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Keilor vs Point Lonsdale

Property investment comparison - Keilor, VIC 3036 vs Point Lonsdale, VIC 3225

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Keilor wins 2, Point Lonsdale 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.

MetricKeilorPoint Lonsdale
Median house price$1.2M$1.2M
Median unit price$670K-
Gross rental yield (houses)2.91%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.02%3.68%
1-year house growth+4.7%estimate+0.3%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.5%1.4%
Population5,9063,788

Keilor vs Point Lonsdale: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Keilor and $1.2M in Point Lonsdale.

Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Keilor (an estimate) and +0.3% in Point Lonsdale (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Keilor, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Point Lonsdale and 1.5% in Keilor, so landlords in Point Lonsdale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Keilor is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,906 against 3,788, larger than Point Lonsdale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Keilor for recent price momentum, Point Lonsdale 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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