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Campbells Forest vs Werribee

Property investment comparison - Campbells Forest, VIC 3556 vs Werribee, VIC 3030

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Campbells Forest wins 2, Werribee 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.

MetricCampbells ForestWerribee
Median house price$670K$675K
Median unit price-$475K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.46%3.70%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.45%
1-year house growth+6.1%estimate+9.2%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate7.0%2.4%
Population5050,027

Campbells Forest vs Werribee: what the numbers say

The median house price is $670K in Campbells Forest and $675K in Werribee, so Campbells Forest is the cheaper entry point, with Werribee houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Campbells Forest leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.46%, compared with 3.70% in Werribee, a gap of 0.76 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.1% in Campbells Forest (an estimate) and +9.2% in Werribee (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Werribee, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.4% in Werribee and 7.0% in Campbells Forest, so landlords in Werribee face less competition for tenants.

Werribee is the bigger suburb, with a population of 50,027 against 50, roughly 1001 times the size of Campbells Forest; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Campbells Forest for rental income, Campbells Forest for a lower purchase price, Werribee for recent price momentum, Werribee 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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