Whitelaw vs Yarraville
Property investment comparison - Whitelaw, VIC 3950 vs Yarraville, VIC 3013
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Whitelaw wins 2, Yarraville 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 | Whitelaw | Yarraville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| Median unit price | $460K | $620K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.45% | 3.10% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.27% | 5.12% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +0.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +9.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Population | 30 | 15,636 |
Whitelaw vs Yarraville: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.2M in Whitelaw and $1.2M in Yarraville.
For units, Whitelaw sits at a median of $460K against $620K in Yarraville, which makes Whitelaw the more affordable unit market and Yarraville the pricier one.
On cash flow, Yarraville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.10%, compared with 2.45% in Whitelaw, a gap of 0.65 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Whitelaw and 0.7% in Yarraville, so landlords in Whitelaw face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Yarraville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 15,636 against 30, roughly 521 times the size of Whitelaw; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Yarraville 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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