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Merri-Bek LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Oak Park'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 affordability (mortgage ≈23% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is weak growth (-4% / ~5 yrs).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Oak Park ranks 4th of 6 among its Merri-Bek peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowanbrae | $1m | +6% | 3.3% | Very safe |
| Hadfield | $1.1m | +24% | 3.5% | Elevated |
| Fawkner | $850k | +4% | 3.7% | Elevated |
| Oak ParkThis suburb | $1.1m | −4% | 3.2% | Above average |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Oak Park against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Oak Park's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 61% 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 40% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices rose 5.5% over the year — strong +91% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $665k · 3-bed $923k · 4-bed $1.27m
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells at about the VIC pace.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Oak Park grew +16% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +28% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Oak Park median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 39/100 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 Oak Park'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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