Patyah vs Wedderburn
Property investment comparison - Patyah, VIC 3318 vs Wedderburn, VIC 3518
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Patyah wins 3, Wedderburn 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 | Patyah | Wedderburn |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $365K | $350K |
| Median unit price | $375K | $395K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.86% | 4.98% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.01% | 2.25% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +23.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +16.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 3.3% |
| Population | 58 | 951 |
Patyah vs Wedderburn: what the numbers say
The median house price is $365K in Patyah and $350K in Wedderburn, so Wedderburn is the cheaper entry point, with Patyah houses about 4% dearer.
For units, Patyah sits at a median of $375K against $395K in Wedderburn, which makes Patyah the more affordable unit market and Wedderburn the pricier one.
On cash flow, Wedderburn leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.98%, compared with 4.86% in Patyah, a gap of 0.12 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Patyah and 3.3% in Wedderburn, so landlords in Patyah face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Wedderburn is the bigger suburb, with a population of 951 against 58, roughly 16 times the size of Patyah; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Wedderburn for rental income, Wedderburn for a lower purchase price, Patyah 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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