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Drummartin vs Rushworth

Property investment comparison - Drummartin, VIC 3570 vs Rushworth, VIC 3612

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Drummartin wins 3, Rushworth wins 0. 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.

MetricDrummartinRushworth
Median house price$360K$370K
Median unit price-$310K
Gross rental yield (houses)7.75%5.33%
Gross rental yield (units)-3.09%
1-year house growth-+5.8%
3-year house growth--8.0%
Vacancy rate1.3%1.8%
Population421,411

Drummartin vs Rushworth: what the numbers say

The median house price is $360K in Drummartin and $370K in Rushworth, so Drummartin is the cheaper entry point, with Rushworth houses about 3% dearer.

On cash flow, Drummartin leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 7.75%, compared with 5.33% in Rushworth, a gap of 2.42 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.3% in Drummartin and 1.8% in Rushworth, so landlords in Drummartin face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Rushworth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,411 against 42, roughly 34 times the size of Drummartin; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Drummartin for rental income, Drummartin for a lower purchase price, Drummartin 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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