Huntly vs Lucas
Property investment comparison - Huntly, VIC 3551 vs Lucas, VIC 3350
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Huntly wins 3, Lucas 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 | Huntly | Lucas |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $650K | $645K |
| Median unit price | - | $375K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.40% | 3.91% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 5.30% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.2% | +4.0% |
| 3-year house growth | +12.4% | +0.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.5% | 0.8% |
| Population | 3,585 | 2,994 |
Huntly vs Lucas: what the numbers say
The median house price is $650K in Huntly and $645K in Lucas, so Lucas is the cheaper entry point, with Huntly houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Huntly leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.40%, compared with 3.91% in Lucas, a gap of 0.49 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.2% in Huntly and +4.0% in Lucas, so recent momentum favours Huntly, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Huntly houses are +12.4% and Lucas houses +0.8%, so Huntly has compounded faster than Lucas over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Lucas and 4.5% in Huntly, so landlords in Lucas face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Huntly is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,585 against 2,994, larger than Lucas; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Huntly for rental income, Lucas for a lower purchase price, Huntly for recent price momentum, Lucas 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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