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Melton LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Hillside'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 (8 LGA projects · ~$1.4B); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
An income play more than a growth play — buy for cash-flow, not capital gains, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Hillside ranks 6th of 6 among its Melton peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Heights | $791k | +13% | 3.9% | Very safe |
| Plumpton | — | — | 3.9% | Around average |
| Exford | — | — | 3.8% | Elevated |
| HillsideThis suburb | $844k | +5% | 3.5% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Hillside against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Hillside's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 53% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are down 17% 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 5.1% over the year — modest +5% over the longer run.
By bedroom 3-bed $710k · 4-bed $881k · 5-bed $1.37m
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
Sells faster than the VIC median — a competitive market for buyers.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Hillside median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 36/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Hillside'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.