Clematis vs Woodend
Property investment comparison - Clematis, VIC 3782 vs Woodend, VIC 3442
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Clematis wins 0, Woodend wins 5. 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 | Clematis | Woodend |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $825K | $710K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.18% | 3.26% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.35% | 4.19% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +9.3% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +0.5% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.8% | 0.3% |
| Population | 352 | 6,732 |
Clematis vs Woodend: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.1M in Clematis and $1.1M in Woodend, so Woodend is the cheaper entry point, with Clematis houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Clematis sits at a median of $825K against $710K in Woodend, which makes Woodend the more affordable unit market and Clematis the pricier one.
On cash flow, Woodend leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.26%, compared with 3.18% in Clematis, a gap of 0.08 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Woodend and 2.8% in Clematis, so landlords in Woodend face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Woodend is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,732 against 352, roughly 19 times the size of Clematis; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woodend for rental income, Woodend for a lower purchase price, Woodend 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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