2021 | $680,500 | $505,000 |
| 2022 | $737,000 | $554,500 |
| 2023 | $727,000 | $612,000 |
| 2024 | $747,000 | $591,500 |
| Apr 2024 | $757,500 | $615,000 |
| July 2024 | $720,000 | $505,000 |
| Oct 2024 | $717,500 | $620,000 |
| 2025 | $782,500 | |
| Apr 2025 | $722,500 | |
| July 2025 | $745,000 | |
| Oct 2025 | $730,000 | $562,500 |
- Medians are published by the Victorian Valuer-General per suburb; we do not have individual sale records for this state, so there is no street-level breakdown on this page (our New South Wales pages have one).
- The headline figure is a sales-weighted average of the last four quarterly medians, not a median of individual sales, because one quiet quarter in a single suburb can move a quarterly median by more than the market did. The chart below plots each quarter as published.
- The Victorian Valuer-General yearly file currently ends at 2024; newer points on the chart and the short-horizon changes come from the quarterly file.
- Change over time reflects what sold in each period, not the value of any one home: a run of large or small homes moves it.
- Periods with fewer than 5 recorded sales are excluded.
Castlemaine medians by quarter
The most recent quarter on record for Castlemaine is 2025-Q4.
| 2025-Q4 | Unit | $563k | 8 |
| 2025-Q4 | House | $730k | 41 |
| 2025-Q3 | House | $745k | 42 |
| 2025-Q2 | House | $723k | 27 |
| 2025-Q1 | House | $783k | 27 |
| 2024-Q4 | Unit | $620k | 8 |
| 2024-Q4 | House | $718k | 33 |
| 2024-Q3 | Unit | $505k | 6 |
| 2024-Q3 | House | $720k | — |
| 2024-Q2 | Unit | $615k | — |
| 2024-Q2 | House | $758k | — |
| 2024-Q1 | Unit | $625k | — |
- Sale counts are shown so you can judge how solid each median is.
Who lives in Castlemaine
Castlemaine has a median age of 52 and a median household income of $1,106 a week.
- Figures labelled Castlemaine are for the suburb boundary itself (ABS 2021 Census). Anything labelled SA2 or postcode covers a wider area: SA2 "Castlemaine" and postcode 3450 both extend beyond Castlemaine.
- SEIFA decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australian areas on that index and 10 the highest. The four indices measure different things and often disagree, which is why all four are shown: a suburb can rank high on education and occupation while ranking mid on economic resources.
Schools in Castlemaine
The 5 schools in Castlemaine sit at the 70th percentile nationally on ACARA's socio-educational index.
| Castlemaine North Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,117 |
| Castlemaine Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,054 |
| Castlemaine Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 1,040 |
| St Mary's School | Catholic | Primary | 1,033 |
| Winters Flat Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,078 |
- ICSEA is ACARA's socio-educational index (average 1000). It describes the family backgrounds of the students enrolled, NOT how well a school teaches: a lower ICSEA means a less advantaged intake, not a worse school.
- Percentiles are ACARA's own national ranking, so the Australia bar is a published figure rather than our arithmetic. Each area shows the median of the mainstream schools sitting inside it; special schools are listed in the table but excluded from the medians.
- Public school intake zones are not published in our dataset for this state, so confirm catchments with the school.
Suburbs near Castlemaine
Castlemaine's typical house price of $743,000 is the 16th highest of the 117 Regional Victoria suburbs we cover.
Alexandra 3714
$556,000 typical house price
Alfredton 3350
$622,000 typical house price
Ararat 3377
$395,000 typical house price
Bairnsdale 3875
$463,000 typical house price
Ballarat Central 3350
$668,000 typical house price
Ballarat East 3350
$532,000 typical house price
Ballarat North 3350
$555,000 typical house price
Baranduda 3691
$656,000 typical house price
Castlemaine: common questions
- How much does a house cost in Castlemaine?
- About $743,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4, from 137 recorded sales. That is a sales-weighted average of the four quarterly medians published by the Victorian Valuer-General: a single quarter in one suburb can swing on a handful of sales.
- Have Castlemaine prices gone up?
- Prices have risen 102.2% over 10 years and moved +43.7% over 5 years, comparing the latest rolling year with the same window a decade earlier. These movements reflect the mix of homes sold, not the change in value of a specific property.
- What do units cost in Castlemaine?
- The typical unit price was around $568,000 across the 12 months to 2025-Q4: a sales-weighted average of the quarterly unit medians, from 22 sales.
- Can I see Castlemaine prices street by street?
- Not yet. VIC publishes suburb-level medians rather than individual sale records, so street-level medians are only available on our New South Wales pages.
- Which schools are in Castlemaine?
- Castlemaine has 5 ACARA-registered schools: Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine Secondary College, St Mary's School, Winters Flat Primary School.
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This page summarises public government datasets for general information. It is not financial, legal or property advice, figures can contain source errors, and postcode or SA2 statistics cover a wider area than the suburb itself. Flood and bushfire overlays are not yet loaded for VIC pages, so the absence of a risk section is a data gap, not an all-clear: always check the vendor statement and planning certificate. Verify anything material independently before acting on it.