realestate.com.au – Neighbourhood Insights
https://www.realestate.com.au/neighbourhoods
Median prices, market trends, and local school data by suburb.

Domain – Suburb Profiles
https://www.domain.com.au/suburb-profile/
Detailed sales and rental performance by area.

SQM Research
https://sqmresearch.com.au
Weekly vacancy rates, asking prices, and market commentary — useful for assessing risk.

Data & Suburb Research

• property.com.au – Live sales/rental comps, listing history, days on market.
• REA suburb profiles – Median prices, rent medians, turnover, nearby suburbs. https://www.realestate.com.au/neighbourhoods
• Domain suburb profiles – Alternative cut of medians and trends. https://www.domain.com.au/suburb-profile/
• SQM Research (free charts) – Vacancy rate, asking rents, stock on market (trend view). https://www.sqmresearch.com.au/
• Google Maps + Street View – Check powerlines, industrial creep, road noise, slopes, walkability. https://maps.google.com/

Population, demand & forecasts

• .id (Informed Decisions) – Community Profile – Who lives there: age, income, tenure, household size. https://profile.id.com.au/
• .id – Forecast – 5–10 year population and dwelling forecasts. https://forecast.id.com.au/
• ABS – Census, building approvals, population projections (hard numbers). https://www.abs.gov.au/
• data.gov.au – Open datasets (infrastructure, transport, planning layers). https://data.gov.au/

Planning & risk checks (VIC examples; use your state’s equivalent)

• VicPlan – Zoning, overlays (heritage, flood, bushfire), parcel details. https://vicplan.maps.vic.gov.au/
• Melbourne Water – Flood maps – Flood risk overlays and historical flood info. https://www.melbournewater.com.au/planning-and-building/stormwater/flooding-and-drainage/flood-maps
• Bushfire Prone Area Map (VIC) – BAL implications = build/insurance cost flags. https://www.land.vic.gov.au/maps-and-spatial/spatial-data/victorian-bushfire-prone-areas
• EPA Victoria – planning info – Buffers/amenity risks near industry, landfills, noise. https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/environmental-information
• Find your council (links to ePlanning portals) – Check current DAs/permits nearby. https://knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.au/

Finance, tax & rates

• Moneysmart calculators – Borrowing power, repayments, extra repayments, rent vs buy. https://moneysmart.gov.au/
• ATO – Rental properties – What you can/can’t claim; depreciation basics; records. https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Investments-and-assets/Residential-rental-properties/
• RBA – Cash rate statements and data (set your interest-rate assumptions). https://www.rba.gov.au/