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Boroondara LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Hawthorn East'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 affordability (mortgage ≈26% of local income · moderate); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (1 LGA project · ~$24M).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Hawthorn East ranks 6th of 6 among its Boroondara peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | $3.59m | +33% | 1.7% | Above average |
| Surrey Hills | $2.33m | +24% | 2.0% | Above average |
| Kew East | $2.11m | +18% | 2.2% | Around average |
| Hawthorn EastThis suburb | $2.57m | +8% | 1.9% | Elevated |
What could go wrong
Hawthorn East's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 77% 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 46% 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 2.4% over the year — strong +106% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.39m · 3-bed $1.92m · 4-bed $3.09m · 5-bed $4.21m
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells faster than the VIC median — a competitive market for buyers.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Hawthorn East grew +12% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +34% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Hawthorn East median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 28/100 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 Hawthorn East'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.