Ardeer vs Hillside
Property investment comparison - Ardeer, VIC 3022 vs Hillside, VIC 3875
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Ardeer wins 3, Hillside 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 | Ardeer | Hillside |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715K | $715K |
| Median unit price | $580K | $575K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.63% | 2.48% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.65% | 3.44% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.6% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +12.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 6.9% |
| Population | 3,170 | 290 |
Ardeer vs Hillside: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $715K in Ardeer and $715K in Hillside.
For units, Ardeer sits at a median of $580K against $575K in Hillside, which makes Hillside the more affordable unit market and Ardeer the pricier one.
On cash flow, Ardeer leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.63%, compared with 2.48% in Hillside, a gap of 1.15 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Ardeer and 6.9% in Hillside, so landlords in Ardeer face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ardeer is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,170 against 290, roughly 11 times the size of Hillside; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Ardeer for rental income, Ardeer 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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