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Ferntree Gully (VIC) property development snapshot

GoSiteHunt Research · Victoria · Outer Eastern Melbourne · sales Apr-Jun 2025 · rents moving annual median, year to Sep 2025

$897,100
Median house price · Apr-Jun 2025
+3.1%
Median change, year on year
88
House sales in the period
$600/wk
Median rent · 3-bed houses
3.5%
Indicative gross yield

Median rents by bedroom

Type1-bed2-bed3-bed4+ bedAll
House$518/wk (20 bonds)$600/wk (198 bonds)$720/wk (74 bonds)
Unit$520/wk (65 bonds)$580/wk (53 bonds)

Bond-lodgement medians from the Homes Victoria Rental Report, Victorian Government (CC BY 4.0), moving annual median, year to Sep 2025. "Low sample" = the count is masked or small at source; treat those medians with care.

What the data suggests for developers.

Gross yield around 3.5% is thin — projects in Ferntree Gully lean on end values, not rent. Sell-down schemes (subdivide-and-sell, build-and-sell) fit the profile better than holds financed on rental income. The median is broadly flat year-on-year (+3.1% on 88 sales) — flat tape rewards accurate buying, because there is no rising market to bail out an overpaid site. Rental depth is genuine: 198 bonds behind the headline median means the rent figure is an observed market, not a handful of tenancies. All of the above is area-level screening, not advice: a specific parcel lives or dies on zoning, overlays, frontage, and the end value of what it can actually carry.

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Granularity & method.

Suburb-level sale medians from the Valuer-General's quarterly series (published in arrears). Rents are Homes Victoria bond medians, published for grouped suburb areas — where shown, the rent row names the group. Indicative gross yield = headline weekly bond median × 52 ÷ sale median — a screening ratio, not a valuation input.

Sources: Victorian Property Sales Report, Valuer-General Victoria / DTP (CC BY 4.0) · Homes Victoria Rental Report, Victorian Government (CC BY 4.0) · Indicative screening data — not financial, investment, valuation or planning advice. Area medians can move sharply between periods, especially on thin samples. © Madison Jade Pty Ltd.