Glenelg · 3311
Casterton, VIC
87% under your cap, 4.3% gross yield.
NextSuburb scoreTier D
32Below trend
Median house
$195k
5y growth
5.4%/yr
Gross yield
4.3%
Vacancy
2.4%
Thin market · ~2k residentsLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~13 sales/yr) can distort medians. Treat the score with caution and weight the eight-signal breakdown over the headline number.
Eight-signal breakdown
Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.
- Capital growth (5y)5.4%/yr54/100
- Population growth+7.8% (5y)78/100
- Supply tightening+5.0% YoY25/100
- Rental yield4.3%85/100
- Rental demand2.4% vacancy40/100
- Income growth+13.0% (5y)52/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability87% under cap87/100
Why this score
Casterton scores 32/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 4.3% gross rental yield and 7.8% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: population of 1,673 makes the market illiquid.
Drivers
- Budget headroom87% under cap
- Rental yield4.3%
- Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Risks
- Only 1,673 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
- No major construction project in this state
Nearest infrastructure
Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub302.8 km away
Approved · $13.0bn · completion 2033
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
Comparable suburbs
Three VIC suburbs in the same budget band with the closest NextSuburb scores.
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