Catani vs Keilor
Property investment comparison - Catani, VIC 3981 vs Keilor, VIC 3036
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Catani wins 3, Keilor 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 | Catani | Keilor |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $335K | $670K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.72% | 2.91% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.29% | 4.02% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +4.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| Population | 297 | 5,906 |
Catani vs Keilor: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Catani and $1.2M in Keilor.
For units, Catani sits at a median of $335K against $670K in Keilor, which makes Catani the more affordable unit market and Keilor the pricier one.
On cash flow, Keilor leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.91%, compared with 1.72% in Catani, a gap of 1.19 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Catani and 1.5% in Keilor, so landlords in Catani face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Keilor is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,906 against 297, roughly 20 times the size of Catani; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Keilor for rental income, Catani 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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