Average rent in St Arnaud, VIC — 2026

St Arnaud sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $182/week — 50% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 79% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 15% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (96%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,453, the median age is 52, and the most common occupation is Managers. 6% of residents were born overseas. St Arnaud is 206km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.