Average rent in Chiltern - Indigo Valley, VIC — 2026

Chiltern - Indigo Valley sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $260/week — 28% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 86% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 11% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,184, the median age is 47, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Chiltern - Indigo Valley is 239km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.