Average rent in Stawell, VIC — 2026

Stawell sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $214/week — 41% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 74% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 22% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (92%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 8,504, the median age is 48, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Stawell is 214km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.