Elsternwick vs Elwood
Property investment comparison - Elsternwick, VIC 3185 vs Elwood, VIC 3184
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Elsternwick wins 2, Elwood wins 2. 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 | Elsternwick | Elwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2M |
| Median unit price | - | $660K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.47% | 3.00% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | - |
| 1-year house growth | -3.6% | -9.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | -5.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Population | 10,887 | 15,153 |
Elsternwick vs Elwood: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.1M in Elsternwick and $2M in Elwood, so Elwood is the cheaper entry point, with Elsternwick houses about 5% dearer.
On cash flow, Elwood leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.00%, compared with 2.47% in Elsternwick, a gap of 0.53 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -3.6% in Elsternwick and -9.2% in Elwood (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Elsternwick, while Elwood went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Elsternwick and 2.3% in Elwood, so landlords in Elsternwick face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Elwood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,153 against 10,887, larger than Elsternwick; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Elwood for rental income, Elwood for a lower purchase price, Elsternwick for recent price momentum, Elsternwick 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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