Table Top vs Yarramalong

The median house price is $1.5M in Table Top and $1.5M in Yarramalong, so Table Top is the cheaper entry point, with Yarramalong houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Table Top sits at a median of $385K against $580K in Yarramalong, which makes Table Top the more affordable unit market and Yarramalong the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 2.73% in Table Top and 2.70% in Yarramalong, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.2% in Table Top and +5.9% in Yarramalong, so recent momentum favours Table Top, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Table Top houses are +19.5% and Yarramalong houses +6.3%, so Table Top has compounded faster than Yarramalong over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 3.5% in Table Top and 10.9% in Yarramalong, so landlords in Table Top face less competition for tenants.

Table Top is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,516 against 329, roughly 4.6 times the size of Yarramalong; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Table Top for a lower purchase price, Table Top for recent price momentum, Table Top for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.