Lynbrook vs Portarlington
Property investment comparison - Lynbrook, VIC 3975 vs Portarlington, VIC 3222
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lynbrook wins 2, Portarlington 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 | Lynbrook | Portarlington |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $895K | $890K |
| Median unit price | $670K | $760K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.65% | 3.70% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.50% | 2.90% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.3% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +14.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 0.6% |
| Population | 9,121 | 4,436 |
Lynbrook vs Portarlington: what the numbers say
The median house price is $895K in Lynbrook and $890K in Portarlington, so Portarlington is the cheaper entry point, with Lynbrook houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Lynbrook sits at a median of $670K against $760K in Portarlington, which makes Lynbrook the more affordable unit market and Portarlington the pricier one.
On cash flow, Portarlington leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.70%, compared with 3.65% in Lynbrook, a gap of 0.05 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Portarlington and 1.7% in Lynbrook, so landlords in Portarlington face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Lynbrook is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,121 against 4,436, roughly 2.1 times the size of Portarlington; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Portarlington for rental income, Portarlington for a lower purchase price, Portarlington 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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