McCrae vs Whitelaw
Property investment comparison - McCrae, VIC 3938 vs Whitelaw, VIC 3950
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: McCrae wins 2, Whitelaw 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 | McCrae | Whitelaw |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $785K | $460K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.38% | 2.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.30% | 4.27% |
| 1-year house growth | -7.5% | - |
| 3-year house growth | -9.4% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| Population | 3,311 | 30 |
McCrae vs Whitelaw: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in McCrae and $1.2M in Whitelaw.
For units, McCrae sits at a median of $785K against $460K in Whitelaw, which makes Whitelaw the more affordable unit market and McCrae the pricier one.
On cash flow, McCrae leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.38%, compared with 2.45% in Whitelaw, a gap of 0.93 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Whitelaw and 4.4% in McCrae, so landlords in Whitelaw face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
McCrae is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,311 against 30, roughly 110 times the size of Whitelaw; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: McCrae for rental income, Whitelaw 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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