Menangle Park vs Footscray — 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.

Menangle Park
NSW · 2563
52Average
Median
$680k
5y growth
5.0%/yr
YieldStable entry point
Footscray
VIC · 3011
69Strong
Median
$945k
5y growth
7.1%/yr
GrowthStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight

Menangle Park

Footscray

Capital growth (5y)

weight 22%

505.0%/yr

717.1%/yr

Rental yield

weight 13%

763.8%

392.0%

Rental demand

weight 10%

681.3%

Population growth

weight 12%

656.5%

787.8%

Income growth

weight 12%

6416.0%

8421.0%

Construction pipeline

weight 15%

0–

100$5.2bn

Affordability

weight 8%

3232% under cap

66% under cap

Supply tightening

weight 8%

75-5.0% YoY

85-7.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

Menangle Park
2/8
- Rental yield
- Affordability
Footscray
5/8
- Capital growth (5y)
- Population growth
- Income growth
- Construction pipeline
- Supply tightening

Why Menangle Park

Stable entry point

3.8% gross yield, listings tightening 5.0% YoY.

Drivers

Rental yield3.8%
Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
Tight rentals1.3%
Population growth+6.5% (5y)

Risks

No major construction project in this state

Construction ·Sydney Metro — Western Sydney Airport24.8 kmConstruction · 2026

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