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Mount Alexander LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of McKenzie Hill'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 (+47% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.6% gross).
Suburb highlights
How McKenzie Hill'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.
McKenzie Hill ranks 4th of 6 among its Mount Alexander peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chewton Bushlands | A · 77 | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Fryerstown | A · 77 | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Glenluce | A · 76 | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| McKenzie HillThis suburb | A · 71 | $798k | +47% | 3.6% | Very safe |
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
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the McKenzie Hill median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 71/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +47% maps to 87/100 on the growth scale.
A 3.6% gross house yield maps to 53/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $798k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 59/100.
Safety score of 86/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
1 funded project in the council-wide pipeline maps to 55/100 (LGA-wide, not suburb-specific).
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on McKenzie Hill'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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Ask AI about McKenzie HillFree 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. McKenzie Hill grew +13% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +14% more by 2036.
Blended from McKenzie Hill'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.
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 — rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight market.
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