Greater Melbourne Suburbs

Motivation Score reflects seller negotiation openness: price drops, auction passed-in, stale listings, and days on market — matching the NSW methodology. Score 7+ = strong buyer leverage.

Top Schools: Bang for Your Buck

Top 25 by education value (NAPLAN percentile ÷ median price)

Truganina

NAPLAN 484.5 · Value Score 13.8 (3BR apt)

$540,000

1 active apartment listing

Bell Post Hill

NAPLAN 503.4 · Value Score 12.5

$705,000

7 active house listings

Surrey Hills

NAPLAN 490.5 · Value Score 11.8 (3BR apt)

$675,000

1 active apartment listing

Corio

NAPLAN 472.9 · Value Score 11.6

$550,000

12 active house listings

Donvale

NAPLAN 507.4 · Value Score 11.2

$799,000

1 active house listing

Macleod

NAPLAN 500.2 · Value Score 11.0

$785,000

1 active house listing

Essendon North

NAPLAN 497.1 · Value Score 11.0

$770,000

1 active house listing

Albanvale

NAPLAN 477.4 · Value Score 10.8

$625,000

1 active house listing

Caroline Springs

NAPLAN 486.8 · Value Score 10.8

$707,500

8 active house listings

St Kilda East

NAPLAN 508.7 · Value Score 10.8

$835,000

1 active house listing

Tarneit

NAPLAN 470.3 · Value Score 10.6

$574,000

3 active house listings

Seabrook

NAPLAN 498.1 · Value Score 10.4

$815,000

1 active house listing

Southbank

NAPLAN 528.9 · Value Score 10.3 (3BR apt)

$925,000

2 active apartment listings

Ringwood East

NAPLAN 498.1 · Value Score 10.3

$825,000

3 active house listings

Burwood

NAPLAN 537.5 · Value Score 10.3 (3BR apt)

$940,000

1 active apartment listing

Tyabb

NAPLAN 481.2 · Value Score 10.1 (3BR apt)

$705,000

1 active apartment listing

Montmorency

NAPLAN 481.7 · Value Score 9.8

$730,000

1 active house listing

Doreen

NAPLAN 476.4 · Value Score 9.4

$715,000

1 active house listing

Berwick

NAPLAN 480.8 · Value Score 9.1

$777,750

10 active house listings

West Footscray

NAPLAN 491.8 · Value Score 9.1

$890,000

1 active house listing

Highton

NAPLAN 483.6 · Value Score 9.0

$814,500

10 active house listings

South Morang

NAPLAN 476.2 · Value Score 9.0

$745,000

3 active house listings

Caulfield North

NAPLAN 490.8 · Value Score 8.9 (3BR apt)

$897,500

1 active apartment listing

Aspendale Gardens

NAPLAN 485.8 · Value Score 8.8

$860,000

1 active house listing

Viewbank

NAPLAN 494.1 · Value Score 8.7

$945,000

1 active house listing

Bang for Your Buck ranks suburbs by: lowest 3BR house asking-price median across active listings, combined with NAPLAN school-score percentiles. Higher value = better education value. Where a suburb has no 3BR house listed, its 3BR apartment asking median is used instead and marked (3BR apt). Asking-price medians are not verified sale medians; listing counts are shown for each row.

VIC Suburb Negotiation Signals

11,833 properties · 396 suburbs · Updated 06/11/2026

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All Greater Melbourne Suburbs by LGA

384 suburbs across 36 LGAs · 12 unreconciled

Casey(22 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Berwick	9.1	8.0	125
Narre Warren South	7.9	6.0	26
Endeavour Hills	7.7	8.3	40
Clyde North	6.7	7.6	138
Hallam	6.3	0.9	10
Cranbourne	5.8	6.2	47
Doveton	5.7	2.7	25
Cranbourne North	5.3	7.0	32
Cranbourne South	4.9	0.6	10
Narre Warren	4.6	7.8	66
Cranbourne West	4.0	4.9	24
Hampton Park	3.4	7.5	44
Clyde	3.1	6.8	41
Cranbourne East	—	5.0	47
Narre Warren North	—	4.0	26
Lynbrook	—	2.9	17
Botanic Ridge	—	0.7	6
Lyndhurst	—	0.6	11
Tooradin	—	0.4	7
Pearcedale	—	0.2	4
Harkaway	—	0.2	5
Devon Meadows	—	—	—

Greater Geelong(22 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Bell Post Hill	12.5	2.2	14
Corio	11.6	8.4	66
Highton	9.0	7.6	65
Geelong	7.4	3.8	45
Leopold	7.4	3.8	32
Belmont	7.0	7.4	60
Geelong West	6.8	1.0	14
Manifold Heights	6.6	0.5	6
East Geelong	5.6	0.2	4
Lara	4.5	4.6	53
Grovedale	4.3	4.2	22
Newcomb	4.3	—	2
Hamlyn Heights	4.1	0.9	15
Bell Park	3.6	0.4	4
Norlane	3.5	8.3	68
Moolap	2.0	0.3	9
Armstrong Creek	—	7.9	38
Mount Duneed	—	3.5	21
Lovely Banks	—	1.5	16
Whittington	—	0.1	7
South Geelong	—	—	—
Ceres	—	—	—

Wyndham(8 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Truganina	13.8	7.4	79
Tarneit	10.6	8.2	120
Manor Lakes	6.9	2.6	32
Wyndham Vale	6.4	7.5	54
Werribee	6.0	6.7	69
Point Cook	—	8.3	77
Hoppers Crossing	—	6.7	31
Mambourin	—	2.0	16

Mornington Peninsula(18 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Tyabb	10.1	0.4	5
Capel Sound	7.1	5.0	25
Rosebud	4.9	7.4	73
Tootgarook	4.2	0.8	13
Dromana	3.7	5.9	63
Rye	3.3	7.3	50
Bittern	3.1	0.1	5
Mornington	2.0	7.4	66
Somers	1.8	0.3	7
Hastings	1.3	1.1	13
Mount Eliza	—	5.6	52
Mount Martha	—	3.2	24
Sorrento	—	2.2	16
Somerville	—	1.7	14
Balnarring	—	0.5	11
Crib Point	—	—	—
Moorooduc	—	—	4
Baxter	—	—	1

Manningham(9 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Donvale	11.2	3.7	41
Doncaster	6.9	8.3	113
Bulleen	6.3	6.1	46
Templestowe Lower	5.1	4.9	39
Warrandyte	1.8	3.3	24
Doncaster East	—	7.8	93
Templestowe	—	6.8	52
Park Orchards	—	0.8	7
Wonga Park	—	0.4	7

Melbourne(7 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Southbank	10.3	7.1	54
Docklands	4.5	8.4	105
Carlton	1.9	5.9	32
Melbourne	—	8.0	177
North Melbourne	—	5.0	34
Parkville	—	1.2	12
Kensington	—	0.1	7

Boroondara(12 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Surrey Hills	11.8	2.1	19
Kew	5.9	6.3	54
Ashburton	5.6	0.7	8
Glen Iris	4.7	5.2	48
Balwyn North	4.4	8.3	50
Camberwell	—	6.8	50
Hawthorn East	—	7.9	42
Balwyn	—	5.9	38
Hawthorn	—	5.6	64
Canterbury	—	1.6	17
Kew East	—	0.4	8
Deepdene	—	0.1	3

Greater Dandenong(8 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Noble Park North	8.1	2.8	15
Springvale South	5.0	2.7	19
Springvale	4.8	6.4	75
Dandenong North	4.4	4.0	25
Dandenong	3.0	7.3	85
Noble Park	—	7.5	102
Keysborough	—	7.0	52
Bangholme	—	0.2	4

Bayside(8 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Highett	5.2	5.7	43
Beaumaris	4.4	7.7	51
Sandringham	3.8	8.2	52
Black Rock	2.2	2.3	18
Hampton	—	7.8	59
Brighton East	—	7.7	42
Brighton	—	7.0	88
Hampton East	—	5.1	23

Kingston(16 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Aspendale Gardens	8.8	0.2	4
Chelsea Heights	7.7	—	2
Edithvale	6.9	6.5	29
Parkdale	6.9	6.9	39
Dingley Village	6.8	4.0	19
Bonbeach	6.7	1.2	13
Moorabbin	5.8	2.3	19
Cheltenham	5.8	6.7	33
Chelsea	5.7	4.8	24
Aspendale	5.0	6.2	34
Mentone	4.8	7.8	48
Clayton South	4.3	4.6	35
Patterson Lakes	4.2	2.4	15
Mordialloc	3.9	8.6	44
Carrum	—	0.7	10
Clarinda	—	0.4	7

Merri-bek(9 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Brunswick West	7.2	4.5	31
Oak Park	6.2	6.3	28
Pascoe Vale South	6.2	1.7	14
Pascoe Vale	5.7	7.5	55
Fawkner	5.5	6.8	33
Coburg	5.1	5.9	68
Glenroy	—	7.9	73
Brunswick East	—	5.0	43
Hadfield	—	3.2	25

Stonnington(7 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Malvern East	5.2	5.6	49
Malvern	2.6	3.2	28
South Yarra	—	6.9	119
Toorak	—	5.4	77
Prahran	—	5.1	55
Windsor	—	2.6	18
Armadale	—	1.2	20

Knox(11 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Upper Ferntree Gully	8.6	0.5	5
Boronia	7.5	8.1	67
Rowville	7.2	8.6	59
Wantirna	7.2	6.1	30
The Basin	6.8	0.9	6
Knoxfield	5.1	2.9	20
Ferntree Gully	5.0	7.8	60
Bayswater	4.2	4.5	26
Lysterfield	3.9	5.8	26
Scoresby	—	1.4	15
Wantirna South	—	7.8	45

Melton(18 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Caroline Springs	10.8	8.0	50
Diggers Rest	8.4	1.9	21
Burnside Heights	7.9	0.7	5
Brookfield	6.8	3.6	18
Aintree	6.3	3.7	18
Melton South	6.1	4.5	22
Melton West	5.7	2.9	16
Thornhill Park	3.6	6.7	32
Deanside	2.7	7.7	35
Harkness	2.5	3.0	18
Strathtulloh	1.9	2.1	14
Melton	—	4.1	23
Rockbank	—	4.1	25
Weir Views	—	2.4	16
Eynesbury	—	2.2	15
Taylors Hill	—	2.1	14
Burnside	—	1.5	9
Toolern Vale	—	0.2	3

Darebin(7 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Preston	7.4	6.9	89
Thornbury	5.0	4.2	32
Reservoir	4.6	7.1	130
Northcote	4.3	5.4	57
Alphington	—	1.5	25
Kingsbury	—	0.7	7
Fairfield	—	0.3	11

Hume(15 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Dallas	7.0	1.5	12
Mickleham	6.7	5.2	48
Kalkallo	6.3	1.4	17
Sunbury	4.8	6.0	107
Tullamarine	4.0	—	2
Craigieburn	3.9	3.0	34
Broadmeadows	3.7	7.1	42
Meadow Heights	3.5	0.8	12
Roxburgh Park	—	0.9	15
Greenvale	—	6.0	40
Jacana	—	1.2	8
Westmeadows	—	0.1	4
Campbellfield	—	0.1	3
Coolaroo	—	—	1
Gladstone Park	—	—	1

Whittlesea(11 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Doreen	9.4	2.4	19
South Morang	9.0	5.4	34
Bundoora	8.0	7.9	70
Mill Park	7.1	6.8	33
Epping	6.3	3.4	24
Donnybrook	4.8	4.6	41
Lalor	3.7	0.7	12
Thomastown	3.4	1.1	11
Wollert	—	6.4	60
Mernda	—	2.7	19
Whittlesea	—	0.5	8

Brimbank(17 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Albanvale	10.8	1.8	13
Kings Park	8.6	2.1	11
Taylors Lakes	8.6	6.4	26
Delahey	5.1	0.7	6
Albion	5.0	1.1	7
Cairnlea	5.0	1.5	15
Sunshine North	4.8	7.6	34
Deer Park	4.7	5.7	26
Ardeer	3.3	0.6	6
Sunshine	3.2	2.1	15
St Albans	—	8.1	84
Sunshine West	—	5.0	22
Keilor Downs	—	0.9	11
Sydenham	—	4.1	20
Keilor	—	2.2	13
Kealba	—	0.7	6
Derrimut	—	0.6	7

Monash(10 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Oakleigh	7.9	5.7	21
Mulgrave	7.2	3.3	17
Oakleigh East	7.1	2.2	14
Hughesdale	5.7	1.6	17
Clayton	3.8	4.4	38
Ashwood	3.2	1.3	16
Mount Waverley	—	7.2	67
Glen Waverley	—	5.9	67
Wheelers Hill	—	3.4	24
Oakleigh South	—	2.7	20

Cardinia(8 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Officer	6.3	8.2	69
Emerald	6.2	2.4	14
Pakenham	5.6	8.4	125
Gembrook	4.6	2.1	14
Beaconsfield	2.8	6.2	42
Cockatoo	1.9	1.6	7
Beaconsfield Upper	—	0.2	4
Cardinia	—	—	2

Moonee Valley(12 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Essendon North	11.0	0.7	11
Keilor East	6.9	6.7	29
Airport West	5.7	2.4	25
Flemington	2.6	0.7	17
Essendon	—	7.5	43
Strathmore	—	6.7	27
Ascot Vale	—	5.2	30
Niddrie	—	3.7	19
Moonee Ponds	—	5.0	50
Avondale Heights	—	1.8	14
Aberfeldie	—	0.3	5
Travancore	—	—	2

Frankston(8 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Langwarrin	7.6	3.2	23
Frankston South	5.9	6.3	31
Skye	4.1	0.5	9
Seaford	4.1	6.7	45
Frankston North	2.0	2.0	15
Frankston	—	7.6	114
Carrum Downs	—	5.9	26
Langwarrin South	—	—	4

Whitehorse(14 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Burwood	10.3	3.1	20
Mont Albert	7.1	0.9	10
Box Hill North	7.0	1.2	12
Blackburn South	6.1	2.6	14
Blackburn	6.0	3.4	22
Box Hill South	5.6	2.9	17
Mitcham	—	8.5	38
Box Hill	—	5.3	59
Burwood East	—	1.6	10
Nunawading	—	2.2	17
Vermont South	—	2.0	13
Vermont	—	1.1	13
Forest Hill	—	1.1	8
Blackburn North	—	0.7	7

Maroondah(10 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Ringwood East	10.3	7.6	28
Ringwood	8.3	7.1	71
Heathmont	5.8	3.5	19
Croydon	4.9	8.5	73
Bayswater North	4.6	3.2	15
Warranwood	—	0.9	9
Ringwood North	—	0.7	10
Croydon North	—	0.7	11
Croydon South	—	0.5	7
Croydon Hills	—	0.3	4

Port Phillip(7 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
St Kilda East	10.8	1.1	16
Elwood	4.9	1.5	44
South Melbourne	4.5	3.7	33
Port Melbourne	3.3	4.7	47
St Kilda	2.9	6.8	56
Albert Park	—	1.4	11
Middle Park	—	0.6	10

Glen Eira(9 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Caulfield North	8.9	2.4	18
Glen Huntly	6.9	0.3	7
Caulfield South	6.8	1.9	15
Bentleigh East	6.4	7.4	62
Bentleigh	6.0	6.0	40
Carnegie	5.8	5.7	31
Elsternwick	—	3.5	23
Murrumbeena	—	1.3	11
Ormond	—	1.1	10

Yarra(7 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Clifton Hill	4.8	0.5	8
Carlton North	4.0	3.5	22
Richmond	3.9	6.9	63
Fitzroy North	—	7.5	43
Abbotsford	—	5.0	33
Collingwood	—	2.2	20
Fitzroy	—	2.1	23

Banyule(16 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Macleod	11.0	0.7	10
Montmorency	9.8	0.2	5
Viewbank	8.7	1.6	11
Greensborough	8.0	1.6	16
Rosanna	5.3	2.7	18
Heidelberg	5.1	2.4	22
Heidelberg West	3.6	5.0	29
Ivanhoe	1.9	5.1	35
Ivanhoe East	—	1.3	12
Watsonia	—	0.3	6
Lower Plenty	—	0.2	5
Watsonia North	—	0.1	3
Bellfield	—	0.1	3
Briar Hill	—	—	1
Yallambie	—	—	1
St Helena	—	—	2

Maribyrnong(6 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
West Footscray	9.1	2.5	12
Yarraville	5.9	4.9	31
Braybrook	5.1	7.8	37
Footscray	4.4	7.9	46
Kingsville	4.2	0.9	8
Maribyrnong	—	6.3	41

Yarra Ranges(26 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Montrose	7.6	0.4	5
Mooroolbark	7.3	8.6	30
Mount Evelyn	7.0	0.7	8
Kilsyth	3.4	4.0	20
Seville	1.4	0.3	4
Lilydale	—	8.2	49
Chirnside Park	—	1.7	13
Wandin North	—	1.0	8
Macclesfield	—	1.0	6
Belgrave	—	0.6	4
Olinda	—	0.3	5
Monbulk	—	0.2	3
Silvan	—	0.2	4
Belgrave South	—	0.1	3
Upwey	—	0.1	3
Belgrave Heights	—	—	—
Tecoma	—	—	—
The Patch	—	—	—
Selby	—	—	—
Mount Dandenong	—	—	—
Ferny Creek	—	—	1
Sassafras	—	—	—
Kallista	—	—	1
Coldstream	—	—	—
Menzies Creek	—	—	—
Yering	—	—	1

Hobsons Bay(10 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Seabrook	10.4	0.7	7
Altona	5.6	2.8	36
Spotswood	5.4	0.2	7
Altona Meadows	5.0	4.2	24
Newport	3.1	1.4	17
Laverton	—	1.4	15
Altona North	—	5.2	32
Seaholme	—	0.6	6
Williamstown	—	0.4	9
Brooklyn	—	0.3	3

Mitchell(2 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Beveridge	2.9	3.9	36
Wallan	2.4	7.3	59

Moorabool(2 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Darley	2.0	3.0	25
Bacchus Marsh	—	1.6	21

Nillumbik(10 suburbs)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Eltham North	8.2	0.1	3
Eltham	7.2	1.8	19
Diamond Creek	7.0	0.5	8
Research	—	0.2	4
Yarrambat	—	—	—
Kangaroo Ground	—	—	—
Panton Hill	—	—	—
Wattle Glen	—	—	2
Hurstbridge	—	—	—
Cottles Bridge	—	—	1

East Gippsland(1 suburb)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Hillside	4.3	5.5	37

Golden Plains(1 suburb)

Suburb	Bang for Buck	Seller Score	Listings
Newtown	7.6	5.8	32