Aberfeldie vs Gardenvale
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Gardenvale, VIC 3185
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 1, Gardenvale wins 3. 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 | Gardenvale |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | $480K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 2.31% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.80% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | -0.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -7.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Population | 3,925 | 1,019 |
Aberfeldie vs Gardenvale: what the numbers say
For units, Aberfeldie sits at a median of $685K against $480K in Gardenvale, which makes Gardenvale the more affordable unit market and Aberfeldie the pricier one.
On cash flow, Gardenvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.31%, compared with 1.98% in Aberfeldie, a gap of 0.33 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and -0.8% in Gardenvale, so recent momentum favours Aberfeldie, while Gardenvale went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Gardenvale and 1.5% in Aberfeldie, so landlords in Gardenvale 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 1,019, roughly 3.9 times the size of Gardenvale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Gardenvale for rental income, Aberfeldie for recent price momentum, Gardenvale 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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