Average rent in Castlemaine, VIC — 2026

Castlemaine sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $310/week — 15% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 77% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 20% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (94%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,352, the median age is 50, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 13% of residents were born overseas. Castlemaine is 103km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.