Bellfield vs Knoxfield
Property investment comparison - Bellfield, VIC 3081 vs Knoxfield, VIC 3180
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bellfield wins 0, Knoxfield 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 | Bellfield | Knoxfield |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | - | $815K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.30% | 3.41% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.11% |
| 1-year house growth | +3.4%estimate | +4.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +9.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Population | 1,996 | 7,645 |
Bellfield vs Knoxfield: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.0M in Bellfield and $1.0M in Knoxfield, so Knoxfield is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Knoxfield leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.41%, compared with 3.30% in Bellfield, a gap of 0.11 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +3.4% in Bellfield (an estimate) and +4.8% in Knoxfield, so recent momentum favours Knoxfield, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.6%.
Knoxfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,645 against 1,996, roughly 3.8 times the size of Bellfield; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Knoxfield for rental income, Knoxfield for a lower purchase price, Knoxfield for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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