Aberfeldie vs Dunkeld
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Dunkeld, VIC 3294
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 1, Dunkeld wins 2. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.
| Metric | Aberfeldie | Dunkeld |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 4.94% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 2.82% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | -4.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,925 | 688 |
Aberfeldie vs Dunkeld: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Dunkeld leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.94%, compared with 1.98% in Aberfeldie, a gap of 2.96 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and -4.1% in Dunkeld (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Aberfeldie, while Dunkeld went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Dunkeld and 1.5% in Aberfeldie, so landlords in Dunkeld face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Aberfeldie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,925 against 688, roughly 6 times the size of Dunkeld; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dunkeld for rental income, Aberfeldie for recent price momentum, Dunkeld for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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