Lakes Entrance, VIC
14.0%/yr capital growth, population +7.8% (5y).
About Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance is a suburb of the East Gippsland council area in Victoria, about 266 km east of the Melbourne CBD. Over the last five years house prices have compounded at 14.0%/yr; gross yield is currently ~2.3% and vacancy 2.4%. Population has grown 7.8% over five years and household income 13.0%, both factored into the 54/100 NextSuburb score.
Eight-signal breakdown
Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.
- Capital growth (5y)14.0%/yr100/100
- Population growth+7.8% (5y)78/100
- Supply tightening+5.0% YoY25/100
- Rental yield2.3%45/100
- Rental demand2.4% vacancy40/100
- Income growth+13.0% (5y)52/100
- Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline0/100
- Affordability61% under cap61/100
Why this score
Lakes Entrance scores 54/100 (Average). The two strongest signals: 14.0%/yr capital growth over five years and 7.8% population growth over five years. The standout watch-out: gross yield of 2.3% leaves modest cashflow.
- Capital growth14.0%/yr
- Population growth+7.8% (5y)
- Budget headroom61% under cap
- Thin gross yield (2.3%)
- No major construction project in this state
Nearest infrastructure
Construction · $5.0bn · completion 2035
Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.
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60-month score history
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