Alexandra vs Dunkeld
Property investment comparison - Alexandra, VIC 3714 vs Dunkeld, VIC 3294
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alexandra wins 3, Dunkeld 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.
| Metric | Alexandra | Dunkeld |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $535K | - |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.19% | 4.94% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.60% | 2.82% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.9% | -4.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +7.9% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Population | 2,801 | 688 |
Alexandra vs Dunkeld: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Dunkeld leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.94%, compared with 4.19% in Alexandra, a gap of 0.75 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +7.9% in Alexandra and -4.1% in Dunkeld (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Alexandra, while Dunkeld went backwards.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.9%.
Alexandra is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,801 against 688, roughly 4.1 times the size of Dunkeld; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Dunkeld 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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