Kergunyah vs Kingsville
Property investment comparison - Kergunyah, VIC 3691 vs Kingsville, VIC 3012
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kergunyah wins 1, Kingsville wins 4. 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 | Kergunyah | Kingsville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $610K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.03% | 3.30% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.19% | 5.05% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.6% | -3.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 6.0% | 1.6% |
| Population | 232 | 3,920 |
Kergunyah vs Kingsville: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.2M in Kergunyah and $1.1M in Kingsville, so Kingsville is the cheaper entry point, with Kergunyah houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Kingsville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.30%, compared with 3.03% in Kergunyah, a gap of 0.27 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.6% in Kergunyah and -3.5% in Kingsville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Kergunyah, while Kingsville went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Kingsville and 6.0% in Kergunyah, so landlords in Kingsville face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kingsville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,920 against 232, roughly 17 times the size of Kergunyah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kingsville for rental income, Kingsville for a lower purchase price, Kergunyah for recent price momentum, Kingsville 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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