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Crunching safety, prices and growth — this takes a moment for suburbs we haven't loaded recently.
Melbourne LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of East Melbourne'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 (5 LGA projects · ~$485M); the watch-out is weak growth (-9% / ~5 yrs).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
East Melbourne ranks 3rd of 6 among its Melbourne peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wharf | — | — | 2.9% | High activity |
| Kensington | $1.2m | +3% | 3.3% | High activity |
| East MelbourneThis suburb | $3m | −9% | 1.6% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare East Melbourne against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
East Melbourne's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 73% 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 11% 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 19.3% over the year — strong +68% over the longer run. (based on 23 recent sales — indicative only)
By bedroom 3-bed $2.88m
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. East Melbourne grew −3% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +5% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the East Melbourne median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 26/100 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 East Melbourne'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.