Byaduk North vs Wodonga
Property investment comparison - Byaduk North, VIC 3300 vs Wodonga, VIC 3690
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Byaduk North wins 3, Wodonga 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 | Byaduk North | Wodonga |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $640K | $645K |
| Median unit price | $310K | $415K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.34% | 4.40% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.56% | 5.33% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +12.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +18.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| Population | 134 | 20,259 |
Byaduk North vs Wodonga: what the numbers say
The median house price is $640K in Byaduk North and $645K in Wodonga, so Byaduk North is the cheaper entry point, with Wodonga houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Byaduk North sits at a median of $310K against $415K in Wodonga, which makes Byaduk North the more affordable unit market and Wodonga the pricier one.
On cash flow, Wodonga leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 3.34% in Byaduk North, a gap of 1.06 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Byaduk North and 1.4% in Wodonga, so landlords in Byaduk North face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Wodonga is the bigger suburb, with a population of 20,259 against 134, roughly 151 times the size of Byaduk North; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wodonga for rental income, Byaduk North for a lower purchase price, Byaduk North 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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