Hampton Park vs Mount Duneed
Property investment comparison - Hampton Park, VIC 3976 vs Mount Duneed, VIC 3217
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hampton Park wins 4, Mount Duneed wins 1. 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 | Hampton Park | Mount Duneed |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $730K | $730K |
| Median unit price | $590K | $615K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.04% | 4.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.59% | 4.50% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.9%estimate | +3.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +0.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| Population | 26,082 | 6,182 |
Hampton Park vs Mount Duneed: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $730K in Hampton Park and $730K in Mount Duneed.
For units, Hampton Park sits at a median of $590K against $615K in Mount Duneed, which makes Hampton Park the more affordable unit market and Mount Duneed the pricier one.
On cash flow, Mount Duneed leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.10%, compared with 4.04% in Hampton Park, a gap of 0.06 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.9% in Hampton Park (an estimate) and +3.0% in Mount Duneed, so recent momentum favours Hampton Park, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.3% in Hampton Park and 2.9% in Mount Duneed, so landlords in Hampton Park face less competition for tenants.
Hampton Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 26,082 against 6,182, roughly 4.2 times the size of Mount Duneed; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Mount Duneed for rental income, Hampton Park for recent price momentum, Hampton Park 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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