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Mongans Bridge vs Taylors Lakes

Property investment comparison - Mongans Bridge, VIC 3691 vs Taylors Lakes, VIC 3038

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mongans Bridge wins 0, Taylors Lakes 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.

MetricMongans BridgeTaylors Lakes
Median house price$1M$990K
Median unit price-$625K
Gross rental yield (houses)-3.15%
Gross rental yield (units)-4.49%
1-year house growth-+8.3%
3-year house growth-+7.4%
Vacancy rate5.8%1.5%
Population4915,174

Mongans Bridge vs Taylors Lakes: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1M in Mongans Bridge and $990K in Taylors Lakes, so Taylors Lakes is the cheaper entry point, with Mongans Bridge houses about 1% dearer.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Taylors Lakes and 5.8% in Mongans Bridge, so landlords in Taylors Lakes face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Taylors Lakes is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,174 against 49, roughly 310 times the size of Mongans Bridge; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Taylors Lakes for a lower purchase price, Taylors Lakes 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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