Digby vs Dimboola
Property investment comparison - Digby, VIC 3309 vs Dimboola, VIC 3414
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Digby wins 2, Dimboola 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 | Digby | Dimboola |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $275K | $320K |
| Median unit price | $445K | $350K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 6.50% | 5.91% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.38% | 4.41% |
| 1-year house growth | - | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | +12.1% |
| Vacancy rate | - | 0.4% |
| Population | 122 | 1,635 |
Digby vs Dimboola: what the numbers say
The median house price is $275K in Digby and $320K in Dimboola, so Digby is the cheaper entry point, with Dimboola houses about 16% dearer.
For units, Digby sits at a median of $445K against $350K in Dimboola, which makes Dimboola the more affordable unit market and Digby the pricier one.
On cash flow, Digby leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.50%, compared with 5.91% in Dimboola, a gap of 0.59 percentage points.
Dimboola is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,635 against 122, roughly 13 times the size of Digby; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Digby for rental income, Digby 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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