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Bass Coast LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Pioneer Bay'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 (+80% / ~5 yrs) and fair yield (3.4% gross).
The bigger picture
How Pioneer Bay's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Pioneer Bay ranks 4th of 6 among its Bass Coast peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmers Haven | A · 79 | — | — | 4.0% | Very safe |
| Lance Creek | A · 79 | — | — | 4.0% | Very safe |
| Summerlands | A · 72 | — | — | 3.3% | Very safe |
| Pioneer BayThis suburb | A · 70 | $557k | +80% | 3.4% | Around average |
| Krowera | A · 66 | — | — | 2.6% | Very safe |
| Glen Alvie | A · 61 | — | — | 1.8% | Very safe |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Pioneer Bay median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Solid fundamentals for a balanced focus — 70/100.
A 5-year median-price change of +80% maps to 100/100 on the growth scale.
A 3.4% gross house yield maps to 48/100 on the yield scale.
A median of $557k against the ~$780k VIC benchmark maps to 81/100.
Safety score of 49/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
4 funded projects (~$351M) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 14% of VIC for infrastructure spend (86/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
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Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Pioneer Bay'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.
Chat to PropSignal AI about Pioneer Bay's prices, yields and growth, or compare it with other suburbs on your shortlist — free.
Ask AI about Pioneer BayFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Pioneer Bay grew +33% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +27% more by 2036.
Blended from Pioneer Bay's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Median sale price by property type and size, 2024; the chart shows the yearly median trend. Yield is gross rental yield.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.
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