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Crunching safety, prices and growth — this takes a moment for suburbs we haven't loaded recently.
Wellington LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Wurruk'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 (3.7% gross); the watch-out is weak growth (-24% / ~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
Wurruk ranks 6th of 6 among its Wellington peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiamdale | — | — | 4.7% | Very safe |
| Flamingo Beach | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| Giffard | — | — | 4.4% | Very safe |
| WurrukThis suburb | $525k | −24% | 3.7% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Wurruk against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Prices eased 24.1% over the year — modest −24% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
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. Wurruk grew +3% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +11% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Wurruk median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Weak fundamentals for a balanced focus — 25/100.
Adjust the basics and see the headline return update live.
Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Wurruk'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.