Acton vs Surveyors Bay
Property investment comparison - Acton, TAS 7320 vs Surveyors Bay, TAS 7116
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Acton wins 2, Surveyors Bay wins 3. 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 | Acton | Surveyors Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $480K | $475K |
| Median unit price | $490K | $485K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.90% | 4.04% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.99% | 2.48% |
| 1-year house growth | +21.6% | - |
| 3-year house growth | +30.3% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 1,377 | 56 |
Acton vs Surveyors Bay: what the numbers say
The median house price is $480K in Acton and $475K in Surveyors Bay, so Surveyors Bay is the cheaper entry point, with Acton houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Acton sits at a median of $490K against $485K in Surveyors Bay, which makes Surveyors Bay 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 4.04% in Surveyors Bay, a gap of 0.86 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Surveyors Bay and 2.0% in Acton, so landlords in Surveyors Bay 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 56, roughly 25 times the size of Surveyors Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Acton for rental income, Surveyors Bay for a lower purchase price, Surveyors Bay 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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