Average rent in Ararat Surrounds, VIC — 2026

Ararat Surrounds comes in cheaper than most of Victoria — the typical renter pays $151/week, around 58% below the state median of $363/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 81% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 10% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (99%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 3,204, median age 49, and the most common occupation category is Managers. 9% of residents were born overseas. At 194km from Melbourne, Ararat Surrounds typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.