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Hobsons Bay LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Altona's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong growth (+26% / ~5 yrs); the watch-out is weak yield (2.7% gross).
Growth is the draw — weigh the entry price against the upside, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Altona ranks 4th of 6 among its Hobsons Bay peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | $755k | +16% | 3.7% | Above average |
| Seaholme | $1.19m | +27% | 2.9% | Around average |
| South Kingsville | $1.15m | +16% | 3.2% | Around average |
| AltonaThis suburb | $1.15m | +26% | 2.7% | Elevated |
What could go wrong
Altona's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 59% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 7% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices rose 2.1% over the year — strong +102% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $744k · 3-bed $1.00m · 4-bed $1.37m
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells at about the VIC pace.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Altona grew +11% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +13% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Altona median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 48/100 on growth-and-yield fundamentals. Blue-chip prices come with lower yields and slower growth — the trade-off for stability, not weak fundamentals.
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Our verdict
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Altona's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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