Coburg vs Oakleigh South
Property investment comparison - Coburg, VIC 3058 vs Oakleigh South, VIC 3167
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Coburg wins 3, Oakleigh South 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 | Coburg | Oakleigh South |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Median unit price | $590K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.12% | 2.97% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.10% | 4.00% |
| 1-year house growth | +3.0%estimate | +8.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +10.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Population | 26,574 | 9,851 |
Coburg vs Oakleigh South: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.3M in Coburg and $1.3M in Oakleigh South.
On cash flow, Coburg leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.12%, compared with 2.97% in Oakleigh South, a gap of 0.15 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +3.0% in Coburg (an estimate) and +8.6% in Oakleigh South, so recent momentum favours Oakleigh South, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Coburg and 1.6% in Oakleigh South, so landlords in Coburg face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Coburg is the bigger suburb, with a population of 26,574 against 9,851, roughly 2.7 times the size of Oakleigh South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Coburg for rental income, Oakleigh South for recent price momentum, Coburg 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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