Blackburn North vs Hampton East
Property investment comparison - Blackburn North, VIC 3130 vs Hampton East, VIC 3188
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blackburn North wins 3, Hampton 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.
| Metric | Blackburn North | Hampton East |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | - | $960K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.67% | 3.30% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.05% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.7% | -6.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +9.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| Population | 7,627 | 5,069 |
Blackburn North vs Hampton East: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Blackburn North and $1.4M in Hampton East, so Blackburn North is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Hampton East leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 2.67% in Blackburn North, a gap of 0.63 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.7% in Blackburn North and -6.1% in Hampton East (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Blackburn North, while Hampton East went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Blackburn North and 1.9% in Hampton East, so landlords in Blackburn North face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Blackburn North is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,627 against 5,069, larger than Hampton East; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hampton East for rental income, Blackburn North for a lower purchase price, Blackburn North for recent price momentum, Blackburn 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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