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Acacia Hills vs Allens Rivulet

Property investment comparison - Acacia Hills, TAS 7306 vs Allens Rivulet, TAS 7150

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acacia Hills wins 4, Allens Rivulet wins 0. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.

MetricAcacia HillsAllens Rivulet
Median house price$800K-
Median unit price$420K$530K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.96%2.06%
Gross rental yield (units)4.48%4.19%
1-year house growth+7.6%-
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate0.8%5.1%
Population729506

Acacia Hills vs Allens Rivulet: what the numbers say

For units, Acacia Hills sits at a median of $420K against $530K in Allens Rivulet, which makes Acacia Hills the more affordable unit market and Allens Rivulet the pricier one.

On cash flow, Acacia Hills leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.96%, compared with 2.06% in Allens Rivulet, a gap of 0.90 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Acacia Hills and 5.1% in Allens Rivulet, so landlords in Acacia Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Acacia Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 729 against 506, larger than Allens Rivulet; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Acacia Hills for rental income, Acacia Hills for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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