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South Gippsland LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Venus 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 fair yield (4.3% gross); the watch-out is weak growth (-9% / ~5 yrs).
An income play more than a growth play — buy for cash-flow, not capital gains, and pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Venus Bay ranks 6th of 6 among its South Gippsland peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbalk North | — | — | 3.5% | Very safe |
| Baromi | — | — | 2.5% | Very safe |
| Fairbank | — | — | 2.6% | Very safe |
| Venus BayThis suburb | $527k | −9% | 4.3% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Venus Bay against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Venus Bay's most common reported offences are court & bail offences — about 44% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 16%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 87% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
A fast-filling new growth area — capital growth is still building from a small base.
By bedroom 2-bed $433k · 3-bed $532k · 4-bed $623k
Soft rental market — higher vacancy, so weigh the income side carefully.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells slower than the VIC median — typically more room to negotiate.
Venus Bay is an emerging growth-area suburb — its resident base is still small and filling in fast, so a percentage off that tiny base overstates the trend. Read it as a new area being built out, not a precise growth rate.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate. For a new growth area, the local income is a thin Census sample — read it as indicative.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Venus Bay median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Weak fundamentals for a balanced focus — 29/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Venus 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.
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Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.