Donald vs Tutye
Property investment comparison - Donald, VIC 3480 vs Tutye, VIC 3490
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Donald wins 2, Tutye 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 | Donald | Tutye |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $310K | $315K |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 5.54% | 5.02% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | +9.7% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +29.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Population | 1,472 | 21 |
Donald vs Tutye: what the numbers say
The median house price is $310K in Donald and $315K in Tutye, so Donald is the cheaper entry point, with Tutye houses about 2% dearer.
On cash flow, Donald leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.54%, compared with 5.02% in Tutye, a gap of 0.52 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Tutye and 0.5% in Donald, so landlords in Tutye face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Donald is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,472 against 21, roughly 70 times the size of Tutye; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Donald for rental income, Donald for a lower purchase price, Tutye 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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