Endeavour Hills vs Officer South

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $865K in Endeavour Hills and $865K in Officer South.

For units, Endeavour Hills sits at a median of $680K against $910K in Officer South, which makes Endeavour Hills the more affordable unit market and Officer South the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.2% in Endeavour Hills and +0.6% in Officer South, so recent momentum favours Endeavour Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Endeavour Hills houses are +9.2% and Officer South houses -2.0%, so Endeavour Hills has compounded faster than Officer South over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Endeavour Hills and 4.2% in Officer South, so landlords in Endeavour Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Endeavour Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 24,455 against 1,159, roughly 21 times the size of Officer South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Endeavour Hills for recent price momentum, Endeavour Hills for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.