Churchill vs Hexham
Property investment comparison - Churchill, VIC 3842 vs Hexham, VIC 3273
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Churchill wins 2, Hexham 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.
| Metric | Churchill | Hexham |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460K | $475K |
| Median unit price | $430K | $310K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.08% | 3.33% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.45% | 5.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.9% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +27.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.3% | - |
| Population | 4,924 | 130 |
Churchill vs Hexham: what the numbers say
The median house price is $460K in Churchill and $475K in Hexham, so Churchill is the cheaper entry point, with Hexham houses about 3% dearer.
For units, Churchill sits at a median of $430K against $310K in Hexham, which makes Hexham the more affordable unit market and Churchill the pricier one.
On cash flow, Churchill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.08%, compared with 3.33% in Hexham, a gap of 1.75 percentage points.
Churchill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,924 against 130, roughly 38 times the size of Hexham; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Churchill for rental income, Churchill for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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