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Glen Eira LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Bentleigh'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 affordability (mortgage ≈25% of local income · moderate); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (3 LGA projects · ~$48M).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Bentleigh ranks 1st of 6 among its Glen Eira peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BentleighThis suburb | $1.8m | +3% | 2.8% | Around average |
| McKinnon | $1.7m | −15% | 2.9% | Above average |
| Glen Huntly | $2m | −0% | 3.0% | Around average |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Bentleigh against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Bentleigh's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 70% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences have stayed roughly flat 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 7.3% over the year — strong +100% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.01m · 3-bed $1.48m · 4-bed $1.84m · 5-bed $2.48m
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. Bentleigh grew +16% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +11% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Bentleigh median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 35/100 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 Bentleigh'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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