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Acton vs Flowerpot

Property investment comparison - Acton, TAS 7320 vs Flowerpot, TAS 7163

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acton wins 3, Flowerpot 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.

MetricActonFlowerpot
Median house price$480K-
Median unit price$490K$415K
Gross rental yield (houses)4.90%3.90%
Gross rental yield (units)3.99%3.39%
1-year house growth+21.6%-
3-year house growth+30.3%-
Vacancy rate2.0%11.3%
Population1,377108

Acton vs Flowerpot: what the numbers say

For units, Acton sits at a median of $490K against $415K in Flowerpot, which makes Flowerpot the more affordable unit market and Acton the pricier one.

On cash flow, Acton leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.90%, compared with 3.90% in Flowerpot, a gap of 1.00 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 2.0% in Acton and 11.3% in Flowerpot, so landlords in Acton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Acton is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,377 against 108, roughly 13 times the size of Flowerpot; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Acton for rental income, Acton 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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