Coimadai vs Ormond
Property investment comparison - Coimadai, VIC 3340 vs Ormond, VIC 3204
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Coimadai wins 3, Ormond 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 | Coimadai | Ormond |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Median unit price | $660K | $720K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.82% | 2.59% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.38% | 4.06% |
| 1-year house growth | - | -5.0%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| Population | 409 | 8,328 |
Coimadai vs Ormond: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.8M in Coimadai and $1.8M in Ormond, so Coimadai is the cheaper entry point, with Ormond houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Coimadai sits at a median of $660K against $720K in Ormond, which makes Coimadai the more affordable unit market and Ormond the pricier one.
On cash flow, Ormond leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.59%, compared with 1.82% in Coimadai, a gap of 0.77 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Coimadai and 1.9% in Ormond, so landlords in Coimadai face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Ormond is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,328 against 409, roughly 20 times the size of Coimadai; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Ormond for rental income, Coimadai for a lower purchase price, Coimadai 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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