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Cobram vs Victoria Valley

Property investment comparison - Cobram, VIC 3644 vs Victoria Valley, VIC 3294

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Cobram wins 2, Victoria Valley 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.

MetricCobramVictoria Valley
Median house price$440K$445K
Median unit price$330K-
Gross rental yield (houses)5.66%4.70%
Gross rental yield (units)5.52%-
1-year house growth-3.1%estimate-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.3%0.9%
Population6,14865

Cobram vs Victoria Valley: what the numbers say

The median house price is $440K in Cobram and $445K in Victoria Valley, so Cobram is the cheaper entry point, with Victoria Valley houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Cobram leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.66%, compared with 4.70% in Victoria Valley, a gap of 0.96 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Victoria Valley and 1.3% in Cobram, so landlords in Victoria Valley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Cobram is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,148 against 65, roughly 95 times the size of Victoria Valley; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Cobram for rental income, Cobram for a lower purchase price, Victoria Valley 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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