Aberfeldie vs Mount Taylor
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Mount Taylor, VIC 3875
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 1, Mount Taylor 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 | Mount Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | $390K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 3.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 5.22% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | +0.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 5.7% |
| Population | 3,925 | 330 |
Aberfeldie vs Mount Taylor: what the numbers say
For units, Aberfeldie sits at a median of $685K against $390K in Mount Taylor, which makes Mount Taylor the more affordable unit market and Aberfeldie the pricier one.
On cash flow, Mount Taylor leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.01%, compared with 1.98% in Aberfeldie, a gap of 1.03 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and +0.0% in Mount Taylor, so recent momentum favours Mount Taylor, while Aberfeldie went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Aberfeldie and 5.7% in Mount Taylor, 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 330, roughly 12 times the size of Mount Taylor; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Taylor for rental income, Mount Taylor 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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