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Bostocks Creek vs Churchill

Property investment comparison - Bostocks Creek, VIC 3260 vs Churchill, VIC 3842

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Bostocks Creek wins 1, Churchill wins 0. 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.

MetricBostocks CreekChurchill
Median house price$460K$460K
Median unit price-$430K
Gross rental yield (houses)-5.08%
Gross rental yield (units)-3.45%
1-year house growth-+17.9%
3-year house growth-+27.7%
Vacancy rate0.7%2.3%
Population854,924

Bostocks Creek vs Churchill: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $460K in Bostocks Creek and $460K in Churchill.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Bostocks Creek and 2.3% in Churchill, so landlords in Bostocks Creek face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Churchill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,924 against 85, roughly 58 times the size of Bostocks Creek; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Bostocks Creek 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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