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Murrindindi LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Kinglake'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 (+50% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.5% gross).
Suburb highlights
How Kinglake'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.
Kinglake ranks 3rd of 6 among its Murrindindi peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caveat | A · 83 | — | — | 4.8% | Very safe |
| Killingworth | A · 70 | — | — | 3.4% | Very safe |
| KinglakeThis suburb | A · 65 | $902k | +50% | 3.5% | 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.
How to read these numbers
Kinglake's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 42% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences have stayed roughly flat over 4 years.
Hover any segment for the full breakdown.
Criminal damage is rising — +400% over 3 years (1 → 5).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Kinglake median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 65/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +50% maps to 90/100 on the growth scale.
A 3.5% gross house yield maps to 50/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $902k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 52/100.
Safety score of 67/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
2 funded projects in the council-wide pipeline maps to 59/100 (LGA-wide, not suburb-specific).
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Kinglake'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 Kinglake's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about KinglakeFree 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. Kinglake grew +14% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +21% more by 2036.
Blended from Kinglake'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 71 days — about the 62-day VIC median.
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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