Aintree vs Korumburra South

For units, Aintree sits at a median of $575K against $460K in Korumburra South, which makes Korumburra South the more affordable unit market and Aintree the pricier one.

On cash flow, Aintree leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.98%, compared with 2.94% in Korumburra South, a gap of 1.04 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +1.1% in Aintree and +5.5% in Korumburra South, so recent momentum favours Korumburra South, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Korumburra South and 14.5% in Aintree, so landlords in Korumburra South face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Aintree is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,982 against 114, roughly 70 times the size of Korumburra South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aintree for rental income, Korumburra South for recent price momentum, Korumburra South for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.