Avoca vs Highlands
Property investment comparison - Avoca, VIC 3467 vs Highlands, VIC 3660
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Avoca wins 2, Highlands 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 | Avoca | Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $400K | $385K |
| Median unit price | $320K | $350K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.06% | 6.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.61% | 5.62% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.0%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Population | 1,356 | 151 |
Avoca vs Highlands: what the numbers say
The median house price is $400K in Avoca and $385K in Highlands, so Highlands is the cheaper entry point, with Avoca houses about 4% dearer.
For units, Avoca sits at a median of $320K against $350K in Highlands, which makes Avoca the more affordable unit market and Highlands the pricier one.
On cash flow, Highlands leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.43%, compared with 5.06% in Avoca, a gap of 1.37 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Avoca and 1.1% in Highlands, 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 151, roughly 9 times the size of Highlands; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Highlands for rental income, Highlands for a lower purchase price, 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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