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Hobsons Bay LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Spotswood'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 ≈22% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is weak growth (-5% / ~5 yrs).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Spotswood ranks 5th of 6 among its Hobsons Bay peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | $819k | +12% | 3.7% | Above average |
| Seaholme | $1.4m | +16% | 2.9% | Around average |
| South Kingsville | $1.2m | +9% | 3.2% | Around average |
| SpotswoodThis suburb | $1.2m | −5% | 3.3% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Spotswood against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Spotswood's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 79% 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 121% 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 3.5% over the year — strong +76% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
Forecast population growth points to rising housing demand.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Spotswood grew +12% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +18% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Spotswood median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 34/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Spotswood'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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