Adventure Bay vs Gardners Bay
Property investment comparison - Adventure Bay, TAS 7150 vs Gardners Bay, TAS 7112
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Adventure Bay wins 3, Gardners Bay 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 | Adventure Bay | Gardners Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700K | - |
| Median unit price | $350K | $415K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.71% | 2.47% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.79% | 6.09% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7%estimate | - |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 4.5% | 8.3% |
| Population | 218 | 346 |
Adventure Bay vs Gardners Bay: what the numbers say
For units, Adventure Bay sits at a median of $350K against $415K in Gardners Bay, which makes Adventure Bay the more affordable unit market and Gardners Bay the pricier one.
On cash flow, Adventure Bay leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.71%, compared with 2.47% in Gardners Bay, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 4.5% in Adventure Bay and 8.3% in Gardners Bay, so landlords in Adventure Bay face less competition for tenants.
Gardners Bay is the bigger suburb, with a population of 346 against 218, larger than Adventure Bay; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Adventure Bay for rental income, Adventure Bay 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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