Eastern View vs Kew
Property investment comparison - Eastern View, VIC 3231 vs Kew, VIC 3101
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Eastern View wins 1, Kew wins 4. 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 | Kew |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Median unit price | $1.0M | $850K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.95% | 2.35% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.14% | 4.05% |
| 1-year house growth | - | -3.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -9.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 16.0% | 1.6% |
| Population | 47 | 24,499 |
Eastern View vs Kew: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.5M in Eastern View and $2.5M in Kew, so Eastern View is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Eastern View sits at a median of $1.0M against $850K in Kew, which makes Kew the more affordable unit market and Eastern View the pricier one.
On cash flow, Kew leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.35%, compared with 1.95% in Eastern View, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Kew and 16.0% in Eastern View, so landlords in Kew face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kew is the bigger suburb, with a population of 24,499 against 47, roughly 521 times the size of Eastern View; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kew for rental income, Eastern View for a lower purchase price, Kew 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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