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Melton LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Bonnie Brook'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 (+35% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.9% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Growth is the draw — weigh the entry price against the upside, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Bonnie Brook ranks 2nd of 6 among its Melton peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Heights | $745k | +14% | 3.9% | Very safe |
| Bonnie BrookThis suburb | $666k | +35% | 3.9% | High activity |
| Plumpton | — | — | 3.9% | Around average |
What could go wrong
How to read these numbers
Bonnie Brook's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 57% 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 159% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
A fast-filling new growth area — capital growth is still building from a small base.
By bedroom 3-bed $573k · 4-bed $690k
Soft rental market — higher vacancy, so weigh the income side carefully.
A new growth area being built out — demand is structural, supply is being added.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Bonnie Brook is an emerging growth-area suburb — its resident base is still small and filling in fast, so a percentage off that tiny base overstates the trend. Read it as a new area being built out, not a precise growth rate.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate. For a new growth area, the local income is a thin Census sample — read it as indicative.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Bonnie Brook median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 61/100.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Bonnie Brook'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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Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.