Sassafras vs Tooradin
Property investment comparison - Sassafras, VIC 3787 vs Tooradin, VIC 3980
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Sassafras wins 1, Tooradin wins 3. 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 | Sassafras | Tooradin |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $1.1M | $470K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.89% | 3.01% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.79% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.0%estimate | +13.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 6.1% | 2.6% |
| Population | 970 | 1,722 |
Sassafras vs Tooradin: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.0M in Sassafras and $1.0M in Tooradin.
For units, Sassafras sits at a median of $1.1M against $470K in Tooradin, which makes Tooradin the more affordable unit market and Sassafras the pricier one.
On cash flow, Sassafras leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.89%, compared with 3.01% in Tooradin, a gap of 0.88 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.0% in Sassafras (an estimate) and +13.6% in Tooradin (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Tooradin, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 2.6% in Tooradin and 6.1% in Sassafras, so landlords in Tooradin face less competition for tenants.
Tooradin is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,722 against 970, larger than Sassafras; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sassafras for rental income, Tooradin for recent price momentum, Tooradin 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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