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Box Hill vs Moe vs Albion — which is best for infrastructure?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $1.50Mbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Box Hill

    VIC · 3128
    61Strong
    Median
    $1.50M
    5y growth
    5.8%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  2. Moe

    VIC · 3825
    58Average
    Median
    $339k
    5y growth
    10.1%/yr
    GrowthStable entry · room to scale

  3. Albion

    QLD · 4010
    67Strong
    Median
    $1.25M
    5y growth
    10.8%/yr
    GrowthStable entry point

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight
Box Hill
Moe
Albion
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
585.8%/yr
10010.1%/yr
10010.8%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
271.3%
613.1%
643.2%
Rental demand
weight 10%
651.4%
402.4%
731.1%
Population growth
weight 12%
787.8%
787.8%
10010.0%
Income growth
weight 12%
6416.0%
5213.0%
7619.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
100$5.0bn
0–
0$0.0bn
Affordability
weight 8%
00% under cap
7777% under cap
1717% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
75-5.0% YoY
25+5.0% YoY
90-8.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Box Hill

    1/8
    • Construction pipeline

  2. Moe

    1/8
    • Affordability

  3. Albion

    5/8
    • Rental yield
    • Rental demand
    • Population growth
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

Why Box Hill

Stable but fully priced

$5.0bn pipeline incl. Suburban Rail Loop East — Box Hill, population +7.8% (5y).

Drivers
  • Infrastructure pipeline$5.0bn nearby
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
  • Supply tightening-5.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.4%
Risks
  • At top of budget (100% of cap)
  • Thin gross yield (1.3%)

Construction ·Suburban Rail Loop East — Box Hill0.0 kmConstruction · 2035

Why Moe

Stable entry · room to scale

10.1%/yr capital growth, population +7.8% (5y).

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.1%/yr
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
  • Budget headroom77% under cap
  • Rental yield3.1%
Risks
  • No major construction project in this state

Construction ·Suburban Rail Loop East — Glen Waverley101.9 kmConstruction · 2035

Why Albion

Stable entry point

10.8%/yr capital growth, population +10.0% (5y).

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.8%/yr
  • Population growth+10.0% (5y)
  • Supply tightening-8.0% YoY
  • Income growth+19.0% (5y)
Risks

No material risk flags raised by the model.

Construction ·Cross River Rail — Roma Street4.5 kmConstruction · 2026