Suburb brief · Altona North VIC 3025
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60/100
82%
4.8%
Updated May 2026
Thesis
Altona North VIC 3025 is summarised from maintained observations only. The call weighs market pressure, local profile, dwelling mix and risk without filling gaps from weaker substitutes.
Vacancy is 0.7%, inside the tight-rental threshold.
Vacancy rate · Updated May 2026Median household income is $1,695/wk.
Household income (median) · Updated May 2026Census median rent was $400/wk at the last Census.
Median rent (Census) · Updated May 20262 mapped local places sit within 1km.
Local places within 1km · Updated May 2026Gross yield is 4.8%, above the 4.0% income floor.
Gross yield · unit · Updated May 2026Renter share is 30.7%, showing the depth of the tenant pool.
Renter share · Updated May 2026Market snapshot
$725k
What this means: Use this as the local unit-price benchmark before judging an apartment or townhouse. Compare the exact property against recent nearby sales.
$1.02M
What this means: Use this as the local house-price benchmark. A property well above this needs a clear land, condition, school-zone or scarcity reason.
Recent news & DA activity
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Drill-down suburb report · 174 metrics across 3 research stages
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VIC · 3025
Overall fit
60
out of 100
This report shows 174 maintained signals. Updated May 2026.
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Updated May 2026 · Not financial advice. General information only.
Compass
Your read on Altona North
Altona North is on the edge — some signals strong, others soft. 174 of 174 signals maintained.
Before you inspect
A first suburb-level screen for hazards, safety, and community signals that could change whether this area stays on your shortlist. Verify the exact address before making an offer.
4 checks
Stage 1 · Strategy
12 signals grouped into 1 profile plus 1 standalone card: 12 maintained.Numbers that set your price band, cash-flow expectations, and portfolio shape.
Stage 2 · Suburbs
147 signals grouped into 19 profiles plus 4 standalone cards: 147 maintained.The signals the Scout weighs when narrowing your shortlist.
Stage 3 · Property
15 signals grouped into 2 profiles: 15 maintained.The numbers that tell you which streets and property profiles fit your criteria.
Editorial brief
Altona North VIC 3025 is summarised from maintained observations only. The call weighs market pressure, local profile, dwelling mix and risk without filling gaps from weaker substitutes.
The drill-down carries 174 populated metrics across 3 research stages, with thin or missing fields left explicit.
Last reviewed May 2026. Use this as the suburb screen, then confirm street, building and listing-specific facts before acting.
Frequently asked
Altona North is a suburb in VIC (postcode 3025) , sitting roughly 13.1 km from the Melbourne CBD.
The median house price in Altona North VIC 3025 is $1.02M based on the most recent twelve-month sales record. Unit and apartment medians track separately and may sit materially below the house figure depending on the dwelling mix in the suburb.
Gross rental yield on houses in Altona North VIC 3025 sits at 3.4% based on current rents against the prevailing median sale price. That is below the income-investor threshold most buyers use as a screening floor — the suburb leans capital-growth rather than cashflow.
The vacancy rate in Altona North VIC 3025 is 0.7% on the most recent observation. Anything under 1.5% is a tight rental market with rapid re-letting and limited tenant choice.
Altona North VIC 3025 scores in the upper-mid range for investor fit on the maintained Compass scorecard (60/100). The score weighs price growth, rental yield, vacancy, supply pressure, demographic momentum and risk overlays together, so a single suburb can sit high overall and still be the wrong fit for a specific brief — confirm against your buyer profile before acting.
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$669
What this means: Use this to sense holding comfort and tenant depth. It still needs expenses, vacancy and lending costs before it becomes a cashflow view.
0.7%
TightWhat this means: Lower vacancy usually means tighter rental demand. Very low numbers can move quickly, so use this with rent trend and stock-on-market.
Livability