Abbotsbury vs Beverley Park

For units, Abbotsbury sits at a median of $770K against $910K in Beverley Park, which makes Abbotsbury the more affordable unit market and Beverley Park the pricier one.

On cash flow, Abbotsbury leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.81%, compared with 2.38% in Beverley Park, a gap of 0.43 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.8% in Abbotsbury and +5.6% in Beverley Park, so recent momentum favours Abbotsbury, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Abbotsbury houses are +22.3% and Beverley Park houses +11.5%, so Abbotsbury has compounded faster than Beverley Park over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Beverley Park and 5.2% in Abbotsbury, so landlords in Beverley Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Abbotsbury is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,200 against 2,646, larger than Beverley Park; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Abbotsbury for rental income, Abbotsbury for recent price momentum, Beverley Park for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.