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Aintree vs Bamawm

Property investment comparison - Aintree, VIC 3336 vs Bamawm, VIC 3561

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aintree wins 1, Bamawm 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.

MetricAintreeBamawm
Median house price$705K-
Median unit price$575K$410K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.98%2.52%
Gross rental yield (units)2.49%3.66%
1-year house growth+1.1%-
3-year house growth-3.9%-
Vacancy rate14.5%2.8%
Population7,982491

Aintree vs Bamawm: what the numbers say

For units, Aintree sits at a median of $575K against $410K in Bamawm, which makes Bamawm the more affordable unit market and Aintree the pricier one.

On cash flow, Aintree leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.98%, compared with 2.52% in Bamawm, a gap of 1.46 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 2.8% in Bamawm and 14.5% in Aintree, so landlords in Bamawm face less competition for tenants.

Aintree is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,982 against 491, roughly 16 times the size of Bamawm; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aintree for rental income, Bamawm 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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