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Cardinia LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Bunyip'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 (+45% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.6% gross).
Suburb highlights
How Bunyip'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.
Bunyip ranks 2nd of 6 among its Cardinia peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonsleigh | $725k | +34% | 3.0% | Very safe |
| BunyipThis suburb | $785k | +45% | 3.6% | Above average |
| Koo Wee Rup North | — | — | 3.9% | Very safe |
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.
Bunyip's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 47% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences are up 26% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Safety is one of the five inputs behind this suburb's PropSignal Score.
Motor vehicle theft is rising — +900% over 3 years (1 → 10).
Reported offences per 10,000 residents — population-adjusted, so size doesn't distort the comparison.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Bunyip median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Strong fundamentals for a balanced focus — 68/100.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Bunyip'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 Bunyip's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about BunyipFree 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. Bunyip grew +21% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +14% more by 2036.
Forecast and historical growth are blended from Bunyip's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates. Suburb-exact demographics are in “Who lives in Bunyip” below.
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.
Largest by enrolment · 2024.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 116 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
The figures behind the Suburb Score — median, growth and yield are house-level (or blended across dwelling types), so match them to what you're targeting. Rental vacancy (2025) — under ~2% is a tight market.