Buffalo River vs Burwood East
Property investment comparison - Buffalo River, VIC 3737 vs Burwood East, VIC 3151
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Buffalo River wins 0, Burwood East 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 | Buffalo River | Burwood East |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $165K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.08% | 2.87% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | +0.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +5.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Population | 285 | 10,675 |
Buffalo River vs Burwood East: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Buffalo River and $1.3M in Burwood East, so Burwood East is the cheaper entry point, with Buffalo River houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Burwood East leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.87%, compared with 2.08% in Buffalo River, a gap of 0.79 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.7%.
Burwood East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,675 against 285, roughly 37 times the size of Buffalo River; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Burwood East for rental income, Burwood East for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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