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Glen Eira LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of St Kilda East'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 (-7% / ~5 yrs).
A balanced profile — match it against the dimensions you weight most.
Suburb highlights
St Kilda East ranks 4th of 6 among its Glen Eira peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond | $1.85m | +17% | 2.4% | Above average |
| McKinnon | $1.81m | +8% | 2.9% | Above average |
| Glen Huntly | $1.48m | +10% | 3.0% | Around average |
| St Kilda EastThis suburb | $1.53m | −7% | 3.1% | Around average |
What could go wrong
St Kilda East's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 64% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences have stayed roughly flat 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 17.8% over the year — strong +45% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $1.21m · 3-bed $1.52m · 4-bed $2.03m
Balanced rental market — neither tight nor oversupplied.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells faster than the VIC median — a competitive market for buyers.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. St Kilda East grew +5% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +14% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the St Kilda East median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 27/100 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 St Kilda East'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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