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Boroondara LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Camberwell'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 fair affordability (mortgage ≈28% of local income · moderate); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (1 LGA project · ~$24M).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Camberwell ranks 5th of 6 among its Boroondara peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepdene | $3.8m | +16% | 1.5% | Around average |
| Kew East | $2.1m | +6% | 2.2% | Around average |
| Canterbury | $2.5m | −26% | 1.7% | Above average |
| CamberwellThis suburb | $2.6m | +1% | 2.1% | Elevated |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Camberwell against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Prices eased 0.8% over the year — strong +88% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.19m · 3-bed $1.95m · 4-bed $2.40m · 5-bed $3.42m
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. Camberwell grew −1% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +12% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Camberwell median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 23/100 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 Camberwell'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.