Adare vs Mooloolaba
Property investment comparison - Adare, QLD 4343 vs Mooloolaba, QLD 4557
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adare wins 4, Mooloolaba 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 | Adare | Mooloolaba |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930K | - |
| Median unit price | $285K | $885K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.74% | 2.60% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.66% | 3.65% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.6%estimate | +12.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +22.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Population | 1,027 | 8,202 |
Adare vs Mooloolaba: what the numbers say
For units, Adare sits at a median of $285K against $885K in Mooloolaba, which makes Adare the more affordable unit market and Mooloolaba the pricier one.
On cash flow, Adare leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.74%, compared with 2.60% in Mooloolaba, a gap of 1.14 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.6% in Adare (an estimate) and +12.0% in Mooloolaba, so recent momentum favours Adare, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Mooloolaba and 0.9% in Adare, so landlords in Mooloolaba face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mooloolaba is the bigger suburb, with a population of 8,202 against 1,027, roughly 8 times the size of Adare; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Adare for rental income, Adare for recent price momentum, Mooloolaba 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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