Clyde vs Maldon
Property investment comparison - Clyde, VIC 3978 vs Maldon, VIC 3463
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Clyde wins 3, Maldon wins 1. 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 | Maldon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730K | $730K |
| Median unit price | $560K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.30% | 3.33% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.35% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.0% | +4.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +6.4% | -1.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.0% | 1.9% |
| Population | 11,177 | 1,665 |
Clyde vs Maldon: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Clyde and $730K in Maldon.
On cash flow, Clyde leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 3.33% in Maldon, a gap of 0.97 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.0% in Clyde and +4.5% in Maldon, so recent momentum favours Clyde, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Clyde houses are +6.4% and Maldon houses -1.7%, so Clyde has compounded faster than Maldon over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Maldon and 4.0% in Clyde, so landlords in Maldon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Clyde is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,177 against 1,665, roughly 7 times the size of Maldon; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Clyde for rental income, Clyde for recent price momentum, Maldon 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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