Burwood East vs Kooroocheang
Property investment comparison - Burwood East, VIC 3151 vs Kooroocheang, VIC 3364
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Burwood East wins 2, Kooroocheang wins 1. 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 | Burwood East | Kooroocheang |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.87% | 2.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +0.0% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +5.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Population | 10,675 | 41 |
Burwood East vs Kooroocheang: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.3M in Burwood East and $1.3M in Kooroocheang, so Burwood East is the cheaper entry point, with Kooroocheang houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Burwood East leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.87%, compared with 2.01% in Kooroocheang, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Kooroocheang and 1.7% in Burwood East, so landlords in Kooroocheang face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Burwood East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,675 against 41, roughly 260 times the size of Kooroocheang; 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, Kooroocheang 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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