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Chirnside Park vs Lyndhurst

Property investment comparison - Chirnside Park, VIC 3116 vs Lyndhurst, VIC 3975

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chirnside Park wins 1, Lyndhurst 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.

MetricChirnside ParkLyndhurst
Median house price$990K$985K
Median unit price-$570K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.67%-
Gross rental yield (units)-4.77%
1-year house growth+5.3%+6.0%estimate
3-year house growth+10.2%-
Vacancy rate1.1%3.1%
Population11,7798,926

Chirnside Park vs Lyndhurst: what the numbers say

The median house price is $990K in Chirnside Park and $985K in Lyndhurst, so Lyndhurst is the cheaper entry point, with Chirnside Park houses about 1% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.3% in Chirnside Park and +6.0% in Lyndhurst (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Lyndhurst, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Chirnside Park and 3.1% in Lyndhurst, so landlords in Chirnside Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Chirnside Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,779 against 8,926, larger than Lyndhurst; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Lyndhurst for a lower purchase price, Lyndhurst for recent price momentum, Chirnside Park 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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