Balnarring vs Yan Yean
Property investment comparison - Balnarring, VIC 3926 vs Yan Yean, VIC 3755
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Balnarring wins 2, Yan Yean 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 | Balnarring | Yan Yean |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.96% | 1.86% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.32% | - |
| 1-year house growth | -3.6%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 12.4% |
| Population | 2,371 | 246 |
Balnarring vs Yan Yean: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Balnarring and $1.4M in Yan Yean, so Yan Yean is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Balnarring leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.96%, compared with 1.86% in Yan Yean, a gap of 1.10 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Balnarring and 12.4% in Yan Yean, so landlords in Balnarring face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Balnarring is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,371 against 246, roughly 10 times the size of Yan Yean; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Balnarring for rental income, Yan Yean for a lower purchase price, Balnarring 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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