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Monash LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Oakleigh'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 infrastructure (7 LGA projects · ~$394M); the watch-out is weak growth (+4% / ~5 yrs).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Oakleigh ranks 6th of 6 among its Monash peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleigh East | $1.2m | +21% | 2.8% | Around average |
| Notting Hill | $1.15m | +23% | 2.8% | Elevated |
| Hughesdale | $1.45m | +12% | 2.6% | Around average |
| OakleighThis suburb | $1.31m | +4% | 2.8% | High activity |
What could go wrong
Oakleigh's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 75% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime is less common than average here, and total offences are up 63% 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 3.7% over the year — strong +73% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.10m · 3-bed $1.25m · 4-bed $1.48m
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells faster than the VIC median — a competitive market for buyers.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Oakleigh grew +14% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +25% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Oakleigh median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 38/100 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 Oakleigh'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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