Flora Hill vs Patho
Property investment comparison - Flora Hill, VIC 3550 vs Patho, VIC 3564
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Flora Hill wins 2, Patho 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 | Flora Hill | Patho |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600K | $600K |
| Median unit price | $450K | $455K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.25% | 5.17% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.04% | 4.65% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.5% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +15.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Population | 3,989 | 138 |
Flora Hill vs Patho: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $600K in Flora Hill and $600K in Patho.
For units, Flora Hill sits at a median of $450K against $455K in Patho, which makes Flora Hill the more affordable unit market and Patho the pricier one.
On cash flow, Patho leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.17%, compared with 4.25% in Flora Hill, a gap of 0.92 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Patho and 1.6% in Flora Hill, so landlords in Patho face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Flora Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,989 against 138, roughly 29 times the size of Patho; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Patho for rental income, Patho 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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