Browns Plains vs Keilor East
Property investment comparison - Browns Plains, VIC 3685 vs Keilor East, VIC 3033
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Browns Plains wins 3, Keilor East 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.
| Metric | Browns Plains | Keilor East |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $320K | $710K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.84% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.83% | 4.30% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +10.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +15.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Population | 99 | 15,078 |
Browns Plains vs Keilor East: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Browns Plains and $1.1M in Keilor East.
For units, Browns Plains sits at a median of $320K against $710K in Keilor East, which makes Browns Plains the more affordable unit market and Keilor East the pricier one.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Browns Plains and 0.8% in Keilor East, so landlords in Browns Plains face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Keilor East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,078 against 99, roughly 152 times the size of Browns Plains; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Browns Plains 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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