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Greater Geelong LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Avalon'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 yield (4.3% gross); the watch-out is high crime risk.
Suburb highlights
How Avalon's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
“Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Avalon ranks 6th of 6 among its Greater Geelong peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Wilson | A · 76 | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| Staughton Vale | A · 69 | — | — | 3.8% | Above average |
| Ceres | A · 61 | — | — | 1.8% | Very safe |
| AvalonThis suburb | C · 42 | — | — | 4.3% | High activity |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
How to read these numbers
Avalon's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 71% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is less common than average here, and total offences are up 155% over 4 years.
Hover any segment for the full breakdown.
Motor vehicle theft is rising — +700% over 3 years (1 → 8).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Avalon median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Weak fundamentals for a balanced focus — 42/100.
Capital growth data isn't available for this suburb, so it's excluded and the other weights are rebalanced.
A 4.3% gross house yield maps to 67/100 on the yield scale.
Affordability data isn't available for this suburb, so it's excluded and the other weights are rebalanced.
Safety score of 1/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
13 funded projects (~$1.5B) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 19% of VIC for infrastructure spend (81/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Avalon'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.
Chat to PropSignal AI about Avalon's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about AvalonFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Avalon grew +29% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +34% more by 2036.
Blended from Avalon's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Median household income is gross, before tax. Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The figures behind the Suburb Score — rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight market.
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