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Darraweit Guim vs Port Fairy

Property investment comparison - Darraweit Guim, VIC 3756 vs Port Fairy, VIC 3284

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Darraweit Guim wins 2, Port Fairy 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.

MetricDarraweit GuimPort Fairy
Median house price$855K$860K
Median unit price$425K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.17%3.27%
Gross rental yield (units)5.22%2.97%
1-year house growth-+11.8%
3-year house growth--5.8%
Vacancy rate2.6%0.8%
Population4023,742

Darraweit Guim vs Port Fairy: what the numbers say

The median house price is $855K in Darraweit Guim and $860K in Port Fairy, so Darraweit Guim is the cheaper entry point, with Port Fairy houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Port Fairy leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.27%, compared with 3.17% in Darraweit Guim, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Port Fairy and 2.6% in Darraweit Guim, so landlords in Port Fairy face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Port Fairy is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,742 against 402, roughly 9 times the size of Darraweit Guim; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Port Fairy for rental income, Darraweit Guim for a lower purchase price, Port Fairy 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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