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2,102 new residents at 2.4 people per household. Implied new households ran ahead of dwelling approvals, a pattern that tends to increase competition for homes (a general pattern, not a forecast).
Reading it: a ratio of 1.05 or more means implied new households ran ahead of dwelling approvals; 0.95 or less means approvals ran ahead; anything between is described as roughly level. New households are implied (new residents divided by the 2021 Census household size), approvals are permits rather than completed homes, and one year is a single reading. The "why it matters" lines describe how markets tend to work in general; they are not a forecast for this market.
Why it matters: More residents mean more households needing homes. Where dwelling approvals do not keep pace with new households, competition for homes and rentals tends to rise.
Why it matters: More local jobs can draw workers who want to live nearby, though many residents work elsewhere. A job base spread across several industries depends less on any single employer.
Why it matters: Hospitals, rail, roads, schools and employment precincts can widen the pool of people who live in and travel to an area, which tends to add to housing demand. Delivered, funded and proposed projects carry different certainty.
Why it matters: When household incomes rise, buyers can bid higher for the same homes, which tends to lift prices where supply is limited. Median figures show the middle of the market, not the spread.
Why it matters: Where an area shifts towards higher-skilled work and renewed town centres, who buys and what they pay can change, a pattern sometimes called gentrification. These items show the evidence on file, not a verdict.
Why it matters: Funding gaps, conflicting sources and dated pages are the places where the evidence is thinner than the headline.
HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026
| In-budget depth | Yield at band | Has the run happened | Vacancy | LGA economy | Market depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 of 32 suburbs at or under $900,000 HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 | 3.54% median in-band house yield HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 | 1yr median 8.97% 5yr average 4.46% HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 | 1.04% median 32 suburbs with data HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 | GRP not captured unemployment not captured profitable sales: not captured for this LGA HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 | 32 suburbs 4,841 house sales, 12 months HtAG API snapshot 30 September 2026 |
| In-band suburb | Median | Yield | Vacancy | Rent pw | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat East | $606,014 | 3.58% | 0.52% | $417 | 2.71% |
| Canadian | $632,886 | 3.52% | 0.65% | $429 | 3.61% |
| Soldiers Hill | $666,058 | 3.51% | 0.47% | $449 | 7.14% |
| Lucas | $683,882 | 3.56% | 2.55% | $468 | 7.06% |
| Ballarat Central | $718,175 | 3.32% | 0.92% | $459 | 4.09% |
1,275 new residents at 2.4 people per household. Dwelling approvals ran ahead of implied new households, a pattern that tends to ease competition for homes (a general pattern, not a forecast).
Reading it: a ratio of 1.05 or more means implied new households ran ahead of dwelling approvals; 0.95 or less means approvals ran ahead; anything between is described as roughly level. New households are implied (new residents divided by the 2021 Census household size), approvals are permits rather than completed homes, and one year is a single reading. The "why it matters" lines describe how markets tend to work in general; they are not a forecast for this market.
Why it matters: More residents mean more households needing homes. Where dwelling approvals do not keep pace with new households, competition for homes and rentals tends to rise.
Why it matters: More local jobs can draw workers who want to live nearby, though many residents work elsewhere. A job base spread across several industries depends less on any single employer.
Why it matters: Hospitals, rail, roads, schools and employment precincts can widen the pool of people who live in and travel to an area, which tends to add to housing demand. Delivered, funded and proposed projects carry different certainty.
Why it matters: When household incomes rise, buyers can bid higher for the same homes, which tends to lift prices where supply is limited. Median figures show the middle of the market, not the spread.
Why it matters: Where an area shifts towards higher-skilled work and renewed town centres, who buys and what they pay can change, a pattern sometimes called gentrification. These items show the evidence on file, not a verdict.
Why it matters: Funding gaps, conflicting sources and dated pages are the places where the evidence is thinner than the headline.
HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026
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| In-budget depth | Yield at band | Has the run happened | Vacancy | LGA economy | Market depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 of 41 suburbs at or under $900,000 HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 3.86% median in-band house yield HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1yr median 7.81% 5yr average 5.44% HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1.63% median 41 suburbs with data HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | GRP not captured unemployment not captured profitable sales: not captured for this LGA HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 41 suburbs 3,331 house sales, 12 months HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 |
| In-band suburb | Median | Yield | Vacancy | Rent pw | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bendigo | $648,381 | 4.69% | 3.45% | $585 | 20.33% |
| Kennington | $678,208 | 3.91% | 0.81% | $510 | 4.72% |
| Epsom | $725,843 | 4.13% | 2.43% | $577 | 12.89% |
| Strathdale | $793,034 | 3.54% | 1.49% | $540 | 4.84% |
| Maiden Gully | $870,111 | 3.42% | 1.81% | $572 | 5.11% |
6,376 new residents at 2.4 people per household. Implied new households and dwelling approvals were roughly level.
Reading it: a ratio of 1.05 or more means implied new households ran ahead of dwelling approvals; 0.95 or less means approvals ran ahead; anything between is described as roughly level. New households are implied (new residents divided by the 2021 Census household size), approvals are permits rather than completed homes, and one year is a single reading. The "why it matters" lines describe how markets tend to work in general; they are not a forecast for this market.
Why it matters: More residents mean more households needing homes. Where dwelling approvals do not keep pace with new households, competition for homes and rentals tends to rise.
Why it matters: More local jobs can draw workers who want to live nearby, though many residents work elsewhere. A job base spread across several industries depends less on any single employer.
Why it matters: Hospitals, rail, roads, schools and employment precincts can widen the pool of people who live in and travel to an area, which tends to add to housing demand. Delivered, funded and proposed projects carry different certainty.
Why it matters: When household incomes rise, buyers can bid higher for the same homes, which tends to lift prices where supply is limited. Median figures show the middle of the market, not the spread.
Why it matters: Where an area shifts towards higher-skilled work and renewed town centres, who buys and what they pay can change, a pattern sometimes called gentrification. These items show the evidence on file, not a verdict.
Why it matters: Funding gaps, conflicting sources and dated pages are the places where the evidence is thinner than the headline.
HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026
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| In-budget depth | Yield at band | Has the run happened | Vacancy | LGA economy | Market depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 of 44 suburbs at or under $900,000 HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 3.38% median in-band house yield HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1yr median 5.52% 5yr average 2.1% HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1.71% median 44 suburbs with data HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | GRP not captured unemployment not captured profitable sales: not captured for this LGA HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 44 suburbs 7,493 house sales, 12 months HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 |
| In-band suburb | Median | Yield | Vacancy | Rent pw | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grovedale | $740,452 | 3.75% | 1.94% | $534 | 4.29% |
| Belmont | $782,090 | 3.54% | 1.56% | $533 | 3.69% |
| Lara | $807,336 | 3.43% | 4.09% | $532 | 4.72% |
| North Geelong | $825,757 | 3.1% | 0.74% | $493 | 4.22% |
| Drysdale | $894,002 | 2.97% | 1.74% | $511 | 0.99% |
HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026
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| In-budget depth | Yield at band | Has the run happened | Vacancy | LGA economy | Market depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 of 28 suburbs at or under $900,000 HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 4.03% median in-band house yield HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1yr median 2.83% 5yr average 4.8% HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1.58% median 28 suburbs with data HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | GRP not captured unemployment not captured profitable sales: not captured for this LGA HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 28 suburbs 1,438 house sales, 12 months HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 |
| In-band suburb | Median | Yield | Vacancy | Rent pw | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coongulla | $509,752 | 3.86% | 2.7% | $378 | -5.26% |
| Briagolong | $557,232 | 3.67% | 1.56% | $393 | -1.26% |
| Maffra | $571,841 | 4.23% | 0.78% | $465 | 5.68% |
| Cowwarr | $622,649 | 3.67% | 6.25% | $440 | 3.04% |
| Toongabbie | $720,523 | 3.32% | 5.88% | $460 | 16.12% |
HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026
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| In-budget depth | Yield at band | Has the run happened | Vacancy | LGA economy | Market depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 of 17 suburbs at or under $900,000 HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 4.06% median in-band house yield HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 1yr median 1.05% 5yr average 5.55% HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 0.89% median 17 suburbs with data HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | GRP not captured unemployment not captured profitable sales: not captured for this LGA HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 | 17 suburbs 711 house sales, 12 months HtAG API snapshot 31 October 2026 |
| In-band suburb | Median | Yield | Vacancy | Rent pw | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongala | $523,597 | 4.06% | 0.46% | $409 | 0.49% |
| Echuca | $628,895 | 4.6% | 0.89% | $556 | 3.15% |
| Waranga Shores | $654,815 | 3.65% | 4.35% | $460 | -0.22% |
| Colbinabbin | $731,700 | n/a | 0% | n/a | n/a |
| Bamawm | $844,849 | n/a | 2.78% | n/a | n/a |
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