Eastern View vs Hampton
Property investment comparison - Eastern View, VIC 3231 vs Hampton, VIC 3188
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Eastern View wins 1, Hampton wins 3. 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 | Eastern View | Hampton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Median unit price | $1.0M | $1.2M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.95% | 2.76% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.14% | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | +0.1%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 16.0% | 1.6% |
| Population | 47 | 13,518 |
Eastern View vs Hampton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.5M in Eastern View and $2.5M in Hampton, so Hampton is the cheaper entry point, with Eastern View houses about 4% dearer.
For units, Eastern View sits at a median of $1.0M against $1.2M in Hampton, which makes Eastern View the more affordable unit market and Hampton the pricier one.
On cash flow, Hampton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.76%, compared with 1.95% in Eastern View, a gap of 0.81 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Hampton and 16.0% in Eastern View, so landlords in Hampton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Hampton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 13,518 against 47, roughly 288 times the size of Eastern View; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hampton for rental income, Hampton for a lower purchase price, Hampton 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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