Notting Hill vs Whitelaw
Property investment comparison - Notting Hill, VIC 3168 vs Whitelaw, VIC 3950
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Notting Hill wins 3, Whitelaw 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.
| Metric | Notting Hill | Whitelaw |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $435K | $460K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.82% | 2.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 7.50% | 4.27% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.7% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +8.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Population | 2,895 | 30 |
Notting Hill vs Whitelaw: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Notting Hill and $1.2M in Whitelaw.
For units, Notting Hill sits at a median of $435K against $460K in Whitelaw, which makes Notting Hill the more affordable unit market and Whitelaw the pricier one.
On cash flow, Notting Hill leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.82%, compared with 2.45% in Whitelaw, a gap of 0.37 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Whitelaw and 1.9% in Notting Hill, so landlords in Whitelaw face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Notting Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,895 against 30, roughly 97 times the size of Whitelaw; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Notting Hill 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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