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Greater Shepparton LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Harston'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 yield (4.9% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (1 LGA project · ~$10M).
Suburb highlights
How Harston'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.
Harston ranks 5th of 6 among its Greater Shepparton peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooroopna North West | — | — | 4.9% | Very safe |
| Cosgrove | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Major Plains | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| HarstonThis suburb | — | — | 4.9% | Above average |
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.
Safety is one of the five inputs behind this suburb's PropSignal Score.
Total reported offences (not population-adjusted) — too few residents here to show a fair per-capita rate.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Harston median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Strong fundamentals for a balanced focus — 60/100.
Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Harston'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 Harston's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about HarstonFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Harston is an emerging growth-area suburb — its resident base is still small and filling in fast, so a percentage off that tiny base overstates the trend. Read it as a new area being built out, not a precise growth rate.
Population figures are blended from this area's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates. Suburb-exact demographics are in “Who lives in Harston” below.
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. For a new growth area, the local income is a thin Census sample — read it as indicative.
The figures behind the Suburb Score — median, growth and yield are house-level (or blended across dwelling types), so match them to what you're targeting. Rental vacancy (2025) — under ~2% is a tight market.