Mount Lonarch vs Seddon
Property investment comparison - Mount Lonarch, VIC 3468 vs Seddon, VIC 3011
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Mount Lonarch wins 1, Seddon 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 | Mount Lonarch | Seddon |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $95K | $715K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.70% | 3.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 9.45% | - |
| 1-year house growth | - | -1.7%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 4.7% | 1.6% |
| Population | 44 | 5,143 |
Mount Lonarch vs Seddon: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Mount Lonarch and $1.1M in Seddon.
For units, Mount Lonarch sits at a median of $95K against $715K in Seddon, which makes Mount Lonarch the more affordable unit market and Seddon the pricier one.
On cash flow, Seddon leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.45%, compared with 1.70% in Mount Lonarch, a gap of 1.75 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.6% in Seddon and 4.7% in Mount Lonarch, so landlords in Seddon face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Seddon is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,143 against 44, roughly 117 times the size of Mount Lonarch; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Seddon for rental income, Seddon 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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