Dutton Way vs Portland

The median house price is $485K in Dutton Way and $490K in Portland, so Dutton Way is the cheaper entry point, with Portland houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Dutton Way sits at a median of $390K against $260K in Portland, which makes Portland the more affordable unit market and Dutton Way the pricier one.

On cash flow, Dutton Way leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 6.15%, compared with 5.31% in Portland, a gap of 0.84 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Portland and 1.1% in Dutton Way, so landlords in Portland face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Portland is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,016 against 91, roughly 110 times the size of Dutton Way; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Dutton Way for rental income, Dutton Way for a lower purchase price, Portland for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.