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Whorouly South vs Yallambie

Property investment comparison - Whorouly South, VIC 3735 vs Yallambie, VIC 3085

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Whorouly South wins 0, Yallambie 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.

MetricWhorouly SouthYallambie
Median house price$1.0M$1.0M
Median unit price--
Gross rental yield (houses)2.35%3.40%
Gross rental yield (units)--
1-year house growth--1.0%
3-year house growth-+8.4%
Vacancy rate3.4%0.1%
Population644,161

Whorouly South vs Yallambie: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.0M in Whorouly South and $1.0M in Yallambie, so Yallambie is the cheaper entry point.

On cash flow, Yallambie leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.40%, compared with 2.35% in Whorouly South, a gap of 1.05 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.1% in Yallambie and 3.4% in Whorouly South, so landlords in Yallambie face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Yallambie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,161 against 64, roughly 65 times the size of Whorouly South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Yallambie for rental income, Yallambie for a lower purchase price, Yallambie 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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