Average rent in Wonthaggi - Inverloch, VIC — 2026

Wonthaggi - Inverloch sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $298/week — 18% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 76% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 20% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (93%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 26,792, the median age is 51, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 14% of residents were born overseas. Wonthaggi - Inverloch 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.