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East Gippsland LGA · VIC
For an investor,
A read of Walpa'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 (4.2% gross); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (4 LGA projects · ~$48M).
The bigger picture
How Walpa's metrics connect, ordered for the selected buyer — derived from the figures above, not a forecast.
The overall Suburb Score, then each category on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you.
Each category is rated on its own scale — weigh the ones that matter to you. “Premium” means desirable but costly to enter, not a negative.
Walpa ranks 5th of 6 among its East Gippsland peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Score | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bindi | A · 85 | — | — | 5.9% | Very safe |
| Bengworden | A · 73 | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Boole Poole | A · 73 | — | — | 4.2% | Very safe |
| Cape Conran | A · 72 | — | — | 4.1% | Very safe |
| WalpaThis suburb | A · 61 | — | — | 4.2% | Above average |
| Anglers Rest | A · 59 | — | — | 2.6% | Very safe |
Peers are same-LGA suburbs from the safety roster, scored on the same Suburb Score (a balanced weighting). For context, the VIC benchmark median is ~$780k.
What could go wrong
We surface the downside on purpose — most tools only show the upside. Observations from the data we hold, not advice.
The call above is yours, free. The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Walpa median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 61/100.
Capital growth data isn't available for this suburb, so it's excluded and the other weights are rebalanced.
A 4.2% gross house yield maps to 64/100 on the yield scale.
Affordability data isn't available for this suburb, so it's excluded and the other weights are rebalanced.
Safety score of 70/100 — a VIC-wide percentile of reported offences (higher = safer).
4 funded projects (~$48M) across the whole council area. Ranked by investment per resident, this LGA sits in the top 71% of VIC for infrastructure spend (29/100). Applies to every suburb in the LGA, not just this one.
Our verdict
A reasonable fit for a balanced focusEvery figure on Walpa'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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Ask AI about WalpaFree government data, each metric at its latest available year — see full sources & licensing. Indicative only; not financial or safety advice.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Walpa grew +12% between 2013 and 2023, and is projected +17% more by 2036.
Blended from Walpa's ABS SA2 statistical areas — area estimates, not suburb-exact.
Source: ABS 2021 Census, suburb level. Median household income is gross (before tax). Affordability is median rent/mortgage against the suburb's median household income — a comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
Median house price, five-year capital growth and gross rental yield — plus rental vacancy (2025); under ~2% is a tight rental market — the figures behind the Suburb Score below.
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