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South Gippsland LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Foster'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 (+42% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.9% gross); the watch-out is high crime risk.
Suburb highlights
How Foster'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.
“Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Foster ranks 6th of 6 among its South Gippsland peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poowong East | A · 70 | — | — | 3.8% | Very safe |
| Trida | A · 66 | — | — | 3.4% | Very safe |
| Baromi | A · 62 | — | — | 2.5% | Very safe |
| FosterThis suburb | A · 55 | $552k | +42% | 3.9% | High activity |
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.
How to read these numbers
Foster's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 64% 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 326% over 4 years.
Hover any segment for the full breakdown.
Other theft is rising — +3225% over 3 years (4 → 133).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Foster median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 55/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +42% maps to 82/100 on the growth scale.
A 3.9% gross house yield maps to 58/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $552k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 81/100.
Safety score of 9/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
1 funded project in the council-wide pipeline maps to 51/100 (LGA-wide, not suburb-specific).
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Our verdict
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Foster'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.
Chat to PropSignal AI about Foster's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about FosterFree 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. Foster grew +11% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +15% more by 2036.
Blended from Foster's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
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.
Largest by enrolment · 2024.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2025; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Typically sells in 187 days — slower than the 62-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Sale activity, 2025. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
The figures behind the Suburb Score — rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight market.
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