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Aintree vs Oaklands Junction

Property investment comparison - Aintree, VIC 3336 vs Oaklands Junction, VIC 3063

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aintree wins 3, Oaklands Junction 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.

MetricAintreeOaklands Junction
Median house price$705K-
Median unit price$575K$1.1M
Gross rental yield (houses)3.98%2.15%
Gross rental yield (units)2.49%-
1-year house growth+1.1%-7.0%
3-year house growth-3.9%-
Vacancy rate14.5%5.1%
Population7,982439

Aintree vs Oaklands Junction: what the numbers say

For units, Aintree sits at a median of $575K against $1.1M in Oaklands Junction, which makes Aintree the more affordable unit market and Oaklands Junction the pricier one.

On cash flow, Aintree leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.98%, compared with 2.15% in Oaklands Junction, a gap of 1.83 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +1.1% in Aintree and -7.0% in Oaklands Junction, so recent momentum favours Aintree, while Oaklands Junction went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 5.1% in Oaklands Junction and 14.5% in Aintree, so landlords in Oaklands Junction face less competition for tenants.

Aintree is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,982 against 439, roughly 18 times the size of Oaklands Junction; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aintree for rental income, Aintree for recent price momentum, Oaklands Junction 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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