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Aintree vs Upper Gundowring

Property investment comparison - Aintree, VIC 3336 vs Upper Gundowring, VIC 3691

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

MetricAintreeUpper Gundowring
Median house price$705K-
Median unit price$575K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.98%3.16%
Gross rental yield (units)2.49%-
1-year house growth+1.1%-
3-year house growth-3.9%-
Vacancy rate14.5%6.0%
Population7,982120

Aintree vs Upper Gundowring: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aintree leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.98%, compared with 3.16% in Upper Gundowring, a gap of 0.82 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 6.0% in Upper Gundowring and 14.5% in Aintree, so landlords in Upper Gundowring face less competition for tenants.

Aintree is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,982 against 120, roughly 67 times the size of Upper Gundowring; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aintree for rental income, Upper Gundowring 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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