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Glen Eira LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Caulfield 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 fair affordability (mortgage ≈30% of local income · stretched); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (3 LGA projects · ~$48M).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Caulfield East ranks 5th of 6 among its Glen Eira peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond | $1.85m | +17% | 2.4% | Above average |
| McKinnon | $1.81m | +8% | 2.9% | Above average |
| Glen Huntly | $1.48m | +10% | 3.0% | Around average |
| Caulfield EastThis suburb | — | — | 3.1% | High activity |
What could go wrong
Caulfield East's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 62% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. 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 10.1% over the year. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Caulfield East grew +12% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +20% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Caulfield East median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 35/100.
Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Caulfield 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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Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.