Churchill vs Major Plains
Property investment comparison - Churchill, VIC 3842 vs Major Plains, VIC 3725
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Churchill wins 1, Major Plains 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 | Major Plains |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460K | $455K |
| Median unit price | $430K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.08% | 8.17% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.45% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +17.9% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +27.7% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.3% | 15.2% |
| Population | 4,924 | 36 |
Churchill vs Major Plains: what the numbers say
The median house price is $460K in Churchill and $455K in Major Plains, so Major Plains is the cheaper entry point, with Churchill houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Major Plains leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 8.17%, compared with 5.08% in Churchill, a gap of 3.09 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 2.3% in Churchill and 15.2% in Major Plains, so landlords in Churchill face less competition for tenants.
Churchill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,924 against 36, roughly 137 times the size of Major Plains; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Major Plains for rental income, Major Plains for a lower purchase price, Churchill 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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