Hilldene vs Lalor
Property investment comparison - Hilldene, VIC 3660 vs Lalor, VIC 3075
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Hilldene wins 2, Lalor 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.
| Metric | Hilldene | Lalor |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $770K | $775K |
| Median unit price | $495K | $565K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.25% | 3.67% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.81% | 4.60% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +6.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +14.6% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Population | 330 | 23,219 |
Hilldene vs Lalor: what the numbers say
The median house price is $770K in Hilldene and $775K in Lalor, so Hilldene is the cheaper entry point, with Lalor houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Hilldene sits at a median of $495K against $565K in Lalor, which makes Hilldene the more affordable unit market and Lalor the pricier one.
On cash flow, Lalor leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.67%, compared with 3.25% in Hilldene, a gap of 0.42 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Lalor and 1.0% in Hilldene, so landlords in Lalor face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Lalor is the bigger suburb, with a population of 23,219 against 330, roughly 70 times the size of Hilldene; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Lalor for rental income, Hilldene for a lower purchase price, Lalor 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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