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Maribyrnong is an inner-west suburb built around the Maribyrnong River, known for its riverside parkland, walking and cycling trails and a strong sporting presence along the water. The neighbourhood mixes older workers' cottages and weatherboard homes with more recent apartment blocks near the river and the major shopping centre, so you’ll find long-standing locals alongside younger professionals and families. Day-to-day life centres on riverfront recreation, neighbourhood cafés and small shopping strips, and arterial roads and public transport links make access to the wider city straightforward.

About 12,573 people live in Maribyrnong; the median age is 36 and median total household income is $2,020 a week (roughly $105,040 a year). Couples with and without children make up the large majority of families, and around three in five homes are owner-occupied while just under two in five are rented. Local investment includes a major upgrade at the Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre with a 400 square metre splash park, expanded kindergarten facilities at the community centre and work on library options and transitional housing, all of which shape everyday life for residents. Whether it suits you depends on what you’re looking for in a suburb.

On the figures for Maribyrnong, a median house price of $1,067,000 works out to about 10.2 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census (median weekly household income $2,020, or $105,040 a year). A median unit at $470,000 is about 4.5 times that annual household income.

Rents against that same weekly household income look like this: a house rent of $680 a week would take about 33.7% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, while a unit rent of $520 a week would take about 25.7%. On these figures, buying a house sits well above local incomes at the last Census, buying a unit sits somewhat above, and renting a house would take a sizeable share of a typical local household income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

The clearest movement in Maribyrnong over the past year was a strong rise in house values, which climbed 16.4%. Unit values rose more modestly, up 4.1% over the same period. Rents for houses and units both rose modestly, by 4.6% and 4.0% respectively. In other words, houses delivered the stronger capital growth this year while rental income for both property types increased only modestly. Which of those outcomes matters most will depend on your own investment goals and circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.