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Glendaruel vs North Wonthaggi

Property investment comparison - Glendaruel, VIC 3363 vs North Wonthaggi, VIC 3995

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Glendaruel wins 0, North Wonthaggi 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.

MetricGlendaruelNorth Wonthaggi
Median house price$615K$610K
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)3.95%4.49%
Gross rental yield (units)-5.02%
1-year house growth-+1.6%
3-year house growth--5.6%
Vacancy rate1.0%0.6%
Population493,475

Glendaruel vs North Wonthaggi: what the numbers say

The median house price is $615K in Glendaruel and $610K in North Wonthaggi, so North Wonthaggi is the cheaper entry point, with Glendaruel houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, North Wonthaggi leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.49%, compared with 3.95% in Glendaruel, a gap of 0.54 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in North Wonthaggi and 1.0% in Glendaruel, so landlords in North Wonthaggi face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

North Wonthaggi is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,475 against 49, roughly 71 times the size of Glendaruel; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: North Wonthaggi for rental income, North Wonthaggi for a lower purchase price, North Wonthaggi 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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