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Bayside LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Brighton East'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 infrastructure (3 LGA projects · ~$498M); the watch-out is weak growth (-7% / ~5 yrs).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Brighton East ranks 4th of 6 among its Bayside peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | $2.7m | +12% | 2.7% | Around average |
| Black Rock | $2.6m | +0% | 2.6% | Very safe |
| Sandringham | $2.6m | +7% | 2.5% | Around average |
| Brighton EastThis suburb | $2.1m | −7% | 3.0% | Above average |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Brighton East against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Brighton East's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 67% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 17% 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 5.9% over the year — strong +71% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.38m · 3-bed $1.65m · 4-bed $2.25m · 5-bed $3.15m
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Brighton East grew +6% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +5% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Brighton East median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 37/100 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 Brighton East'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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