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Tatura vs Bridgewater vs Wodonga — which is best for rental demand?

Same eight metrics, scored against the same benchmark, ranked against a $500kbudget. Look for where one suburb is materially ahead — that's the dimension that should sway your call.

  1. Tatura

    VIC · 3616
    51Average
    Median
    $455k
    5y growth
    10.5%/yr
    GrowthThin market · ~5k residents

  2. Bridgewater

    TAS · 7030
    50Average
    Median
    $495k
    5y growth
    8.4%/yr
    GrowthStable but fully priced

  3. Wodonga

    VIC · 3689
    60Strong
    Median
    $485k
    5y growth
    7.9%/yr
    BalancedStable but fully priced

Metric breakdown

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

Metric · weight
Tatura
Bridgewater
Wodonga
Capital growth (5y)
weight 22%
10010.5%/yr
848.4%/yr
797.9%/yr
Rental yield
weight 13%
562.8%
552.7%
603.0%
Rental demand
weight 10%
402.4%
681.3%
701.2%
Population growth
weight 12%
787.8%
313.1%
787.8%
Income growth
weight 12%
5213.0%
5213.0%
8822.0%
Construction pipeline
weight 15%
0–
16$0.8bn
0–
Affordability
weight 8%
99% under cap
11% under cap
33% under cap
Supply tightening
weight 8%
25+5.0% YoY
70-4.0% YoY
90-8.0% YoY

Winner per dimension

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

  1. Tatura

    2/8
    • Capital growth (5y)
    • Affordability

  2. Bridgewater

    1/8
    • Construction pipeline

  3. Wodonga

    4/8
    • Rental yield
    • Rental demand
    • Income growth
    • Supply tightening

Why Tatura

Thin market · ~5k residents

10.5%/yr capital growth, population +7.8% (5y).

Drivers
  • Capital growth10.5%/yr
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Risks
  • Only 4,955 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • At top of budget (91% of cap)

Construction ·North East Link — Bulleen149.0 kmConstruction · 2028

Why Bridgewater

Stable but fully priced

8.4%/yr capital growth, listings tightening 4.0% YoY.

Drivers
  • Capital growth8.4%/yr
  • Supply tightening-4.0% YoY
  • Tight rentals1.3%
Risks
  • At top of budget (99% of cap)

Construction ·New Bridgewater Bridge0.0 kmConstruction · 2025

Why Wodonga

Stable but fully priced

listings tightening 8.0% YoY, incomes +22.0% (5y).

Drivers
  • Supply tightening-8.0% YoY
  • Income growth+22.0% (5y)
  • Capital growth7.9%/yr
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
Risks
  • At top of budget (97% of cap)
  • No major construction project in this state

Construction ·North East Link — Bulleen243.4 kmConstruction · 2028