Aberfeldie vs Sherbrooke
Property investment comparison - Aberfeldie, VIC 3040 vs Sherbrooke, VIC 3789
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aberfeldie wins 2, Sherbrooke 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 | Sherbrooke |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | - |
| Median unit price | $685K | $365K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.98% | 1.61% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.86% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.7%estimate | +1.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -4.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Population | 3,925 | 294 |
Aberfeldie vs Sherbrooke: what the numbers say
For units, Aberfeldie sits at a median of $685K against $365K in Sherbrooke, which makes Sherbrooke the more affordable unit market and Aberfeldie the pricier one.
On cash flow, Aberfeldie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 1.98%, compared with 1.61% in Sherbrooke, a gap of 0.37 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.7% in Aberfeldie (an estimate) and +1.4% in Sherbrooke, so recent momentum favours Sherbrooke, while Aberfeldie went backwards.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.5%.
Aberfeldie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,925 against 294, roughly 13 times the size of Sherbrooke; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Aberfeldie for rental income, Sherbrooke for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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