Brooklyn vs Kilsyth
Property investment comparison - Brooklyn, VIC 3012 vs Kilsyth, VIC 3137
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brooklyn wins 1, Kilsyth wins 2. 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 | Brooklyn | Kilsyth |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875K | $875K |
| Median unit price | - | $740K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.55% | 3.86% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.45% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.8%estimate | +4.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Population | 1,979 | 11,699 |
Brooklyn vs Kilsyth: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $875K in Brooklyn and $875K in Kilsyth.
On cash flow, Kilsyth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.86%, compared with 3.55% in Brooklyn, a gap of 0.31 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.8% in Brooklyn (an estimate) and +4.7% in Kilsyth (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Kilsyth, while Brooklyn went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Brooklyn and 1.7% in Kilsyth, so landlords in Brooklyn face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kilsyth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,699 against 1,979, roughly 6 times the size of Brooklyn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kilsyth for rental income, Kilsyth for recent price momentum, Brooklyn 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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