Sunshine West vs Yarraville — which is best for growth?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.20Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

Sunshine West
VIC · 3020
54Average
Median
$670k
5y growth
1.1%/yr
BalancedStable entry · room to scale
Yarraville
VIC · 3013
67Strong
Median
$1.20M
5y growth
6.3%/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

Sunshine West

Yarraville

Capital growth (5y)

weight 22%

111.1%/yr

636.3%/yr

Rental yield

weight 13%

542.7%

402.0%

Rental demand

weight 10%

651.4%

681.3%

Population growth

weight 12%

787.8%

Income growth

weight 12%

6416.0%

8421.0%

Construction pipeline

weight 15%

77$3.8bn

100$10.4bn

Affordability

weight 8%

4444% under cap

00% under cap

Supply tightening

weight 8%

80-6.0% YoY

85-7.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

Sunshine West
2/8
- Rental yield
- Affordability
Yarraville
5/8
- Capital growth (5y)
- Rental demand
- Income growth
- Construction pipeline
- Supply tightening

Why Sunshine West

Stable entry · room to scale

listings tightening 6.0% YoY, population +7.8% (5y).

Drivers

Supply tightening-6.0% YoY
Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Infrastructure pipeline$3.8bn nearby
Tight rentals1.4%

Risks

Modest 5y growth (1.1%/yr)

Construction ·Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub1.4 kmApproved · 2033

Why Yarraville

Stable but fully priced

$10.4bn pipeline incl. West Gate Tunnel, listings tightening 7.0% YoY.

Drivers

Infrastructure pipeline$10.4bn nearby
Supply tightening-7.0% YoY
Income growth+21.0% (5y)
Population growth+7.8% (5y)

Risks

At top of budget (100% of cap)
Thin gross yield (2.0%)

Construction ·West Gate Tunnel0.0 kmConstruction · 2025