Chadstone vs Collingwood
Property investment comparison - Chadstone, VIC 3148 vs Collingwood, VIC 3066
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chadstone wins 0, Collingwood wins 4. 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 | Chadstone | Collingwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $850K | $625K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 3.13% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.29% | 5.75% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.8% | +1.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +3.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Population | 9,552 | 9,179 |
Chadstone vs Collingwood: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Chadstone and $1.3M in Collingwood.
For units, Chadstone sits at a median of $850K against $625K in Collingwood, which makes Collingwood the more affordable unit market and Chadstone the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved -0.8% in Chadstone and +1.4% in Collingwood (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Collingwood, while Chadstone went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Collingwood and 1.4% in Chadstone, so landlords in Collingwood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Chadstone is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,552 against 9,179, larger than Collingwood; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Collingwood for recent price momentum, Collingwood 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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