Hamilton vs Robertson

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Hamilton and $1.2M in Robertson.

For units, Hamilton sits at a median of $770K against $645K in Robertson, which makes Robertson the more affordable unit market and Hamilton the pricier one.

On cash flow, Hamilton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.50%, compared with 3.20% in Robertson, a gap of 0.30 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.2% in Hamilton and +1.1% in Robertson, so recent momentum favours Hamilton, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Hamilton houses are +16.5% and Robertson houses +2.4%, so Hamilton has compounded faster than Robertson over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Hamilton and 3.4% in Robertson, so landlords in Hamilton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Hamilton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,614 against 2,017, roughly 2.3 times the size of Robertson; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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