Bonnie Brook vs Toongabbie
Property investment comparison - Bonnie Brook, VIC 3335 vs Toongabbie, VIC 3856
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bonnie Brook wins 2, Toongabbie 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 | Bonnie Brook | Toongabbie |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $685K | $685K |
| Median unit price | $580K | $560K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.10% | 4.23% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.40% | 3.68% |
| 1-year house growth | +2.8% | +7.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | -0.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| Population | 333 | 1,085 |
Bonnie Brook vs Toongabbie: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $685K in Bonnie Brook and $685K in Toongabbie.
For units, Bonnie Brook sits at a median of $580K against $560K in Toongabbie, which makes Toongabbie the more affordable unit market and Bonnie Brook the pricier one.
On cash flow, Toongabbie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.23%, compared with 4.10% in Bonnie Brook, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +2.8% in Bonnie Brook and +7.3% in Toongabbie (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Toongabbie, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 5.3% in Bonnie Brook and 5.9% in Toongabbie, so landlords in Bonnie Brook face less competition for tenants.
Toongabbie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,085 against 333, roughly 3.3 times the size of Bonnie Brook; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Toongabbie for rental income, Toongabbie for recent price momentum, Bonnie Brook 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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