Brunswick vs Moorabbin
Property investment comparison - Brunswick, VIC 3056 vs Moorabbin, VIC 3189
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brunswick wins 3, Moorabbin 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 | Brunswick | Moorabbin |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $600K | $765K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.36% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.19% | 4.42% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.1%estimate | +6.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -0.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 24,896 | 6,287 |
Brunswick vs Moorabbin: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Brunswick and $1.3M in Moorabbin.
For units, Brunswick sits at a median of $600K against $765K in Moorabbin, which makes Brunswick the more affordable unit market and Moorabbin the pricier one.
On cash flow, Brunswick leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.36%, compared with 3.20% in Moorabbin, a gap of 0.16 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +0.1% in Brunswick (an estimate) and +6.1% in Moorabbin, so recent momentum favours Moorabbin, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.0%.
Brunswick is the bigger suburb, with a population of 24,896 against 6,287, roughly 4.0 times the size of Moorabbin; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Brunswick for rental income, Moorabbin for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
Keep exploring
- National investment guide - top suburbs across every metric
- Take the suburb finder quiz - 5 questions to match your goals
- How our investment score works
- Property investment glossary - every term defined
Compare any 2-4 Australian suburbs
Build your own multi-suburb comparison with the full interactive tool.
Open interactive comparison