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Macedon Ranges LGA · VIC
Signal · Worth a look
For an investor,
A read of Gisborne'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 affordability (mortgage ≈22% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is weak yield (3.4% gross).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Gisborne ranks 6th of 6 among its Macedon Ranges peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrie | — | — | 5.2% | Very safe |
| Cobaw | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| Fern Hill | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| GisborneThis suburb | $1m | +11% | 3.4% | Around average |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Gisborne against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Gisborne's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 44% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 61% 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 1.7% over the year — strong +102% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $588k · 3-bed $765k · 4-bed $1.07m · 5-bed $1.32m
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
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. Gisborne grew +24% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +28% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Gisborne median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 44/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Gisborne'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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