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Buloke LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Donald'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 (+94% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (6.0% gross).
The bigger picture
How Donald'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.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Donald ranks 3rd of 6 among its Buloke peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffcott North | A · 94 | — | — | 5.8% | Very safe |
| Barrakee | A · 92 | — | — | 5.2% | Very safe |
| DonaldThis suburb | A · 91 | $281k | +94% | 6.0% | Above average |
| Curyo | A · 89 | — | — | 4.9% | Very safe |
| Dumosa | A · 85 | — | — | 4.6% | Very safe |
| Glenloth East | A · 85 | — | — | 4.6% | 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.
Donald's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 57% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are down 22% over 4 years.
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Motor vehicle theft is rising — +400% over 2 years (1 → 5).
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Strong fundamentals for a balanced focus — 91/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +94% maps to 100/100 on the growth scale.
A 6.0% gross house yield maps to 95/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $281k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 100/100.
Safety score of 71/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
Infrastructure (LGA-wide) data isn't available for this suburb, so it's excluded and the other weights are rebalanced.
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Our verdict
Stacks up well for a balanced focusEvery figure on Donald'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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Ask AI about DonaldFree 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. Donald grew −5% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected −7% more by 2036.
Blended from Donald's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. 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.
Government & non-government schools located in Donald (2024), largest by enrolment.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 144 days — slower than the 64-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025: 1-year price change, annual sales volume, days on market and auction clearance. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.
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