Avoca vs Boort
Property investment comparison - Avoca, VIC 3467 vs Boort, VIC 3537
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Avoca wins 1, Boort wins 4. 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 | Avoca | Boort |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400K | $375K |
| Median unit price | $320K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.06% | 5.56% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.61% | 3.52% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.0%estimate | +8.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +38.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Population | 1,356 | 940 |
Avoca vs Boort: what the numbers say
The median house price is $400K in Avoca and $375K in Boort, so Boort is the cheaper entry point, with Avoca houses about 7% dearer.
On cash flow, Boort leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.56%, compared with 5.06% in Avoca, a gap of 0.50 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.0% in Avoca (an estimate) and +8.6% in Boort, so recent momentum favours Boort, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Avoca and 1.4% in Boort, so landlords in Avoca face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Avoca is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,356 against 940, larger than Boort; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Boort for rental income, Boort for a lower purchase price, Boort for recent price momentum, Avoca 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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