Illowa vs Rosanna
Property investment comparison - Illowa, VIC 3282 vs Rosanna, VIC 3084
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Illowa wins 3, Rosanna 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 | Illowa | Rosanna |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $535K | $815K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.51% | 2.40% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 1.71% | 3.98% |
| 1-year house growth | - | -2.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +11.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Population | 304 | 8,616 |
Illowa vs Rosanna: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Illowa and $1.4M in Rosanna, so Illowa is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Illowa sits at a median of $535K against $815K in Rosanna, which makes Illowa the more affordable unit market and Rosanna the pricier one.
On cash flow, Rosanna leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.40%, compared with 1.51% in Illowa, a gap of 0.89 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Illowa and 1.6% in Rosanna, so landlords in Illowa face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Rosanna is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,616 against 304, roughly 28 times the size of Illowa; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Rosanna for rental income, Illowa for a lower purchase price, Illowa 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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