Lochinvar vs Thrumster

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $915K in Lochinvar and $915K in Thrumster.

For units, Lochinvar sits at a median of $705K against $770K in Thrumster, which makes Lochinvar the more affordable unit market and Thrumster the pricier one.

On cash flow, Thrumster leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.26%, compared with 3.84% in Lochinvar, a gap of 0.42 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +22.3% in Lochinvar and +4.2% in Thrumster, so recent momentum favours Lochinvar, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Lochinvar houses are +57.2% and Thrumster houses +9.6%, so Lochinvar has compounded faster than Thrumster over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 2.3% in Thrumster and 9.2% in Lochinvar, so landlords in Thrumster face less competition for tenants.

Thrumster is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,382 against 1,095, roughly 2.2 times the size of Lochinvar; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Thrumster for rental income, Lochinvar for recent price momentum, Thrumster for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.