Acacia Hills vs Sassafras
Property investment comparison - Acacia Hills, TAS 7306 vs Sassafras, TAS 7307
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acacia Hills wins 3, Sassafras wins 1. 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.
| Metric | Acacia Hills | Sassafras |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800K | - |
| Median unit price | $420K | $635K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.96% | 5.44% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.48% | 3.85% |
| 1-year house growth | +7.6% | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Population | 729 | 352 |
Acacia Hills vs Sassafras: what the numbers say
For units, Acacia Hills sits at a median of $420K against $635K in Sassafras, which makes Acacia Hills the more affordable unit market and Sassafras the pricier one.
On cash flow, Sassafras leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.44%, compared with 2.96% in Acacia Hills, a gap of 2.48 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in Acacia Hills and 0.9% in Sassafras, 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 352, roughly 2.1 times the size of Sassafras; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sassafras 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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