Macleod vs Tyaak
Property investment comparison - Macleod, VIC 3085 vs Tyaak, VIC 3658
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Macleod wins 3, Tyaak wins 2. 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 | Macleod | Tyaak |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $755K | $485K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.75% | 2.33% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.83% | 5.52% |
| 1-year house growth | +9.6% | -0.4% |
| 3-year house growth | +6.8% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Population | 9,892 | 85 |
Macleod vs Tyaak: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Macleod and $1.2M in Tyaak.
For units, Macleod sits at a median of $755K against $485K in Tyaak, which makes Tyaak the more affordable unit market and Macleod the pricier one.
On cash flow, Macleod leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.75%, compared with 2.33% in Tyaak, a gap of 0.42 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +9.6% in Macleod and -0.4% in Tyaak, so recent momentum favours Macleod, while Tyaak went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Macleod and 1.1% in Tyaak, so landlords in Macleod face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Macleod is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,892 against 85, roughly 116 times the size of Tyaak; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Macleod for rental income, Macleod for recent price momentum, Macleod 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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