Footscray vs Rosebrook
Property investment comparison - Footscray, VIC 3011 vs Rosebrook, VIC 3285
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Footscray wins 2, Rosebrook wins 3. 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 | Footscray | Rosebrook |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $935K | $925K |
| Median unit price | $470K | $370K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.49% | 3.25% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.80% | 8.91% |
| 1-year house growth | -0.9% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +1.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| Population | 17,131 | 128 |
Footscray vs Rosebrook: what the numbers say
The median house price is $935K in Footscray and $925K in Rosebrook, so Rosebrook is the cheaper entry point, with Footscray houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Footscray sits at a median of $470K against $370K in Rosebrook, which makes Rosebrook the more affordable unit market and Footscray the pricier one.
On cash flow, Footscray leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.49%, compared with 3.25% in Rosebrook, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Footscray and 2.5% in Rosebrook, so landlords in Footscray face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Footscray is the bigger suburb, with a population of 17,131 against 128, roughly 134 times the size of Rosebrook; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Footscray for rental income, Rosebrook for a lower purchase price, Footscray 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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