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Mornington Peninsula LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Mount Martha'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 low crime risk; the watch-out is weak growth (-24% / ~5 yrs).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Mount Martha ranks 6th of 6 among its Mornington Peninsula peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Ridge | — | — | 2.8% | Very safe |
| Merricks | — | — | 2.7% | Very safe |
| Point Leo | — | — | 2.7% | Above average |
| Mount MarthaThis suburb | $1.4m | −24% | 2.9% | Very safe |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Mount Martha against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Mount Martha's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 59% 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 11% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices eased 4.3% over the year — strong +92% over the longer run.
By bedroom 3-bed $1.14m · 4-bed $1.60m · 5-bed $2.02m
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.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Mount Martha grew +6% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +12% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Mount Martha median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 43/100 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
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Mount Martha'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.