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Cheshunt vs Murrumbeena

Property investment comparison - Cheshunt, VIC 3678 vs Murrumbeena, VIC 3163

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cheshunt wins 0, Murrumbeena wins 3. 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.

MetricCheshuntMurrumbeena
Median house price$1.7M$1.6M
Median unit price$415K-
Gross rental yield (houses)2.34%2.52%
Gross rental yield (units)2.81%-
1-year house growth-+0.0%
3-year house growth-+0.0%
Vacancy rate3.0%1.4%
Population2139,996

Cheshunt vs Murrumbeena: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.7M in Cheshunt and $1.6M in Murrumbeena, so Murrumbeena is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, Murrumbeena leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.52%, compared with 2.34% in Cheshunt, a gap of 0.18 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Murrumbeena and 3.0% in Cheshunt, so landlords in Murrumbeena face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Murrumbeena is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,996 against 213, roughly 47 times the size of Cheshunt; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Murrumbeena for rental income, Murrumbeena for a lower purchase price, Murrumbeena 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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