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Barnawartha North vs Burwood East

Property investment comparison - Barnawartha North, VIC 3691 vs Burwood East, VIC 3151

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Barnawartha North wins 0, Burwood East 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.

MetricBarnawartha NorthBurwood East
Median house price$1.3M$1.3M
Median unit price$465K-
Gross rental yield (houses)-2.87%
Gross rental yield (units)3.98%-
1-year house growth-+0.0%
3-year house growth-+5.4%
Vacancy rate5.9%1.7%
Population18810,675

Barnawartha North vs Burwood East: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Barnawartha North and $1.3M in Burwood East.

Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Burwood East and 5.9% in Barnawartha North, so landlords in Burwood East face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Burwood East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,675 against 188, roughly 57 times the size of Barnawartha North; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Burwood East 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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