Adare vs Mount Coolum
Property investment comparison - Adare, QLD 4343 vs Mount Coolum, QLD 4573
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adare wins 5, Mount Coolum 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.
| Metric | Adare | Mount Coolum |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930K | - |
| Median unit price | $285K | $935K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.74% | 3.65% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.66% | 4.00% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.6%estimate | +10.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +39.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Population | 1,027 | 4,545 |
Adare vs Mount Coolum: what the numbers say
For units, Adare sits at a median of $285K against $935K in Mount Coolum, which makes Adare the more affordable unit market and Mount Coolum the pricier one.
On cash flow, Adare leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.74%, compared with 3.65% in Mount Coolum, a gap of 0.09 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.6% in Adare (an estimate) and +10.1% in Mount Coolum, so recent momentum favours Adare, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Adare and 1.1% in Mount Coolum, so landlords in Adare face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Mount Coolum is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,545 against 1,027, roughly 4.4 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, Adare 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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