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Boroondara LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Balwyn'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 (+33% / ~5 yrs); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (1 LGA project · ~$24M).
Growth is the draw — weigh the entry price against the upside.
Suburb highlights
Balwyn ranks 3rd of 6 among its Boroondara peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | $3.59m | +33% | 1.7% | Above average |
| Surrey Hills | $2.33m | +24% | 2.0% | Above average |
| BalwynThis suburb | $3.01m | +33% | 1.7% | Around average |
What could go wrong
Balwyn's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 77% 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 88% 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 1.2% over the year — strong +97% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.48m · 3-bed $2.26m · 4-bed $2.84m · 5-bed $3.93m
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
Forecast population growth points to rising housing demand.
Sells at about the VIC pace.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Balwyn grew +2% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +10% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Balwyn median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 43/100 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
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Balwyn'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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