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Mologa vs Rushworth

Property investment comparison - Mologa, VIC 3575 vs Rushworth, VIC 3612

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mologa wins 2, Rushworth wins 1. 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.

MetricMologaRushworth
Median house price$365K$370K
Median unit price-$310K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.98%5.33%
Gross rental yield (units)-3.09%
1-year house growth-+5.8%
3-year house growth--8.0%
Vacancy rate1.1%1.8%
Population201,411

Mologa vs Rushworth: what the numbers say

The median house price is $365K in Mologa and $370K in Rushworth, so Mologa is the cheaper entry point, with Rushworth houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Rushworth leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.33%, compared with 2.98% in Mologa, a gap of 2.35 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Mologa and 1.8% in Rushworth, so landlords in Mologa face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Rushworth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,411 against 20, roughly 71 times the size of Mologa; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Rushworth for rental income, Mologa for a lower purchase price, Mologa 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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