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Barjarg vs Williamstown North

Property investment comparison - Barjarg, VIC 3723 vs Williamstown North, VIC 3016

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barjarg wins 0, Williamstown North 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.

MetricBarjargWilliamstown North
Median house price$1.2M$1.2M
Median unit price-$685K
Gross rental yield (houses)1.91%3.41%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.45%
1-year house growth-+0.9%
3-year house growth-+4.5%
Vacancy rate13.2%0.9%
Population1411,622

Barjarg vs Williamstown North: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.2M in Barjarg and $1.2M in Williamstown North, so Williamstown North is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, Williamstown North leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.41%, compared with 1.91% in Barjarg, a gap of 1.50 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Williamstown North and 13.2% in Barjarg, so landlords in Williamstown North face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Williamstown North is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,622 against 141, roughly 12 times the size of Barjarg; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Williamstown North for rental income, Williamstown North for a lower purchase price, Williamstown North 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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