Alexandra vs Anglesea
Property investment comparison - Alexandra, VIC 3714 vs Anglesea, VIC 3230
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alexandra wins 3, Anglesea wins 0. 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 | Alexandra | Anglesea |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $535K | - |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.19% | 2.60% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.60% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +7.9% | -3.0%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +7.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 2,801 | 3,208 |
Alexandra vs Anglesea: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Alexandra leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.19%, compared with 2.60% in Anglesea, a gap of 1.59 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.9% in Alexandra and -3.0% in Anglesea (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Alexandra, while Anglesea went backwards.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Anglesea is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,208 against 2,801, larger than Alexandra; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Alexandra for rental income, Alexandra 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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