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Coldstream vs Lake Goldsmith

Property investment comparison - Coldstream, VIC 3770 vs Lake Goldsmith, VIC 3373

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Coldstream wins 2, Lake Goldsmith 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.

MetricColdstreamLake Goldsmith
Median house price$905K$910K
Median unit price$610K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.83%2.08%
Gross rental yield (units)2.51%-
1-year house growth+5.5%estimate-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate0.8%0.8%
Population2,19922

Coldstream vs Lake Goldsmith: what the numbers say

The median house price is $905K in Coldstream and $910K in Lake Goldsmith, so Coldstream is the cheaper entry point, with Lake Goldsmith houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Coldstream leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.83%, compared with 2.08% in Lake Goldsmith, a gap of 1.75 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 0.8%.

Coldstream is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,199 against 22, roughly 100 times the size of Lake Goldsmith; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Coldstream for rental income, Coldstream for a lower purchase price. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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