Aitkenvale vs Burleigh Waters
Property investment comparison - Aitkenvale, QLD 4814 vs Burleigh Waters, QLD 4220
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Aitkenvale wins 4, Burleigh Waters 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 | Aitkenvale | Burleigh Waters |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $615K | - |
| Median unit price | $530K | $1.0M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.62% | 3.70% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.61% | 4.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +16.9%estimate | +5.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +23.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Population | 4,797 | 14,556 |
Aitkenvale vs Burleigh Waters: what the numbers say
For units, Aitkenvale sits at a median of $530K against $1.0M in Burleigh Waters, which makes Aitkenvale the more affordable unit market and Burleigh Waters the pricier one.
On cash flow, Aitkenvale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.62%, compared with 3.70% in Burleigh Waters, a gap of 0.92 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +16.9% in Aitkenvale (an estimate) and +5.8% in Burleigh Waters, so recent momentum favours Aitkenvale, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Aitkenvale and 2.1% in Burleigh Waters, so landlords in Aitkenvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Burleigh Waters is the bigger suburb, with a population of 14,556 against 4,797, roughly 3.0 times the size of Aitkenvale; 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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