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City of Melbourne LGA · VIC
Signal · Worth a look
For an investor,
A read of Melbourne'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 yield (4.1% gross); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
What could go wrong
Melbourne's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 60% 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 up 31% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Soft rental market — higher vacancy, so weigh the income side carefully.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Melbourne grew +55% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +57% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Melbourne median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 48/100.
Our verdict
A mixed pick for a balanced focusEvery figure on Melbourne'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.