Adventure Bay vs Downlands
Property investment comparison - Adventure Bay, TAS 7150 vs Downlands, TAS 7320
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adventure Bay wins 2, Downlands 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 | Adventure Bay | Downlands |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700K | - |
| Median unit price | $350K | $430K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.71% | 3.20% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.79% | 4.56% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7%estimate | +11.1% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +41.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 4.5% | 3.0% |
| Population | 218 | 237 |
Adventure Bay vs Downlands: what the numbers say
For units, Adventure Bay sits at a median of $350K against $430K in Downlands, which makes Adventure Bay the more affordable unit market and Downlands the pricier one.
On cash flow, Downlands leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.20%, compared with 2.71% in Adventure Bay, a gap of 0.49 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Adventure Bay (an estimate) and +11.1% in Downlands, so recent momentum favours Downlands, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 3.0% in Downlands and 4.5% in Adventure Bay, so landlords in Downlands face less competition for tenants.
Downlands is the bigger suburb, with a population of 237 against 218, larger than Adventure Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Downlands for rental income, Downlands for recent price momentum, Downlands 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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