Aberfeldie vs Halls Gap
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Halls Gap, VIC 3381
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 0, Halls Gap wins 4. 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 | Halls Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | $445K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 3.63% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.44% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | +2.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Population | 3,925 | 495 |
Aberfeldie vs Halls Gap: what the numbers say
For units, Aberfeldie sits at a median of $685K against $445K in Halls Gap, which makes Halls Gap the more affordable unit market and Aberfeldie the pricier one.
On cash flow, Halls Gap leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.63%, compared with 1.98% in Aberfeldie, a gap of 1.65 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and +2.8% in Halls Gap (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Halls Gap, while Aberfeldie went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Halls Gap and 1.5% in Aberfeldie, so landlords in Halls Gap 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 495, roughly 8 times the size of Halls Gap; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Halls Gap for rental income, Halls Gap for recent price momentum, Halls Gap 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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