Suburb profile
Buchan VIC 3885
Buchan is located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, postcode 3885. It has 358 properties across 41 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Buchan, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Buchan
Buchan, VIC 3885, sits in the Gippsland region and neighbours Buchan South, Nunniong, Reedy Flat and Wulgulmerang West. Its 41 streets hold 358 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for the Orbost area, which covers the whole of Buchan. At the 2021 Census the area had 6,727 residents, a median age of 55 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $926 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $190 a week. Of 2,777 dwellings, 2,638 were separate houses, 69 semi-detached, 19 flats and 32 other; 1,533 were owned outright, 594 owned with a mortgage and 485 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Buchan
- 6,727Peoplelive in the area
- 55Median ageyears
- $926Median household incomea week
- $190Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,638
- Townhouses and semis69
- Flats and apartments19
- Other32
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
- Household size2.1people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Buchan
$980,000
40 Woodgates Road, Buchan VIC 3885
Properties in Buchan

6 Davidson Street
Sold May 2026 · $65,000
644 m² land

40 Woodgates Road
For sale since May 2026 · $980,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 6 car spaces 1,580 m² land

303 Basin Road
For sale since Mar 2026 · $400,000
38 ha land

139 Buchan South Road
For sale since Nov 2025 · $510,000
37.45 ha land

37 Woodgates Road
Sold Sept 2024 · Contact agent
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 3.26 ha land

93 Main Road
Sold Aug 2024 · Contact agent
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 994 m² land

5554 Buchan-Orbost Road
Sold Feb 2024 · Contact agent
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space 665 m² land

10 Gelantipy Road
Leased Nov 2021 · Contact agent
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 car spaces

6 Davidson Street
Sold May 2026 · $65,000
644 m² land

37 Woodgates Road
Sold Sept 2024 · Contact agent
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 3.26 ha land

93 Main Road
Sold Aug 2024 · Contact agent
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 994 m² land

5554 Buchan-Orbost Road
Sold Feb 2024 · Contact agent
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 1 car space 665 m² land

1051 Gelantipy Road
Sold Nov 2020 · Contact agent
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 38,600 m² land

5578 Buchan-Orbost Road
Sold Nov 2019 · Contact agent
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 car spaces 1,627 m² land

34 Woodgates Road
Sold June 2019 · Contact agent
11,663 m² land

20 Woodgates Road
Sold Oct 2018 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 1 bathroom 6 car spaces 1,854 m² land
Schools in Buchan
Buchan Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Buchan.
Local agents in Buchan


Judy Vella
Sales Representative King and Heath First National - Lakes Entrance
Sales Representative First National King & Heath
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 92
- Median sold price
- $440k
- Median days on market
- 152


James Counihan
Sales/Partner King and Heath First National - Bairnsdale
Sales/Partner First National King & Heath
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 13
- Median sold price
- $427k
- Median days on market
- 82
Agencies that specialise in Buchan
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Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.

