Hampton vs Kew
Property investment comparison - Hampton, VIC 3188 vs Kew, VIC 3101
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hampton wins 3, Kew 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 | Hampton | Kew |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Median unit price | $1.2M | $850K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.76% | 2.35% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.05% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.1%estimate | -3.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | -9.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Population | 13,518 | 24,499 |
Hampton vs Kew: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.5M in Hampton and $2.5M in Kew, so Hampton is the cheaper entry point, with Kew houses about 4% dearer.
For units, Hampton sits at a median of $1.2M against $850K in Kew, which makes Kew the more affordable unit market and Hampton the pricier one.
On cash flow, Hampton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.76%, compared with 2.35% in Kew, a gap of 0.41 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +0.1% in Hampton (an estimate) and -3.4% in Kew, so recent momentum favours Hampton, while Kew went backwards.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.6%.
Kew is the bigger suburb, with a population of 24,499 against 13,518, larger than Hampton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Hampton for rental income, Hampton for a lower purchase price, Hampton for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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