Lalor vs Quantong
Property investment comparison - Lalor, VIC 3075 vs Quantong, VIC 3401
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lalor wins 2, Quantong wins 3. 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 | Lalor | Quantong |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $775K | $770K |
| Median unit price | $565K | $530K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.67% | 2.59% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.60% | 3.42% |
| 1-year house growth | +6.2% | +19.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +14.6% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | - |
| Population | 23,219 | 354 |
Lalor vs Quantong: what the numbers say
The median house price is $775K in Lalor and $770K in Quantong, so Quantong is the cheaper entry point, with Lalor houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Lalor sits at a median of $565K against $530K in Quantong, which makes Quantong the more affordable unit market and Lalor the pricier one.
On cash flow, Lalor leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.67%, compared with 2.59% in Quantong, a gap of 1.08 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +6.2% in Lalor and +19.8% in Quantong, so recent momentum favours Quantong, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Lalor is the bigger suburb, with a population of 23,219 against 354, roughly 66 times the size of Quantong; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Lalor for rental income, Quantong for a lower purchase price, Quantong for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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