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Footscray vs Noarlunga vs Sunshine — which is best for infrastructure?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.00Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Footscray

    VIC · 3011
    69Strong
    Median
    $945k
    5y growth
    7.1%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  2. Noarlunga

    SA · 5168
    65Strong
    Median
    $545k
    5y growth
    10.8%/yr
    BalancedStable entry · room to scale

  3. Sunshine

    VIC · 3020
    68Strong
    Median
    $825k
    5y growth
    7.5%/yr
    GrowthStable entry point

Metric breakdown

Each row scores 0–100 against a fixed benchmark. The leader on each row is highlighted.

Metric · weight
Footscray
Noarlunga
Sunshine
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
717.1%/yr
10010.8%/yr
757.5%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
392.0%
884.4%
432.1%
Rental demand
weight 10%
681.3%
701.2%
651.4%
Population growth
weight 12%
787.8%
656.5%
787.8%
Income growth
weight 12%
8421.0%
6015.0%
6416.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
100$5.2bn
0–
100$9.1bn
Affordability
weight 8%
66% under cap
4545% under cap
1818% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
85-7.0% YoY
70-4.0% YoY
80-6.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

Where each suburb leads the field, with the count of dimensions won.

  1. Footscray

    2/8
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

  2. Noarlunga

    4/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Rental yield
    • Rental demand
    • Affordability

  3. Sunshine

    0/8

    No outright lead on any single dimension.

Why Footscray

Stable but fully priced

$5.2bn pipeline incl. West Gate Tunnel, listings tightening 7.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Infrastructure pipeline$5.2bn nearby
  • Supply tightening-7.0% YoY
  • Income growth+21.0% (5y)
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (95% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (2.0%)

Construction ·New Footscray Hospital0.0 kmConstruction · 2026

Why Noarlunga

Stable entry · room to scale

10.8%/yr capital growth, 4.4% gross yield.

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.8%/yr
  • Rental yield4.4%
  • Tight rentals1.2%
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
Risks
  • No major construction project in this state

Why Sunshine

Stable entry point

$9.1bn pipeline incl. Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub, listings tightening 6.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Infrastructure pipeline$9.1bn nearby
  • Supply tightening-6.0% YoY
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
  • Capital growth7.5%/yr
Risks
  • Thin gross yield (2.1%)

Construction ·Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub0.0 kmApproved · 2033