Aberfeldie vs Mount Rowan
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Mount Rowan, VIC 3352
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 2, Mount Rowan wins 1. 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 | Mount Rowan |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 3.42% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | -1.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Population | 3,925 | 295 |
Aberfeldie vs Mount Rowan: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Mount Rowan leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.42%, compared with 1.98% in Aberfeldie, a gap of 1.44 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and -1.5% in Mount Rowan, so recent momentum favours Aberfeldie, while Mount Rowan went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Aberfeldie and 1.7% in Mount Rowan, so landlords in Aberfeldie 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 295, roughly 13 times the size of Mount Rowan; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Rowan for rental income, Aberfeldie for recent price momentum, Aberfeldie 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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