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Monash LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Chadstone'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 (7 LGA projects · ~$394M); the watch-out is weak growth (-4% / ~5 yrs).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Chadstone ranks 5th of 6 among its Monash peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughesdale | $1.6m | +6% | 2.6% | Around average |
| Oakleigh East | $1.2m | +1% | 2.8% | Around average |
| Huntingdale | $1.3m | +0% | 2.9% | Elevated |
| ChadstoneThis suburb | $1.2m | −4% | 2.7% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Chadstone against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Chadstone's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 69% 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 65% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices eased 0.2% over the year — strong +67% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
Forecast population growth points to rising housing demand.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Chadstone grew +12% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +17% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Chadstone median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 27/100 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 Chadstone'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.