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Suburb profile ·Melbourne LGA · VIC ·3003

West Melbourne VIC 3003

West Melbourne is in Melbourne LGA, VIC, postcode 3003, with population 8,025.

The read

Growth-momentum

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$600/wk
Rising
+1.7% YoY
Dec 2020 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025
$600
$375
Dec 2020Sep 2025
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Median house
$1.2M
House median, latest period
↑1.3%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Income-stretched rent market
↑1.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.5%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
8,025
8K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
4 min
2.2 km to Melbourne CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
18 min
Public transport to Melbourne CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
148
11 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

Rental vacancy rate

Official Homes Victoria (DFFH) figure · Greater Melbourne grain
Rental vacancy rate · Greater Melbourne
2.5%
Balanced market

Official vacancy is published at the Greater Melbourne level, not per suburb. Shaded band marks a balanced market (2.5–3.5%).

Source: Homes Victoria Rental Report (DFFH) · Latest: Sep 2025

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Indicative cashflow-$762/wk (-$39,627/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±10.0% around trend
Value vs advantage+20% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 8)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Fgrade · 16/100 · top 84% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 16% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth7
Rental yield37
Stability68
Volatility-14.5ppCycle+1.5Affordability+1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in West Melbourne

Owner-occupied 33%Rented 67%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.6%
375 of 682 landlords
Avg rental loss$10,016/yr
Landlords (rental income)682
Reported capital gains686
Investor exposure index(high vs national)93.8/100
The read

Renter-heavy market

32% of homes here are owner-occupied and 65% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

65% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Gross yield 2.5% is thin for a rental-led market.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

RBA rate · ABS Census 2021 household income
78%
of household income to service a new loan
17.7 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $6,032/mo vs median rent $2,600/mo (+132% · +$792/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $4,816/mo (-1,216) · at 6.2% (current): $6,032/mo · at 8.2%: $7,364/mo (+1,332)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Similar-priced suburbs in other council areas that rate higher on a metric.

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
Buying
13.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
34%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,106/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $494/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.23M
Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,106
Gross yield
2.5%

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$93K household · yr+13% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$55K
Family
$125K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 14% could service the median house
Under $300
252
$300-649
280
$650-999
353
$1,000-1,499
626
$1,500-1,999
544
$2,000-2,999
759
$3,000-3,999
368
$4,000+
501

Serviceability line: a household needs about $4,640/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 56% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$40K → $55K

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (3,853 households)2.1% social housing
Owned outright
12%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
65%
Dwelling structure22.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
1%
Townhouse / semi
19%
Flat / apartment
80%

Getting to work: 21% drive, 13% public transport, 16% walk or cycle, 44% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total1
Avg ICSEA1053
Students359
Catholic1
  • Simonds Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1053Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
83/ 100 livability index

Top 17% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 83% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access92
Public transport (40 stops)78
Schools & hospitals56

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending Mar 2026
45,561
23,304 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k23,304
Total incidents45,561· Year ending Mar 2026
  • Assault3,94648%
  • Sexual Offences1,49118%
  • Robbery3674%
  • Break And Enter2,49830%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

Limited supporting context
small second home screening context High broad constraint context

Policy position

Official source access limited

The official state policy page could not be reliably re-verified automatically in the latest review. Treat this screen as preliminary and confirm the current planning and building requirements with the state source and local council.

Rental use: Review against the official Planning Victoria guidance and local building requirements before use.

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Separate houses

0.9%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

79.6 pp below the state median

State median 80.5% · 693 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

0.0%

Broad suburb sampling only; the property zoning and overlays can differ.

Near the state median

State median 0.0% · 690 valid suburbs

Rental households

65.2%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

43.0 pp above the state median

State median 22.2% · 693 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

flood present

The staged suburb layer shows no mapped exposure; this is not a property-level clearance. The staged suburb layer indicates a broad-area constraint that needs address-level checking.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Verify current source

    State policy position

    The current small second home position needs direct confirmation before relying on this screen.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Confirm zoning, lot controls, overlays, setbacks, site coverage and whether planning approval is required.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

Property due diligence

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Every check starts unconfirmed. Progress stays in this browser and suburb evidence never clears an address-level requirement.

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0reviews due
0consultant questions

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0issues found

Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

Confirm title dimensions, usable site area and any minimum lot threshold.

Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Slope and ground conditions

Check survey levels, soil classification, retaining needs and likely earthworks.

Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

West Melbourne, VIC 3003 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

2 broad-area layers staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone designation

No mapped bushfire exposure

About 0.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's mapped Bushfire Prone Area.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Flood and moisture context

Low broad-area context

About 4.5% of the suburb intersects VIC LSIO.

May affect: Floor levels and drainage · Water-resistant assemblies · Material durability

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire-prone area

Vicmap Bushfire Prone Area
Not designated ~0.0%
~0.0% of the suburb is within Victoria's designated Bushfire Prone Area

Share of the suburb within Victoria's gazetted Bushfire Prone Area (Vicmap, CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. A Bushfire Prone Area is a planning designation that triggers the building code's bushfire construction provisions — it is not a graduated hazard rating or a property-level Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Flood exposure

VIC LSIO
Low exposure ~4.5%
~4.5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood-hazard area

Estimated exposure to the official flood-hazard layer (VIC LSIO), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within mapped flood-planning areas — it is not a property-level flood certificate. Areas without a completed flood study may be unmapped. Check the local council's flood maps for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
280
active listings · ~34.9 per 1,000 residents
66%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
61%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Vicmap Planning
Dominant zone PZ (PZ)
Other 51% Public / Open space 29% Industrial 14% Commercial / Mixed 5% Residential 1%
Residential density: Growth · 2% growth-zoned (RGZ/UGZ)

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Vicmap Planning scheme-zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Growth outlook · Melbourne LGA

Victoria in Future 2023 · projection 2021–2036
Dwellings
+48.6%
103,370 → 153,590
+50,220 dwellings
Population
+57.5%
153,670 → 242,090
Households
+59.8%
79,540 → 127,120

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
West Melbourne VIC — Property Data and Demographics

West Melbourne (postcode 3003) is a medium-sized suburb in Victoria within the Melbourne local government area. The area has roughly 8,025 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.8% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 41 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 18 underway, and 24 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.

The median house price in West Melbourne is $1.2 million, having ticked up by 1.3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $434,000 (-23.9% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,106.

West Melbourne is served by 1 school, including 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1053, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 rail stations, 36 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Melbourne LGA is higher than average at 23,304 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, West Melbourne shows a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$850K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 13.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +1.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.7% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.5%↓ Low Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$850K↓ Above Median
Affordability13.2x↓ Stretched
Price Momentum+1.3%· Stable
Pop. Growth+3.7%↑ Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,106
Rent · wk(Census)$388
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$600
Gross yield1.6%
Price / income13.2x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2025-Q4)7
Population growth · Melbourne LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)194,481
5-year growth+2.7% CAGR
YoY change+3.7%
20012025
Development · Melbourne LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)3,862
Houses 0%Units 100%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Melbourne LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3003ATO
Negatively geared5.6%
375 of filers
Avg rental loss$10,016/yr
Landlords (rental income)682
Reported capital gains686
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population8,025
Median age31
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$1,788
Personal income · wk$1,058
Persons / bedroom1.1
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$54,979
Mean income$70,073
Earners7,207
YoY change+2%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,766 → $1,788
Change+1.2%
vs VIC median-22.3 pp
Median rent-13.8%
softeningvs VIC 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals2,087Managers719Clerical & Administrative604Community & Personal Service519Technicians & Trades435
Top industriesCensus
Professional Services948Accommodation & Food593Healthcare515Education412Retail Trade410
Top ancestryCensus
Chinese1,699English1,495Australian1,145Irish657Indian531
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics4
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining32
aldi1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations4
Bus stops36
North Melbourne Station
North Melbourne Station/Dryburgh St
South Kensington Station
Hospitals · Melbourne LGAAIHW
Public10
Private9
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centrepublic
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]public
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]public
Royal Melbourne Hospital [Royal Park Campus]public
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville]public
St Vincent's On the Parkpublic
+13 more in Melbourne LGA
Aged care · Melbourne LGAGEN
Facilities13
Residential places880
Coppin Centre207 places
Rathdowne Place162 places
Jewish Care (Vic) Inc. Residential Homes, Windsor156 places
Mercy Place Parkville140 places
Mercy Place East Melbourne110 places
Doutta Galla Lynch's Bridge Aged Care Facility58 places
+7 more in Melbourne LGA
Childcare · Melbourne LGAACECQA
Services59
Approved places5,116
Exceeding NQS22
Errol Street North Melbourne Primary Outside School Hours Care195 places
Kids on Collins178 places
Kensington Community Children's Centre166 places
Gowrie Victoria The Harbour161 places
Royal Children's Hospital Early Learning159 places
TeamKids - Kensington Primary149 places
+53 more in Melbourne LGA
Nearby in Melbourne LGA9
Parkville$1.7M · 7,074Kensington$1.0M · 10,745North Melbourne$1.3M · 14,953Carlton$1.4M · 16,055East Melbourne$3.6M · 4,896Docklands · 15,495Southbank · 22,631Melbourne · 54,941South Wharf · 71
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Strong evidence

West Melbourne has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2025-Q4 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · mixed acquisition · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Mar 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 40 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
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West Melbourne FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is West Melbourne in?

    West Melbourne is in the Melbourne Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3003. Council-level context for Melbourne LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in West Melbourne?

    The current median house price in West Melbourne, VIC is $1.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in West Melbourne?

    The median weekly rent in West Melbourne is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about West Melbourne?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 57% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is West Melbourne a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for West Melbourne show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for West Melbourne?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the West Melbourne data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.