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Here you can find what you need to know about West Melbourne, VIC, including house prices in the area, median values, annual growth, recent sale prices, maps, a suburb profile and much more.

Suburb Insights
for Houses in last 12 months

At a Glance

$920K Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 261st In VIC
-24.12% Median Sale Price Change (1yr) (National Average 4.30%) 2778th In VIC
$640pw Median Rent (National Average $395) 173rd In VIC
3.6% Median Gross Yield (National Average 4.24%) 315th In VIC
Properties sold 25
Average discounting -6.21%
Average Days on Market 60
Stock on Market 27 for sale

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How we calculate the suburb Cash Flow Score

The suburb Cash Flow Score is simply the average of all the individual Cash Flow Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

West Melbourne, VIC National
Median
Gross Yield

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.
How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

The suburb Capital Growth Score is simply the average of all the individual Capital Growth Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

West Melbourne, VIC National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.
How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

West Melbourne, VIC National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.

Development Permits for Houses

Building permits are provided for council approved development applications. Where the available permits contain the type of development, date of submission, the date of approval, estimated build cost, estimated development area, builder and materials listed.

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Suburb Information

West Melbourne, VIC 3003

Part of: Melbourne Council No data available

The size of West Melbourne is approximately 6.7 square kilometres. It has 14 parks covering nearly 2.4% of total area. The population of West Melbourne in 2016 was 5515 people. By 2021 the population was 8025 showing a population growth of 45.5% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in West Melbourne is 20-29 years. Households in West Melbourne are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in West Melbourne work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 32.40% of the homes in West Melbourne were owner-occupied compared with 34.50% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Demographic data provided
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Market Trends for West Melbourne   for Houses in last 12 months


There have been 25 Houses sold in West Melbourne in the past 12 months with a median sale price of $920K, down 24.1% annually. It takes on average 36 days to sell with vendor discounting of -6.2%.

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