Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
Melbourne City, Victoria
Good to Know
Port Melbourne, VIC 3207 is a high-value house market in the Port Phillip area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital-growth submarket. Located about 3 km south-west of Melbourne CBD, Port Melbourne is home to roughly 17,633 adults across 12,575 dwellings and records a vacancy rate of 1.58%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Port Melbourne is exhibiting tight listing supply with balanced rental conditions. Stock on Market sits at 0.2% and Inventory at 2.26 months — slightly below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +1.8% YoY price growth and +1.6% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Port Melbourne shows modest capital gains +1.8% and similarly modest rent growth +1.6%, while gross rental yield sits below common investor thresholds at 2.91%. That combination points to a market where capital appreciation, not cashflow, is the primary return driver.
At the same time, ultra-low Stock on Market (0.2%) and a quick median days-on-market (21 days) indicate tightly-held listings—a supply-side support for prices even if growth is currently mild. Compare these signals on the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Port Melbourne — and why it matters for investors
Port Melbourne records an IRSAD of 1083, indicating an advantaged socio-economic profile that typically supports long-term price resilience; see our IRSAD Crossover study for how affluence correlates with cycle behaviour. The renter/owner split is a neutral 43.0% renters, but a high units/houses mix at 64.0% means the suburb contains a large apartment stock—important for turnover, tenant demand patterns and yield expectations.
Why suburb-level data matters for Port Melbourne
Council-level averages can hide pockets like Port Melbourne; decisions should rest on the suburb’s own metrics. Here the suburb shows a typical house price of $1,755,104, a gross yield of 2.91%, Stock on Market 0.2%, Inventory 2.26 months and median days-on-market 21 days. Those specific figures tell a different story than any broad council average might—so use suburb-level metrics to match strategy and holding period.
Read more on why fine-grain analysis matters in our LGA vs Suburb research and download the full Port Melbourne data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 36
The HtAG RCS™ (36) bundles three independent dimensions—risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience—into a single composite so you can quickly assess fit with your strategy. For investors, the sub-score breakdown (risk vs growth vs cashflow) matters more than the headline number when choosing hold period or finance structure; learn how the RCS™ is built. To explore the full metric set, open Port Melbourne in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 1.58%: sustained balanced vacancy near this level over 12–24 months typically means stable rental conditions with limited near-term upside for yields; a move below 1% would lift rents faster.
building approvals ratio — currently 0.0%: effectively no new approvals signals constrained future supply, a structural tailwind for values if demand holds.
Melbourne cycle phase: a city-wide shift into a stronger expansionary phase would strengthen local momentum in Port Melbourne, while a broader slowing would likely cap price growth despite tight local supply.
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RCS Breakdown
Port Melbourne's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Port Melbourne's headline values — $1,755K to buy and $981PW to rent, a 2.9% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 16.82% and rents 18.60% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,755K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$981PW today, with rent growth at (+1.55% YoY) compared to price growth (+1.81%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Port Melbourne in its cycle - and is the 2.9% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Port Melbourne's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Port Melbourne carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Port Melbourne's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Port Melbourne can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Port Melbourne genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Port Melbourne prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Port Melbourne - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Port Melbourne looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Port Melbourne's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Port Melbourne has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Port Melbourne shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Port Melbourne has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Port Melbourne 3207 VIC is 15,199, with a median age of 42. Of those, 39.25% are married, 14.68% are divorced or separated, 42.17% are single and 3.90% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.1 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $13,056. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,500 which is 19.15% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)