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Aitkenvale vs Blackbutt South

Property investment comparison - Aitkenvale, QLD 4814 vs Blackbutt South, QLD 4314

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aitkenvale wins 3, Blackbutt South wins 0. 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.

MetricAitkenvaleBlackbutt South
Median house price$615K-
Median unit price$530K-
Gross rental yield (houses)4.62%1.93%
Gross rental yield (units)4.61%-
1-year house growth+16.9%estimate+15.2%
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.1%9.0%
Population4,797160

Aitkenvale vs Blackbutt South: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Aitkenvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.62%, compared with 1.93% in Blackbutt South, a gap of 2.69 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.9% in Aitkenvale (an estimate) and +15.2% in Blackbutt South, so recent momentum favours Aitkenvale, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Aitkenvale and 9.0% in Blackbutt South, so landlords in Aitkenvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Aitkenvale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,797 against 160, roughly 30 times the size of Blackbutt South; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Aitkenvale for rental income, Aitkenvale for recent price momentum, Aitkenvale 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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