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Bass Coast LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Dalyston'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 yield (5.0% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
An income play more than a growth play — buy for cash-flow, not capital gains, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Dalyston ranks 6th of 6 among its Bass Coast peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmers Haven | — | — | 4.0% | Very safe |
| Lance Creek | — | — | 4.0% | Very safe |
| Summerlands | — | — | 3.3% | Very safe |
| DalystonThis suburb | $588k | +10% | 5.0% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Dalyston against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Dalyston's most common reported offences are court & bail offences — about 53% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 16%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences are up 9% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
A fast-filling new growth area — capital growth is still building from a small base.
By bedroom 3-bed $563k · 4-bed $590k
Soft rental market — higher vacancy, so weigh the income side carefully.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Dalyston is an emerging growth-area suburb — its resident base is still small and filling in fast, so a percentage off that tiny base overstates the trend. Read it as a new area being built out, not a precise growth rate.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate. For a new growth area, the local income is a thin Census sample — read it as indicative.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Dalyston median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 48/100.
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Our verdict
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Dalyston'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.