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Kergunyah South vs Rippleside

Property investment comparison - Kergunyah South, VIC 3691 vs Rippleside, VIC 3215

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kergunyah South wins 2, Rippleside 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.

MetricKergunyah SouthRippleside
Median house price$1.1M$1.1M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)3.10%2.86%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.20%
1-year house growth--2.9%
3-year house growth-+2.1%
Vacancy rate5.9%3.1%
Population76994

Kergunyah South vs Rippleside: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.1M in Kergunyah South and $1.1M in Rippleside, so Kergunyah South is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, Kergunyah South leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 2.86% in Rippleside, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 3.1% in Rippleside and 5.9% in Kergunyah South, so landlords in Rippleside face less competition for tenants.

Rippleside is the bigger suburb, with a population of 994 against 76, roughly 13 times the size of Kergunyah South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Kergunyah South for rental income, Kergunyah South for a lower purchase price, Rippleside 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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