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Henty vs Lakes Entrance

Property investment comparison - Henty, VIC 3312 vs Lakes Entrance, VIC 3909

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Henty wins 0, Lakes Entrance 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.

MetricHentyLakes Entrance
Median house price$540K$540K
Median unit price-$430K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.16%4.80%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.50%
1-year house growth-+4.4%
3-year house growth-+0.8%
Vacancy rate-1.4%
Population755,145

Henty vs Lakes Entrance: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $540K in Henty and $540K in Lakes Entrance.

On cash flow, Lakes Entrance leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.80%, compared with 3.16% in Henty, a gap of 1.64 percentage points.

Lakes Entrance is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,145 against 75, roughly 69 times the size of Henty; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Lakes Entrance for rental income. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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