Clyde vs Hampton Park
Property investment comparison - Clyde, VIC 3978 vs Hampton Park, VIC 3976
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Clyde wins 2, Hampton Park 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 | Clyde | Hampton Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730K | $730K |
| Median unit price | $560K | $590K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 4.04% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.59% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.0% | +8.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +6.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 4.0% | 2.3% |
| Population | 11,177 | 26,082 |
Clyde vs Hampton Park: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Clyde and $730K in Hampton Park.
For units, Clyde sits at a median of $560K against $590K in Hampton Park, which makes Clyde the more affordable unit market and Hampton Park the pricier one.
On cash flow, Clyde leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 4.04% in Hampton Park, a gap of 0.26 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.0% in Clyde and +8.9% in Hampton Park (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Hampton Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.3% in Hampton Park and 4.0% in Clyde, so landlords in Hampton Park face less competition for tenants.
Hampton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 26,082 against 11,177, roughly 2.3 times the size of Clyde; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Clyde for rental income, Hampton Park for recent price momentum, Hampton 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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