Armadale vs Shoreham
Property investment comparison - Armadale, VIC 3143 vs Shoreham, VIC 3916
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Armadale wins 2, Shoreham wins 3. 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 | Armadale | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | $680K | $795K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.75% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.78% | 2.69% |
| 1-year house growth | -4.0% | +0.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | -20.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Population | 9,368 | 679 |
Armadale vs Shoreham: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Armadale and $2.1M in Shoreham, so Shoreham is the cheaper entry point, with Armadale houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Armadale sits at a median of $680K against $795K in Shoreham, which makes Armadale the more affordable unit market and Shoreham the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -4.0% in Armadale and +0.6% in Shoreham (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Shoreham, while Armadale went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Shoreham and 1.4% in Armadale, so landlords in Shoreham face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Armadale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,368 against 679, roughly 14 times the size of Shoreham; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Shoreham for a lower purchase price, Shoreham for recent price momentum, Shoreham 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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