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Macedon Ranges LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Macedon'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 growth (+24% / ~5 yrs); the watch-out is weak yield (3.1% gross).
Suburb highlights
How Macedon'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.
Macedon ranks 6th of 6 among its Macedon Ranges peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadello | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| Fern Hill | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| Cobaw | — | — | 3.0% | Very safe |
| MacedonThis suburb | $1.09m | +24% | 3.1% | 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.
Macedon's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 49% of the total. That's lower than the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences have stayed roughly flat over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Safety is one of the five inputs behind this suburb's PropSignal Score.
Receiving or handling stolen goods is rising — +367% over 3 years (3 → 14).
Reported offences per 10,000 residents — population-adjusted, so size doesn't distort the comparison.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Macedon median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 48/100 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
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Macedon'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 Macedon's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about MacedonFree 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. Macedon grew +6% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +9% more by 2036.
Forecast and historical growth are blended from Macedon's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates. Suburb-exact demographics are in “Who lives in Macedon” 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.
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.
Sale activity, 2025. Fewer sales and longer days on market usually mean more room to negotiate.
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.