Average rent in Golden Plains - South, VIC — 2026

Golden Plains - South sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $308/week — 15% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 90% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 7% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (100%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 8,111, the median age is 40, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Golden Plains - South is 91km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.