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Alexandra vs Muckleford South

Property investment comparison - Alexandra, VIC 3714 vs Muckleford South, VIC 3462

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alexandra wins 3, Muckleford South 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.

MetricAlexandraMuckleford South
Median house price$535K-
Median unit price-$800K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.19%2.82%
Gross rental yield (units)4.60%1.59%
1-year house growth+7.9%-
3-year house growth+7.9%-
Vacancy rate0.9%15.8%
Population2,80133

Alexandra vs Muckleford South: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Alexandra leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.19%, compared with 2.82% in Muckleford South, a gap of 1.37 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Alexandra and 15.8% in Muckleford South, so landlords in Alexandra face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Alexandra is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,801 against 33, roughly 85 times the size of Muckleford South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Alexandra for rental income, Alexandra 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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