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Greater Geelong LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Lara'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 (+28% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (4.3% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Suburb highlights
How Lara'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.
Lara ranks 3rd of 6 among its Greater Geelong peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Wilson | A · 76 | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| Staughton Vale | A · 69 | — | — | 3.8% | Above average |
| LaraThis suburb | A · 61 | $682k | +28% | 4.3% | Elevated |
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
Lara's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 47% 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 89% over 4 years.
Hover any segment for the full breakdown.
Steal from a retail store is rising — +1114% over 3 years (7 → 85).
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Lara median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 61/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +28% maps to 67/100 on the growth scale.
A 4.3% gross house yield maps to 67/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $682k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 69/100.
Safety score of 36/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
13 funded projects (~$1.5B) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 19% of VIC for infrastructure spend (81/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Lara'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 Lara's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about LaraFree 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. Lara grew +29% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +34% more by 2036.
Blended from Lara'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 80 days — slower than the 62-day VIC median, so more room to negotiate.
Typically sells in 61 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.