Kilsyth vs Kingsbury
Property investment comparison - Kilsyth, VIC 3137 vs Kingsbury, VIC 3083
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Kilsyth wins 1, Kingsbury 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 | Kilsyth | Kingsbury |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875K | $870K |
| Median unit price | $740K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.86% | 3.34% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.45% | 4.88% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7%estimate | +6.6% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +8.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Population | 11,699 | 3,460 |
Kilsyth vs Kingsbury: what the numbers say
The median house price is $875K in Kilsyth and $870K in Kingsbury, so Kingsbury is the cheaper entry point, with Kilsyth houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Kilsyth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.86%, compared with 3.34% in Kingsbury, a gap of 0.52 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Kilsyth (an estimate) and +6.6% in Kingsbury, so recent momentum favours Kingsbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Kingsbury and 1.7% in Kilsyth, so landlords in Kingsbury face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Kilsyth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 11,699 against 3,460, roughly 3.4 times the size of Kingsbury; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Kilsyth for rental income, Kingsbury for a lower purchase price, Kingsbury for recent price momentum, Kingsbury 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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