Dreeite vs McKenzie Hill
Property investment comparison - Dreeite, VIC 3249 vs McKenzie Hill, VIC 3451
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Dreeite wins 2, McKenzie Hill 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 | Dreeite | McKenzie Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $740K | $745K |
| Median unit price | - | $510K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.41% | 3.58% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.63% |
| 1-year house growth | - | -1.9%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| Population | 77 | 775 |
Dreeite vs McKenzie Hill: what the numbers say
The median house price is $740K in Dreeite and $745K in McKenzie Hill, so Dreeite is the cheaper entry point, with McKenzie Hill houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, McKenzie Hill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.58%, compared with 3.41% in Dreeite, a gap of 0.17 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Dreeite and 3.5% in McKenzie Hill, so landlords in Dreeite face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
McKenzie Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 775 against 77, roughly 10 times the size of Dreeite; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: McKenzie Hill for rental income, Dreeite for a lower purchase price, Dreeite 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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