Melbourne pre-inspection liveability reports
Know the place before you inspect.
Fast, free address reports for Melbourne renters and owner-occupiers.
Score an address
See the score, watch-outs and what to verify before you inspect.
Fast, free address reports for Melbourne renters and owner-occupiers.
Type one exact address or use the pin to try your current location.
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Free report with verdict, watch-outs and what to verify.
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Every address gets a Life Score — a single number built from transport frequency, school catchments, safety, walkability, cafés, and more. All real government data, scored at street level.
We built Placio because the biggest decisions about where to live are usually made with the least useful information. Suburb averages, agent descriptions, a Saturday-morning inspection. We score every address across 8 categories using real government data — here's what a report looks like.
Sample of what you'll see
Decide faster, before the Saturday inspection.
Placio helps Melbourne renters and owner-occupiers judge one exact address before they spend time, energy or money inspecting it.
Transport
Real service frequency and stop distance.
Schools
Exact catchment and ICSEA for the address.
Cafes & Dining
Rated venues within walking distance.
Safety
Street-level crime context across Melbourne.
Placio helps you choose where to live, not predict property growth.
Plan your move
Go deeper once a place looks worth your time.
Import a listing
Paste a Domain or realestate.com.au link and decide if it is worth inspecting.
School catchment tool
Check the exact school, boundary context and what to verify before signing.
Two commutes BETA
Find suburbs that work for both journeys, not just one.
Alerts
Get notified when new listings match your brief.
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Transit frequency and travel times from PTV data.
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Ranked by Crime Statistics Agency data.
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How catchments work and where demand is highest.
Read guide →Frequently asked questions
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Is Placio free to use? expand_more
Yes - generating an address profile is free. Enter any Melbourne address and get a full data-driven report at no cost. Both address profiles and Find My Area suburb results are completely free to use.
How is the Life Score calculated? expand_more
The Life Score is a weighted blend of eight daily signals: transport, schools, safety, cafes, dining, commute, parks and affordability. You can adjust the weighting later if you want more detail.
What data sources does Placio use? expand_more
Placio combines multiple datasets: live PTV timetables for transport frequencies, ACARA and Victorian catchment data for schools, ABS Census 2021 for demographics, Crime Statistics Agency Victoria for crime rates, VicPlan for planning overlays, OpenStreetMap and melbdata for amenities, Google Places for venue ratings, NBN address lookup data, and Victorian rental and sale datasets.
Why does street-level data matter more than suburb averages? expand_more
Suburb averages hide enormous variation. Two houses 500 metres apart in the same suburb can be in different school catchment zones, on completely different tram lines, under different planning overlays, and have meaningfully different crime exposure. Placio analyses data at the address level so you get an accurate picture of the specific property you're considering - not a blurred average of the surrounding 10,000 residents.