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Crunching safety, prices and growth — this takes a moment for suburbs we haven't loaded recently.
Port Phillip LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Port Melbourne'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 ≈24% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is weak growth (-22% / ~5 yrs).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Port Melbourne ranks 2nd of 6 among its Port Phillip peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park | $2.8m | +19% | 2.2% | High activity |
| Port MelbourneThis suburb | $1.4m | −22% | 3.2% | High activity |
| Middle Park | $2.9m | +1% | 2.0% | Elevated |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Port Melbourne against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Prices eased 10.0% over the year — strong +41% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
Approvals are outpacing demand — incoming supply can cap price and rent growth.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Port Melbourne grew −0% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +31% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Port Melbourne median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 30/100 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 Port Melbourne'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.