Fitzgibbon vs Stratford

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $955K in Fitzgibbon and $955K in Stratford.

For units, Fitzgibbon sits at a median of $785K against $490K in Stratford, which makes Stratford the more affordable unit market and Fitzgibbon the pricier one.

On cash flow, Stratford leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.45%, compared with 3.70% in Fitzgibbon, a gap of 0.75 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +15.1% in Fitzgibbon and +14.1% in Stratford, so recent momentum favours Fitzgibbon, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Fitzgibbon houses are +46.4% and Stratford houses +36.8%, so Fitzgibbon has compounded faster than Stratford over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Stratford and 1.0% in Fitzgibbon, so landlords in Stratford face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Fitzgibbon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,296 against 1,198, roughly 5 times the size of Stratford; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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