Adventure Bay vs Don
Property investment comparison - Adventure Bay, TAS 7150 vs Don, TAS 7310
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adventure Bay wins 3, Don 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 | Adventure Bay | Don |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700K | - |
| Median unit price | $350K | $490K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.71% | 2.31% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.79% | 4.72% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7%estimate | +13.0% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +26.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Population | 218 | 647 |
Adventure Bay vs Don: what the numbers say
For units, Adventure Bay sits at a median of $350K against $490K in Don, which makes Adventure Bay the more affordable unit market and Don the pricier one.
On cash flow, Adventure Bay leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.71%, compared with 2.31% in Don, a gap of 0.40 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Adventure Bay (an estimate) and +13.0% in Don, so recent momentum favours Don, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 4.2% in Don and 4.5% in Adventure Bay, so landlords in Don face less competition for tenants.
Don is the bigger suburb, with a population of 647 against 218, roughly 3.0 times the size of Adventure Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Adventure Bay for rental income, Don for recent price momentum, Don 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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