Footscray, VIC 3011
Maribyrnong City, Victoria
Good to Know
Footscray, VIC 3011 is a high-value house market in the Maribyrnong City Council area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Located about 5 km west of Melbourne CBD, Footscray is home to roughly 17,131 adults across 14,474 dwellings and currently records a vacancy rate of 1.36%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Footscray is exhibiting tight supply with balanced short-term inventory. Stock on Market sits at 0.32% and Inventory at 2.56 months — close to the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +0.6% YoY price growth and -0.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Footscray shows modest capital gains alongside weak rental momentum: prices are up +0.6% over 12 months while rents are down -0.4%. With a gross yield of 3.23% (above the 3% guideline), the market is delivering investor yield but not strong rental upside.
Supply-side signals are supportive of price resilience: Stock on Market is very low at 0.32% and days on market are short at 33 days, while Inventory at 2.56 months sits near the balanced threshold. For a visual of where Footscray sits in the national spectrum, see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap.
Who lives in Footscray — and why it matters for investors
Footscray posts an IRSAD of 1009, indicating socio‑economic conditions above the recommended floor and suggesting a base of consumer demand that supports longer-term property stability. The area has a high renter share (Renter/Owner ratio 56.0%) and a high Units/Houses mix (72.0%), which can increase turnover and rental market volatility for investors focused on cashflow.
Read more about how socio-economic crossover affects property outcomes in our IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Footscray
Suburb-level metrics tell the real story for Footscray: typical house price is $1,061,159, gross yield 3.23%, Stock on Market 0.32%, Inventory 2.56 months and median days on market 33. These detailed figures matter because council‑level averages can mask pockets with very different supply/demand dynamics — decisions should rest on Footscray’s own numbers. See our methodology note on this point in LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable data pack, get the full Footscray data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 60
HtAG’s RCS™ score of 60 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one composite to help match markets to strategy. A mid‑60s composite suggests a balance of upside and risk; investors should review the sub-score breakdown to see whether Footscray better suits a capital growth or income objective.
Learn more about how the RCS™ is built, or open Footscray in HtAG Copilot to inspect the sub-scores and scenario modelling.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.36%: sustained falls below ~1% would increase rental pressure and push yields lower; at the present balanced level rental growth is likely to remain modest unless demand strengthens.
The building approvals ratio — currently 0.27%: this low approvals reading implies constrained new-supply delivery in the near term, which supports price resilience but may limit new rental stock.
The Melbourne cycle phase: a city-wide shift toward recovery or expansion would boost local transaction activity and rental demand in Footscray; conversely, a city-wide downturn would likely reduce short-term price momentum here.
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RCS Breakdown
Footscray'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
Footscray's headline values — $1,061K to buy and $658PW to rent, a 3.22% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 23.89% and rents 53.26% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,061K 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.
$658PW today, with rent growth at (-0.44% YoY) compared to price growth (+0.59%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Footscray in its cycle - and is the 3.22% 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 Footscray's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Footscray 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
Footscray'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
Footscray 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 Footscray 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 Footscray 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 Footscray - 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
Footscray 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 Footscray'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 Footscray has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Footscray 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 Footscray 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 Footscray 3011 VIC is 15,318, with a median age of 34. Of those, 28.73% are married, 11.18% are divorced or separated, 56.48% are single and 3.54% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.1 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $9,184. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,940 which is 21.12% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)