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East Gippsland LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of East Bairnsdale'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 growth (+18% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (7.2% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (4 LGA projects · ~$48M).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
East Bairnsdale ranks 5th of 6 among its East Gippsland peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobberas | — | — | 5.1% | Very safe |
| Bumberrah | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| Corringle | — | — | 4.1% | Very safe |
| East BairnsdaleThis suburb | $420k | +18% | 7.2% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare East Bairnsdale against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
East Bairnsdale's most common reported offences are court & bail offences — about 37% 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 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 rose 23.2% over the year — strong +86% over the longer run.
By bedroom 3-bed $410k · 4-bed $260k
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
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.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. East Bairnsdale grew +10% 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 East Bairnsdale median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 62/100.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on East Bairnsdale'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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