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East Gippsland LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Orbost'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 (+33% / ~5 yrs) and strong yield (5.4% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (4 LGA projects · ~$48M).
Growth is the draw — weigh the entry price against the upside, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Orbost ranks 5th of 6 among its East Gippsland peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobberas | — | — | 5.1% | Very safe |
| Bumberrah | — | — | 4.3% | Very safe |
| Corringle | — | — | 4.1% | Very safe |
| OrbostThis suburb | $320k | +33% | 5.4% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Orbost against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Orbost's most common reported offences are court & bail offences — about 31% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 16%. Violent crime is more common than the state average, and total offences are up 28% 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 14.2% over the year — strong +105% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Orbost grew +3% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected −2% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Orbost median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 62/100.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Orbost'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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