Blampied vs Drouin
Property investment comparison - Blampied, VIC 3364 vs Drouin, VIC 3818
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blampied wins 0, Drouin 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.
| Metric | Blampied | Drouin |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $665K | $665K |
| Median unit price | $815K | $470K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.29% | 4.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.98% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +4.7% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +4.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Population | 237 | 15,287 |
Blampied vs Drouin: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $665K in Blampied and $665K in Drouin.
For units, Blampied sits at a median of $815K against $470K in Drouin, which makes Drouin the more affordable unit market and Blampied the pricier one.
On cash flow, Drouin leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.50%, compared with 4.29% in Blampied, a gap of 0.21 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Drouin and 1.6% in Blampied, so landlords in Drouin face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Drouin is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,287 against 237, roughly 65 times the size of Blampied; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Drouin for rental income, Drouin 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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