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Greater Geelong LGA · VIC
Signal · Worth a look
For an investor,
A read of Portarlington'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 (13 LGA projects · ~$1.5B); the watch-out is weak growth (-2% / ~5 yrs).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
Portarlington ranks 6th of 6 among its Greater Geelong peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staughton Vale | — | — | 3.8% | Very safe |
| Point Wilson | — | — | 4.3% | Above average |
| Swan Bay | — | — | 2.6% | Very safe |
| PortarlingtonThis suburb | $815k | −2% | 3.0% | Above average |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Portarlington against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Portarlington's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 63% 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 down 10% 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 5.2% over the year — strong +109% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Portarlington grew +50% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +32% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Portarlington median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 42/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Portarlington'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.