Adare vs Sumner
Property investment comparison - Adare, QLD 4343 vs Sumner, QLD 4074
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adare wins 1, Sumner wins 2. 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 | Sumner |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930K | - |
| Median unit price | $285K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.74% | 3.80% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.66% | 3.30% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.6%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Population | 1,027 | 603 |
Adare vs Sumner: what the numbers say
On cash flow, Sumner leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.80%, compared with 3.74% in Adare, a gap of 0.06 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Sumner and 0.9% in Adare, so landlords in Sumner face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Adare is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,027 against 603, larger than Sumner; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sumner for rental income, Sumner 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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